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The Leeds Rifles was a unit of the 19th century Volunteer Force of the British Army that went on to serve under several different guises in the World Wars of the 20th century. In World War I both battalions served as infantry on the Western Front and was later were converted into an anti-aircraft and tank unit, fighting in North Africa, Italy and Burma during World War II. ==Origin== When a call was issued for the formation of local Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1859,〔Beckett, p. 19.〕 the City of Leeds in the West Riding of Yorkshire responded enthusiastically. A unit calling itself the Leeds Rifles was quickly raised with support from the city's business leaders. It was claimed that the whole of 'A' Company was recruited from employees of Joshua Tetley & Son's brewery, beginning a long association between the Tetley family and the regiment.〔http://www.yorkshirevolunteers.org.uk/leedsrifles.htm〕 The Leeds Rifles was accepted as the 11th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteer Corps, with the first commissions being issued to its officers by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire on 17 November 1859. In May 1860 it absorbed the less-successful 22nd (Leeds) Yorkshire West Riding RVC, and the combined battalion-sized unit was renumbered the 7th West Riding RVC.〔Beckett, Appendix VII.〕〔http://web.archive.org/web/20051226183130/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/vinf-no/yw-Leeds.htm〕 Its first headquarters was next to Leeds Town Hall.〔 (Separately, the City also raised the 1st (Leeds) Yorkshire West Riding Artillery Volunteer Corps on 2 August 1860 〔Beckett, Appendix VIII.〕〔http://web.archive.org/web/20051227030439/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/volmil-england/varty/yw-1.htm〕 and 2nd West Riding (Leeds) Engineer Volunteer Corps formed on 21 May 1861.)〔Beckett, Appendix IX.〕
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