▁and ▁was ▁all otted ▁to ▁the ▁northern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁H umber ▁Def ences . ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁As ke ▁retired ▁and ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁T F ▁Reserve ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 ; ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁awarded ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Dec oration . ▁ ▁The ▁batt alion ▁never ▁saw ▁active ▁service , ▁though ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁officers ▁and ▁men ▁served ▁with ▁other ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁York sh ires . ▁It ▁was ▁dem obil ised ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁at ▁H ull . ▁ ▁Dis band ment ▁After ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁reform ed ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁but ▁shortly ▁afterwards ▁cycl ist ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁abol ished ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁ 5 0 th ▁( N orth umb rian ) ▁Div is ional ▁Sign als ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Royal ▁Corps ▁of ▁Sign als . ▁The ▁merged ▁unit ▁moved ▁its ▁H Q ▁to ▁ 4 ▁West ▁Par ade ▁in ▁H ull , ▁but ▁later ▁it ▁went ▁to ▁Dar ling ton . ▁ ▁Un iform s ▁and ▁ins ign ia ▁The ▁first ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁York shire ▁R if le ▁Vol unte ers ▁in ▁H ull ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁uniform ▁would ▁be ▁green . ▁However , ▁the ▁Vice ▁Lord ▁Lieutenant ▁object ed , ▁as ser ting ▁that ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁In k erman ▁had ▁shown ▁that ▁the ▁grey ▁worn