325787 325993 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. I-M. 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment. The Luftwaffe did virtually nothing on D-Day itself, but began raids the following night, when 123 LAA Rgt fired barrages against scattered dive-bombing attacks. In March it advanced to follow the German retirement to the Hindenburg Line. C (City of London) Company transferred to the 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers with loss of title. Routledge, pp. Rocquigny-Equancourt Road British Cemetery, Manancourt, Somme, France. 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's, (W.R.R.). Festubert, 1915. Died 1916. Manchester Regiment. Dummy raids, mines and bombardments on neighbouring sections of the line were used to deceive the enemy. Epehy. 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. London Regiment Battalion Histories WW1 - 50megs Contents 1 Origins 324898 Le Transloy. 6th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. In 1940, the battalion moved with 27 AA Bde to Portsmouth, where they provided the searchlight defences for the Royal Navy Dockyard as part of 5th AA Division during The Blitz. The position on the ridge was now enfiladed and casualties mounted under repeated attacks, including ground attack aircraft. 10th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Samuel James served with the 6th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment in WW1. [3][4][99][100][101][104][118][119][120][121][122][123], When AA Command was disbanded in 1955, 566 LAA Regt merged with two other Surrey units, 565 LAA Regiment and 598 LAA Regiment into 565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA, becoming 'P' and 'S' (City of London Rifles) Batteries in the combined regiment. 5th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. 9th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Ellis, Vol I, Appendix IV, p 522; Vol II, Appendix IV, p. 370. 11th Battalion, King's Own, (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917, St Quentin, Avre, Amiens, Albert 1918, Bapaume 1918, Hindenburg Line, Epehy, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 19151918. Rflmn. 8th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations. [10][12][13], From 1 July 1881, as part of the extension of the Cardwell Reforms, the 2nd London RVC was designated the 10th Volunteer Battalion of the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC), but continued to use its previous title, and apparently added the unofficial subtitle 'City of London Rifles'. Le Transloy. Battle Honours - as listed in the Battalion History 'The Cast Iron Sixth': Festubert, 1915. 7th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Avre. Loos. A-K. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division. Training continued between spells spent holding the line. . Age 44. A-K. 6th Battalion,Bedfordshire Regiment, L-Z. Moved on mobilisation to guarding the Basingstoke-Waterloo railway. 4102 Rather than attack frontally, the plan was to envelop the wood, but the morning mist made direction-keeping difficult and the wood was taken by a mix of different battalions, including the supports. 3rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Friday 30-11-1917. 6th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). 3rd/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 8th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). He was killed in Action on the 9th of November 1915. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. In May and June 1915 the whole division concentrated in East Anglia. Husband of Harriett Baldock of The Post Office, Yarborough, Louth, Lincolnshire, UK. Since the Germans did not cross the river, 6th Battalion reoccupied the Coucy Forest until it was relieved by French troops on 1 April. The 1/6th was relieved in the Cough Drop on the morning of 20 September. 18th (London Irish Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment in the Great War The London Regiment - army service numbers and enlistment dates - Blogger Private 8th (Reserve) Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. A-K. 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. The Royal Fusiliers did not form any battalions for the TF, but a number of the units of the London Regiment, an all-TF regiment, were affiliated to it. 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. If you are researching a soldier of the London Regiment then I suggest you visit my WW1 Research Page . It was unable to make a major effort for several months, although it did support an attack on the Hindenburg Line north of Bullecourt by 173 Brigade of 58th Division on 15 June. 4th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters,(N&D Reg). Amiens. Copyright. 7th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 18th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 8th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. [64], After being relieved from the line, the battalion was sleeping in the open on the night of 16/17 April when it was subjected to gas shelling. A memorial to him & his comrades is displayed at Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos-en-Gohelle in France. cropped-6th-Kings-Liverpool-Regiment-1.jpg. 3rd Battalion, Oxford & Buckinham Light Infantry. Coincidentally, the raider was once again Mathy in L13. 10th (Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment). 11th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey regiment). Passchendaele. On 3 October 1942, 410 LAA Bty transferred to 143rd LAA Rgt. Age 37. [62], On 30 October, as the Canadian Corps captured Passchendaele village, A Company of 2/6th made a diversionary attack in conjunction with 2/8th Londons. London Regiment Attached Infantry Base Depot. [67], When the unit returned to action in October, it was pursuing at about 10 miles a day, skirmishing with rearguards and raiding parties, and suffering occasional gas attacks. London Regiment, British Army The 2/6th Londons entered the ruined village the following day and their task was to capture Bovis Trench beyond the village. L-Z. On 30 August the brigade left the Seine and began a 320-mile march that ended at Nijmegen, Netherlands, three weeks later. 324898 Corporal, 25494. 2nd Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. Despite the losses, the 6th Bn attacked again on 27 and 28 August at Maricourt, after which it took part in what was becoming a war of movement against German rearguards. 6505 336 Posted 28 February , 2012 Hi, Does anyone have a war diary/other info for the 2/6th London Regiment for the period May 1917? [3][4][10][14] The battalion built a new drill hall at 57a Farringdon Road in 18878. 6th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). 5531 Saturday 07-10-1916. [21][22][73], The 3rd (Reserve) Battalion was disbanded on 18 November 1918. A and B Companies made the attack behind a barrage, the other two companies protecting the flanks. The 2/6th arrived in France in January 1917 with 174th Brigade, 58th Division, and saw its first major action at Bullecourt. A-K. 12th (Yeomanry) Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. 2nd (Entrenching Battalion) Lincolnshire Regiment. For six weeks the village had been attacked by British, Australian and New Zealand troops, and it was fully in their hands by 17 May. Battalions of the New Armies. 6th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 2nd Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. 27th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. He was transferred on 29th November 1917 to the Army Service Corps which is why after the War he became a Bus driver, operating out of the Dagenham, Becontree Garages until his retirement in 1958. F-K. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. After about an hour, the raiders retired to their own lines as dusk fell. - 6th Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War -. 6th Battalion. 20th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). Search Silver War Badge Roll 1914-1920. [3], In June 1915 the 'Home Service-only' and unfit men of the TF were formed into Provisional units for home defence. Battle Honours awarded to 6th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (City of London Rifles): Festubert 1915, Loos, Somme 1916, '18, Flers-Courcelette, Le Transloy, Messines 1917, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917, St Quentin, Bapaume 1918, Avre, Amiens, Albert 1918, Hindenburg Line, Ephy, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1915-18, 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment, and, 6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (Queen's Surreys) amalgamated with: 10th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (Middlesex) The Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment), Royal Artillery (Territorials) The Greater London Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorials) The London and Kent Regiment, Royal Artillery (Territorials), [formerly: 3rd , 4th , 7th , 8th (City of London) 11th , 17th , 19th , 20th , 21st , 22nd , 23rd and 24th (County of London) Battalions, The London Regiment 3rd Battalion, London Scottish ( 97th Anti-Aircraft Regiment) 7th , 8th and 9th Battalions, The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) 5th , 6th and 7th Battalions, The Essex Regiment 5th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment 6th (Cyclist) Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st , 4th , 6th , 7th and 8th London Brigades, Royal Field Artillery 4th Home Counties Brigade, Royal Field Artillery 2nd London Divisional Royal Engineers Kent (Fortress), Royal Engineers The Surrey Yeomanry (Queen Mary's Regiment) part of The Kent and County of London Yeomanry (Sharpshooters)]. He died 23rd of March 1918 and is remembered on the Arras Memorial in France. Finding that the White Chateau was still uncaptured, the supporting tanks bogged, and the surroundings being covered by enemy fire, the battalion had to improvise. However, the Germans had achieved their object (to destroy the British mine shafts under the ridge) and withdrew on the flanks, so that the positions recaptured by the 1/6th became the new British front line for months to come. SE/10149 It came under GHQ Home Forces but retained its existing AA Command responsibilities and took over various vulnerable points (VPs) in East Anglia, mainly RAF airfields. Search Soldiers Died In The Great War. 4th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. As the action took place on the 20th Feb 1917 and weeks were spent practicing behind the lines it would seem that Grandad gave up the A/QMS role to be in on the raid. The battalion fell back on 26 March, leaving a fighting patrol in the forest, and set up posts to guard the crossings over the Oise and St Quentin Canal until the bridges could be blown. [34][35], 1/6th Battalion was withdrawn from the Loos sector on 30 September, and after a period of line-holding, it was sent in mid-November for rest and training with new equipment such as Lewis guns and rifle grenades. L-S. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.T-Z. 4 September 1914 : sailed with Brigade from Southampton to Malta, arriving Valetta 14 September. The following day a follow-up attack linked up with the 1/6th holding out in the Cough Drop, and at dawn on 18 September the battalion contributed to a mixed force that succeeded in occupying the Flers Line. 1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Thanks ever so much, Stuart and Jim. All you need to do is find the regiment and click the link. 9th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. 15th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 6th (Service) Battalion, - Remembering The Dead Of World War 1. . L-Z. 2nd Garrison Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. 11th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Army Veterinary Corps, British Army 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. 8th Battalion, British West Indies Regiment. After Black Week in December 1899, 36 NCOs and other ranks were selected from volunteers of the 2nd London RVC to serve with the City Imperial Volunteers in South Africa. Please note we currently have a massive backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. 17th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). The regiment was formed in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot and the 107th Regiment of Foot (Bengal Light Infantry).The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, and both World War I and World War II. 4th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. (d.6th Apr 1918). 9th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles. [20][21][22][25], In mid-August the battalion went into camp at Bisley, Surrey and a month later moved to Crowborough, Sussex, where it was trained in field operations. [3][21][26][54][55][56][57], The 2/6th Battalion formed at Farringdon Road on 21 August 1914 after the 1/6th Bn marched away. It saw a great deal of action as an infantry regiment in World War I. Operational Order No.36. 1st/4th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The 2/6th Bn was assigned to the 2/2nd London Brigade (later 174th (2/2nd London) Brigade) in the 2/1st London Division, which was numbered 58th (2/1st London) Division in August 1915. A large number of casualties were caused by Mustard gas, most of them temporarily blinded, who had to be led away in single file to the dressing stations. absorbed two companies from 4th Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets to be re-organised as: HQ (Anzio) Company A (London Scottish) Company B (Queen's Regiment) Company C (City of London Fusiliers) Company D (London Irish Rifles) Company F (Royal Green Jackets) Company G (Royal Green Jackets) Company. Even after the end of the Market Garden operation, attacks on the bridges at Nijmegen and elsewhere continued. The cross was made by Riflemen Luce and Garnsey and stood throughout the war until replaced by a permanent memorial when the bodies were reburied in Maroc British Cemetery. 4th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. [21][22][74][75][76], On the night of 8 September 1915, Zeppelin L13 commanded by Kapitnleutnant Heinrich Mathy attacked London, and two of his bombs hit Messrs Frank Stadelman's warehouse at 5961 Farringdon Road. 22nd Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. [61], On 20 September 1917 the 2/6th Bn (codenamed 'UNBOLT') took part in 58th Division's successful attack at St Julien during the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge. Interests: researching ww1 "tommies" and War memorials. [21][22][23][26][27][28], During the night of 17/18 March the 1/6th Londons sailed to Le Havre aboard the SS La Marguerite. [69], The 3/6th Battalion formed at Farringdon Rd in March 1915 some 1300 strong. By 28 March the air attacks on the bridges dwindled as 21st Army Group advanced deeper into Germany beyond the Rhine. The brigade's columns following up were twice attacked from the air and on 22 September their approach to Nijmegen was halted by German tanks and infantry covering the roads. 9th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Again, during the General Strike in 1926, the TA was used to form a Civil Constabulary Reserve. The battalion's casualties on this day were heavy, amounting to 13 officers and 369 other ranks, many of whom were captured as their positions were rolled up. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (7th Foot) in 1914 consisted of four regular battalions, 3 Territorial Force battalions, and four associated TF battalions of The London Regiment: 1st Bn, The Royal Fusiliers - stationed at Kinsale. A-B.. 7th Battalion, Linconshire Regiment. British Army 3936 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles) More about William George Verge. Bn of London Regt of a different corps: From 3rd to 6th Bn: Renumbered in the TF series of his new battalion: Bn of London Regt: Regular army Bn of the same Corps: From 3rd Londons to 1st Royal Fusiliers: None, he kept his number: Bn of London Regt: A TF Bn of a different regiment in the same Corps: From 14th Londons to 4th Gordons 12th Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. The River Weser was crossed on 911 April, and 123 LAA Rgt moved up from the Rhine to take over defence of the bridge sites. 7th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. Army Council Instruction 221 of January 1916 (Appendix 18). Rifleman, 393529. 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment. London Regiment (City of London Rifles), British Army T-V. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. 14th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Two officers and 30 other ranks were killed in the attack, and 81 all ranks wounded a comparatively low number for the period. 12th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. BOULTBEE, W.V. [103], In February 1942, the regiment changed role again, becoming 123 (City of London Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA), equipped with 40mm Bofors light anti-aircraft (LAA) guns and organised into four batteries: 405, 408, 409 and 410. 2 January 1915 : left Malta, arrived at Marseilles on 6 January. 3rd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, Cont. This was a carefully rehearsed attack following four days of bombardment and the release of a gas cloud. ), 7th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. Machine Gun Battalion, Royal Naval Division. E-G. 7th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. The only excursion from Blackdown was a week spent in Newport in July 1918 during a miners' strike in the South Wales coalfield; there were no incidents and the strike was quickly settled. Private 322686 The 7th (City of London) Battalion of the London Regiment was a volunteer unit of the British Army from 1860 until 1961. 3rd Dragoon Guards, (Prince of Wales's Own). 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas-de-calais, France. [115], The regiment's next major task was in Operation Plunder, the assault crossing of the Rhine. N-R. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. S-V. 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. On 2 January 1944, 123rd LAA Rgt temporarily rejoined 103 AA Bde, which was at that time in South West England defending the build-up of troops (mainly US Army) and landing craft for the Invasion of Normandy (Operation Overlord). [84] The CLR was one of these, becoming 31st (City of London Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion RE (TA) on 15 December 1935 and moving to Sutton in Surrey:[3][4][85][86][87], These locations allowed the battalion to cover the southern side of London against air attack in the event of war. 12th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment. The 6th Division was formed for service in the Peninsular War by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, it was present at the Battles of Fuentes de Onoro, Salamanca, Siege of Burgos, Pyrenees, Battle of the Nivelle, Battle of the Nive, Battle of St Pierre, Battle of Orthez, Battle of Tarbes and the Battle of Toulouse. 2314 9th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. London Regiment (City of London Rifles), British Army The 1/6th Londons were teamed with the 1st Bn KRRC and 2nd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment. In 1949, 566 was redesignated a Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight regiment. visited 6th Battalion in Quinchy trenches. London Regiment Attached Infantry Base Depot, Lives of the First World War content is covered by the terms of the IWM Non-Commercial Licence, Accessibility statement The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1921). PDF ROYAL GALLERY FIRST WORLD WAR - UK Parliament 15th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). This cross was previously in St James's Church, Also in the church, hanging from a wooden tripod, is the bell of SS, Brig-Gen W.F. London Regiment, British Army If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. We are now on Facebook. The remaining men of the 1/6th were sent to join remnants of nine other battalions to form 6th Entrenching Battalion. Bapaume, 1918. The Germans began their attack at 19.45, taking most of the front line, and at 22.00 the 1/6th was ordered to make a counter-attack to restore the position. 8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. A Stokes mortar barrage on the German front line cut the wire in front of the attack and kept the defenders in their dugouts, while field guns laid a box barrage to seal off the area attacked. 322119 11th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. 7th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. London Regiment, British Army Private . The battalion practised on positions marked out by flags, and adopted identification stripes on their arms: A Company blue, B Co green, C Co red and D Co yellow. [5] In 1872 the 2nd City of London absorbed the 48th Middlesex RVC, known as 'Havelock's Temperance Volunteers'. London Regiment, British Army 321663 All the objectives were quickly taken, together with numerous prisoners, and with relatively few casualties mainly from the German defensive barrage. The battalion moved to Watford to join its new brigade, and field training continued until 16 March 1915, when it entrained for Southampton to embark for the Western Front. ), 8th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R.). 11th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. So hungry he felt like eating the mud he was thankfully rescued by colleagues to live to tell the tale. L-Z. [20][21][22][23], The battalion had just arrived in camp at Cowgate, Eastbourne, for annual training on Sunday 2 August 1914 when news reached them of the mobilisation of the Continental Powers. The regiment saw service in many conflicts and wars, including the Second Boer War and both the First and Second World Wars.On 1 May 1963, the regiment was re-titled, for the final time, as the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers and . 1st Battalion, Sherwood Foresters, (N&D Reg). (City of London) Btn. 11th Battalion, Queen's Own, (Royal West Kent Regiment). The side entrance to the 6th Londons' HQ behind (No 57a) is labelled 'the Drill Hall'. . List of Royal Fusiliers battalions in the Great War BULLOCK, (MM). 23rd Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). Private Routledge, pp. Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Menin Road. ), 6th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (W.R.R. 5th Battalion, York & Lancaster Regiment. [38][39], In late July 1916 the 1/6th marched south to begin training to enter the ongoing Somme offensive. Recruited from London working men, it sent volunteers to the Second Boer War, saw extensive service on the Western Front during World War I, and defended the UK as a searchlight regiment during World War II . The battalion was resting in the town when the German bombardment fell early on 4 April and moved out later in the day to support Australian troops attempting to hold a gap in the line. 10th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Due to conditions on the battlefield, it was difficult to recover the remains of those who lost their lives and many remain where they fell, their names recorded on the panels of the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing. 3011 24th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment, (The Queen's). In the event, the German infantry retreated before the crossing on 8 November, and the battalion crossed by a plank bridge with no opposition except steady shellfire that caused few casualties. 7th Battalion, The Kings, (Liverpool Regiment). 1/6th left its trenches at 05.30, two hours after Zero Hour, to pass through and complete the assault on the final objectives. Many thanks, Hugh. 5th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Records of 6th Battalion, London Regiment from other sources. I do however have his Gold half-hunter watch that was presented to him by his employer for winning the Military Medal. Renumbering the Territorial Force Infantry in 1917 Falling masonry from the building did considerable damage to the 6th Londons' drill hall behind. 17th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment, (Poplar & Stepney Rifles). 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. London Regiment, British Army Edward John Frost. [107][108], That summer the field force AA units were shuffled as they went for battle training or to other brigades, and additional LAA units arrived to defend the Norfolk coast. [113], 100 AA Bde and the rest of 123 LAA Rgt had arrived by the end of August 1944. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30076453 Exif_JPEG_PICTURE 3rd Battalion, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. London Regiment, British Army 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. I am trying to find out more information regarding his service from his joining until his death on 7th June 1917, If anyone can help in anyway I would greatly appreciate it. London Regiment, British Army Private It was the high-water mark of the German Operation Michael offensive. 22nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. On the N pillar of the nave doorway is a crude wooden cross, originally erected on the battlefield at Loos to mark the mass grave of 87 officers and men of the battalion who fell there on 25 September 1915. London Regiment 4104 17th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. 6th City of London Rifles Reuniting the men of the 6th City of London rifle brigade, part of the London Regiment and also known as the Cast Iron 6th. On 11 June 123rd LAA Regiment moved to Grimsditch Camp near Salisbury and came under the command of 100 AA Bde.[107]. Share; Posted 22 March , 2014 . London Regiment (1908-1938) - Wikipedia Royal Warwickshire Regiment - Wikipedia 140th Infantry Brigade. Polygon Wood. Son of Mr. & Mrs. William Boultbee of Leabrooks, Alfreton, Derbyshire, UK. London Regiment, British Army 13th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Army Service Numbers in the City of London Battalions, The London A-C. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment.D-H. 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Rifleman Age 36. This was named the 2/6th Londons, the service battalion becoming the 1/6th Londons. The journey included brief deployments, without action, at Amiens and Arras and the entry into Belgium through to Antwerp, followed by 12 days of movement across the Netherlands to the rivers Meuse (Maas) and Waal following the advance of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden. Attacks continued on 25/26 September, the third night of the operation, and another 36 mines were destroyed. 6th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment(. 10th Battalion, The Queen's, (Royal West Surrey Regiment). [42][43], After eight days' rest the depleted 1/6th returned to the front line on 4 October, opposite a mound known as the Butte de Warlencourt. [90] In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new Anti-Aircraft Command. 21st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers. Private A-E. 8th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Etaples Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Husband of Alice Airey of Alston Road, Dysons Road, Edmonton, London, UK. On 26 September there were 16 separate raids trying to knock out the bridges by fast low-level bombing, employing the new Me 262 and Me 410 aircraft as well as conventional Bf 109 and Fw 190 single-engined fighter-bombers. 6th Battalion, Oxford & Buckingham Light Infantry. Later a reserve battalion, named 3/6th Londons, was organised to train and supply drafts to the other battalions serving overseas. With its headquarters located in Pittsburgh, the regiment was recruited from . 17th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Private Bnouville and the famous Pegasus Bridge in the airborne bridgehead received heavy German air and ground attacks during the early weeks of the invasion, and 123 LAA Rgt's two batteries lost five guns, six vehicles and 30 casualties. 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Son of John & Jane Baldock of Yarborough. Deal Battalion, Royal Marine Light Infantry. My grandfather Albert Tassart served with the Post Office Rifles and was awarded the MM. 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. Private George Knox 7th Btn London Regiment . It was relieved on the night of 9/10 October. Under the Strategic Defence Review of November 1998, F and G (Royal Green Jackets) Companies moved to join: 7, A Tribute to the Volunteer Military Reservists and Supporting Auxiliaries of Greater London, 6TH (CITY OF LONDON) BATTALION THE LONDON REGIMENT (CITY OF LONDON RIFLES), Laid up Unit Colours, Guidons and Standards. The Royal Sussex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was in existence from 1881 to 1966. 5th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Battle Honours - as listed in the Battalion History 'The Cast Iron Sixth': Cpl. 3942 The regiment would then march through the City of London to the Royal Exchange to place a wreath at the London Troops Memorial, after which it marched back to the drill hall at Farringdon Road to place a second wreath at the regimental war memorial there.[128].