▁Kirk le es ▁Metropolitan ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁gave ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Kirk le es ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁York shire ▁Vol unte ers . ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁was ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Well ington ' s ▁Territ orial ▁Army ▁unit . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁' D uk es ' ▁were ▁am alg am ated ▁with ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ' s ▁O wn ▁Regiment ▁of ▁York shire ▁and ▁the ▁Green ▁How ards ' ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁York shire ▁Regiment ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁march ▁was ▁finally ▁ended ▁as ▁the ▁award ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁the ▁right , ▁for ▁the ▁freedom ▁to ▁march , ▁to ▁be ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁any ▁he irs ▁or ▁success ors . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁York shire ▁Regiment ▁is ▁now ▁composed ▁of ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁eastern ▁areas ▁of ▁York shire . ▁The ▁York shire ▁Regiment ▁requested ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁march ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁them . ▁However , ▁the ▁County ▁Bor ough ▁no ▁longer ▁exists ▁and ▁so ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁authority ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁The ▁' Fre edom ' ▁given ▁by ▁Kirk le es ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁York shire ▁Vol unte ers ▁did ▁not ▁permit ▁any ▁transfer ▁to ▁he irs ▁or ▁success ors ▁and ▁effectively ▁that ▁freedom ▁also ▁ceased ▁when ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁R iding ▁Regiment . ▁The ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁R iding ▁Regiment ▁ceased