This article is about the letter of the alphabet. For other uses, see Y (disambiguation). See also: Wye (disambiguation) Y Y y (See below) Usage Writing system Latin script Type Alphabetic and Logographic Language of origin Latin language Phonetic usage [ y ] [ ɨ ] [ j ] [ iː ] [ ɪ ] [ ɘ ] [ ə ] [ ɯ ] [ ɛː ] [ j ] [ ɥ ] [ ɣ̟ ] / w aɪ / / aɪ / Unicode value U+0059, U+0079 Alphabetical position 25 History Development Υ υ 𐌖 Y y Time period 54 to present Descendants • U • V • W • Ỿ • ¥ • Ꮙ • Ꮍ • Ꭹ Sisters F Ѵ У Ў Ұ Ү ו و ܘ וּ וֹ ࠅ 𐎆 𐡅 ወ વ ૂ ુ उ Variations (See below) Other Other letters commonly used with y(x), ly, ny This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. ISO basic Latin alphabet Aa Bb Cc D...
Colours of the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding), showing emblazoned Battle Honours The following battle honours were awarded to units of the British Army and the armies of British India and the Dominions of the British Empire. [1] From their institution until the end of the Second World War, awards were made by, or in consultation with, the British government, [2] but, since 1945, the individual countries of the former British Empire have awarded battle honours to their forces independently. Contents 1 Origins 2 Development and formalization 3 The Boer War 4 The World Wars 5 Territorial Army honorary distinctions of the Second World War 6 Badges 7 1662–1906 8 The Great War 9 Between the Wars 10 The Second World War 11 British awards after 1945 12 See also 13 Notes and references 14 Bibliography Origins Regimental Colour of the 18th Regiment of Foot showing the earliest batt...