Origin
In April 1938 the 7th (Leeds Rifles) Battalion of The West Yorkshire Regiment converted to the armoured role as 45th (Leeds Rifles) Bn, Royal Tank Regiment. The Leeds Rifles was a long-standing Territorial Army (TA) infantry unit, founded by volunteers from the city of Leeds in 1859. In June 1939, the company based at Morley was split off to form the cadre for a duplicate unit, the 51st (Leeds Rifles) Bn, Royal Tank Regiment.
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