Humberside & South Yorkshire ACF, B Company (was Number 4 Area), Wolds Detachment (was Caves Detachment)

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I was wondering whether anyone might be able to help me with the history of Humberside & South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force in general and, getting rather specific, B Company (was, back in the day, the old Number 4 Area), and even Wolds Detachment (originally Caves Detachment), who are badged Light Dragoons (originally 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary’s Own))? I went through this wonderful organisation some years ago and was wondering about its history… Does anyone have any information, sources or photos? Whilst I’m interested in all of the history, I’m especially interested in the periods from formation up to the 1990s.

 

Humberside & South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force (was East Riding Army Cadet Force, the Humberside Army Cadet Force)

 

I know very little about the early days of Humberside and South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force beyond what I’ve got from these two sources:

 

‘ The E.R. Of Y. ACF became affiliated to the Royal Artillery Regiment [I suspect that this just relates to Hedon Detachment] and now wears that Regiment’s badge. In 1974, the name changed again, this time to Humberside ACF and two years later, the Hedon detachment moved from Magdalen Camp to the new training establishment at Great Driffield. In 1990, further reorganisation produced the name Humberside and South Yorkshire ACF and soon after its formation, the force recruited girls for the first time.’

History of ACF in Hedon: https://hedonblog.co.uk/2021/05/12/hedon-army-cadets-diamond-celebration-but-longer-history/

 

‘ David enlisted as an Army Cadet in 1967, and joined the ACF as an Instructor in September 1972, and was the last officer commissioned into the East Riding ACF in March 1974, before amalgamation into Humberside ACF.’

A short bio on Col David Fuller: http://www.wcremembered.co.uk/fame.html

 

The formation flashes for East Riding Army Cadet Force are below:

https://deadspartan.co.uk/shop.php?code=55241

https://gradiamilitaria.com/shop.php?code=55228

 

I don’t have an example of the Humberside Army Cadet Force flash; however, the Humberside Army Cadet Force flash is below;

https://armycadets.com/county/humberside-and-south-yorkshire-acf/

 

Formation:

• Predecessors? date to date?
• East Riding Army Cadet Force
• Humberside Army Cadet Force - poss 1974
• Humberside & South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force - poss 1990

 

HQ Location:

• Londesborough Park Golf Club (was ad hoc training centre) - date to date?
• Alamein Barracks, Driffield - date to date?

 

Commandant:

• Others before?
• Col P Horspool TD - date to date?
• ?
• Col ? Westerby - date to date?
• Col David Telfer - date to date?
• Col Tony Wilson - date to date?
• Col David Fuller OBE - date to date?
• Col Nigel Wilkinson - date to date?
• Col Steve Emerson - date to date?
• Col Fred Owen - date to date?
• Others after?

 

 B Company (was Number 4 Area)

 

Coy HQ Location:

Endike Lane TA Centre - date to date?

 

Officer Commanding:

• Others before?
• Maj (later Comdt, Col, OBE) David Fuller  - date to date?
• Maj John Bennett  - date to date?
• Others after?  - date to date?

 

Wolds Detachment (originally Caves Detachment), badged Light Dragoons (originally 13th/18th Royal Hussars)

 

I believe that the detachment was originally called Caves Detachment and established in North Cave or South Cave. It later moved to Market Weighton for reasons I’m unaware of.

 

An early Detachment Commander was Capt Curnow.

 

Locations:

• North Cave or South Cave, not sure where… - date to date?
• Market Weighton School Typing Classroom - date to date?
• Market Weighton purpose-built cadet hut - date to date?
• Other locations?

 

Detachment Commander:

Others before?

• Capt Curnow - date to date?
• Capt Peter H - date to date?
• U/O Alice C - date to date?
• Lt Middleton - date to date?
• Capt Peter H - date to date?
• Others after?