L iver pool ) ▁Hon ▁RAM ▁Hon ▁FR CO ▁F RC M ▁FR SA ▁– ▁( 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁The ▁R t ▁Hon ▁Harold ▁Wilson ▁O BE ▁MP ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁and ▁First ▁Lord ▁of ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁– ▁( 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 8 ) ▁Ald erman ▁Douglas ▁Graham ▁C BE ▁– ▁( 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁Ald erman ▁Regin ald ▁Harm ley ▁MB E ▁J P ▁– ▁( 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁Ald erman ▁Cl iff ord ▁Steph enson ▁– ▁( 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁historic ▁t ies ▁and ▁links ▁with ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington ' s ▁Regiment ▁( West ▁R iding ), ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁County ▁Bor ough ▁had ▁con ferred ▁on ▁the ▁regiment ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁the ▁Town . ▁This ▁gave ▁the ▁regiment ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁march ▁through ▁the ▁town ▁with ▁' flags ▁flying , ▁bands ▁playing ▁and ▁bay on ets ▁fixed '. ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁and ▁district ' s ▁male ▁residents ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁regiment ▁during ▁its ▁long ▁history . ▁This ▁right ▁to ▁march ▁was ▁techn ically ▁lost ▁when ▁the ▁County ▁Bor ough ▁itself ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁D ew s bury ▁to ▁form ▁Kirk le es ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁though , ▁uno fficial ly , ▁continued ▁as ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 9 ,