VC ▁the ▁administrative ▁batt alion ▁took ▁the ▁number ▁ 1 ▁( though ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁others ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁R iding ). ▁It ▁cons olid ated ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁York shire ▁( E ast ▁R iding ) ▁R VC ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁when ▁the ▁constitu ent ▁R VC s ▁became ▁A ▁to ▁F ▁Comp an ies . ▁The ▁two ▁corps ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁Vol unte er ▁Batt al ions ▁( VB s ) ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁York shire ▁Regiment ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁the ▁two ▁VB s ▁organ ised ▁their ▁own ▁annual ▁training ▁cam ps , ▁usually ▁at ▁Br id ling ton . ▁High er ▁form ations ▁for ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁lack ing , ▁but ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁various ▁mobil isation ▁schemes ▁for ▁the ▁Reg ular s ▁and ▁Milit ia ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁circul ated , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Local ▁Brig ades ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁List . ▁B ▁Company ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁VB ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁Local ▁Brigade ▁No ▁ 2 5 ▁at ▁Br id ling ton , ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁batter ies ▁of ▁volunte er ▁art illery . ▁Following ▁the ▁Stan ho pe ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁mobil isation ▁scheme ▁was ▁introduced ▁for