Shoulder Title - "T-5-York" - 5th (Territorial) Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment The shoulder title for the Green Howards is either "York" "Yorkshire" or "Green Howards". (Straight over two rows & curved). The Yorkshire Regiment The regiment is perhaps better known as the "Green Howards". This title dates back to the wars of Austrian Succession in the mid 1700s. The Colonel at the time was named Howard. At this time, regiments were often referred to by the name of their Colonel. As the regiment was brigaded with another whose name was also Howard, there was duplication. So this regiment, which wore green facings to its uniform, became the "Green" Howards and the other regiment the "Buff" Howards. The "Green Howards" and the "Buffs" were names still in use in 1914-1918. The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment), frequently known as the Yorkshire Regiment until the 1920s,was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, in the King's Division. Raised in 1688, it served under various titles until it was amalgamated with the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire and the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, all Yorkshire-based regiments in the King's Division, to form the Yorkshire Regiment on 6 June 2006. Following further merges, in 2012, the battalion was removed from the order of battle. 1/5th Battalion August 1914 : in Scarborough. Part of York & Durham Brigade, Northumbrian Division. 17 April 1915 : landed at Boulogne. 14 May 1915 : formation became 150th Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division. 16 July 1918 : reduced to cadre strength and moved to Lines of Communication. 16 August 1918 : transferred to 116th Brigade, 39th Division. 5 November 1918 : demobilised. 2/5th Battalion Formed at Scarborough in September 1914 as a home service ("second line") unit. Moved to Darlington in November 1914 and Benton in April 1915. Later moved to Catterick. On 1 March 1915 came under orders of 189th Brigade, 63rd (2nd Northumbrian) Division, which was broken up in July 1916. All category A1 men, now deemed by the Military Service Act to be available for overseas service, were posted. On 9 November 1916, battalion transferred to 220th Brigade, 73rd Division and moved to Blackpool. By January 1917 was at Chelmsford. 29 March 1918 : disbanded in England 3/5th Battalions Formed in Northallerton and Scarborough, April and March 1915, as depot/training units. First drafts trained by the battalions went to France in early September 1915. Both Battalions moved to Redcar in April 1916. On 1 September 1916 3/4th absorbed 3/5th and was retitled as 4th Reserve Battalion in Northumbrian Reserve Brigade. Moved to Catterick in October 1916, Sutton near Hull in July 1917 and later to Hornsea for work on coastal defence.