HUNDREDS of well-wishers turned out to show their support as the Yorkshire Regiment marched through Bradford city centre.
More than 150 soldiers from the 1st Battalion of The Yorkshire Regiment exercised their right to the Freedom of the City by parading through the city with bayonets fixed, band playing and colours flying.
The march this morning also marked the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, in which the Yorkshire-based Duke of Wellington’s Regiment - now part of the Yorkshire Regiment - took part.
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Many of the soldiers on parade were from the district, with friends and family turning out to cheer them on.
Outgoing Catterick Garrison Commander Col Stephen Padgett, who was born in Bradford, gave a speech to the crowd in Centenary Square.
He said the event "had a real sense of homecoming, especially for me and the other sons of Bradford today".
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