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2nd Battalion, London Regiment



   2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment were a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ at 9 Tufton Street, Westminster, serving as part of 1st London Brigade, 1st London Division when war broke out in August 1914. The battalion was mobilised and allocated the task of guarding the Amesbury-Southampton docks railway. On the 4th of September 1914 they sailed with the Brigade from Southampton to Malta, arriving at Valetta on the 14th of September. They remained in Malta until the 2nd of January 1915 and arrived at Marseilles on the 6th of January heading for the Western Front by train. They joined the 17th Brigade, 6th Division on the 21st of February 1915 and on the 14th of October they transferred with the Brigade to 24th Division and on the 9th of February 1916 they were assigned to the 169th Brigade in 56th (London) Division, which was being reformed in France. The 56th Division concentrated in the Hallencourt area. In 1916 they were in action on The Somme taking part in the diversionary attack at Gommecourt on the 1st of July also seeing action in The Battle of Ginchy, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval in which the Division captured Combles and The Battle of the Transloy Ridges. In 1917 they were in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battles of Arras in April, then The Battle of Langemarck in August, then the Cambrai Operations in November. In 1918 They were in action on The Somme, in the Second Battles of Arras, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. At the Armistice the infantry were in a rest period, whilst the artillery were in action. The Division received orders to join the British force to occupy the Rhine bridgeheads, but these orders were cancelled on the 21st of November, when they were in the area of Harveng undertaking road and railway repairs. Demobilisation was completed on the 18th of May 1919.

4th of February 1915 Chicken Sentries

6th Mar 1915 In the Trenches

2nd November 1915 Shelling

3rd November 1915 Reinforcements

4th November 1915 Sniper activity

5th November 1915 Trench repairs

6th November 1915 Frosty

9th November 1915 Trench cleaning

12th November 1915 Stormy

13th November 1915 Relief to Camp A

14th November 1915 Bomb Slinger

15th November 1915 Quiet

16th November 1915 Reliefs

17th November 1915 Snipers active

18th November 1915 Mortar attack

19th November 1915 Trench repairs

20th November 1915 Trench Inspection

21st November 1915 Battalion relief

22nd November 1915 Preparation  location map

23rd Nov 1915 Training

24th November 1915 Route March

26th November 1915 Brigade movement

27th November 1915 Inspection

28th November 1915 Companies Parades

29th November 1915 CO Inspection

30th November 1915 Training scheme

1st December 1915 Bathing opportunity

2nd December 1915 Gases Lectures

3rd December 1915 Obstacle course training

4th December 1915 Clothing Issue

5th December 1915 Church Service

6th December 1915 Divisional Lecture

7th December 1915 Route March

8th December 1915 Training

9th December 1915 Musketry

10th December 1915 Route March

11th December 1915 Live grenade training

12th December 1915 Church Service

13th December 1915 Restricted opening times

14th December 1915 Smoke helmet demonstration

15th December 1915 Preliminary practice

16th December 1915 Assault practice

18th December 1915 New Chaplain

1915-12-20 Live grenade training

20th December 1915 Live grenade training

21st December 1915 Parade cancelled

24th December 1915 Lewis gun training

25th December 1915 Xmas day parade

27th Dec 1915 Visit by Sir Douglas Haig

28th December 1915 Open warfare practice

29th December 1915 General Company Training

30th December 1915 G.O.C Division inspection

31st December 1915 New Years Eve attack

1st January 1916 New Years day 2016

2nd January 1916 Orders received

3rd January 1916 Grenade training injury

4th January 1916 Attack pracice

5th January 1916 Mining Party training

6th January 1916 Preparations

7th January 1916 Hop factory billets

8th January 1916 German aircraft bombing raid  location map

9th January 1916 Working in Shifts

10th January 1916 Camp Paths

11th January 1916 Grenade training

12th January 1916 Camp Improvements

13th January 1916 Ypres shelled

14th January1916 Shelling

15th January 1916 Quiet

16th January 1916 New Adjutant appointed

17th January 1916 Aeroplane activity reported

18th January 1916 Field Punishment No 1

19th January 1916 Aeroplane bombing

20th January 1916 Renewal of clothing

21st January 1916 Horses Tested

22nd January 1916 2nd Lieut joins Battalion

23rd January 1916 Church Service

24th January 1916 Quiet

25th January 1916 Quiet

26th January 1916 Secret communication

27th January 1916 Gas Alarm

28th January 1916 Return of detached troops

29th January 1916 Brigadier departs

30th January 1916 Church Service

31st January 1916 New division assembles

1st February 1916  Resting  location map

2nd February 1916 Gas guard removal

3rd February 1916 Awaiting movement orders

4th February 1916 Inspection by Major General Capper

5th February 1916 Aeroplane activity reported

6th February 1916 Clothes fumigated

7th February 1916 Posting

8th February 1916 Preparation for movement

9th February 1916 Marched to Poperinghe

10th February 1916 Arrival

11th February 1916 Company withdrawn

12th February 1916 Conference of C.O`s

13th February 1916 Church Parade

14th February 1916 Training scheme

15th February 1916 Inspection

16th February 1916 Lectures

17th February 1916 Leave recommenced

18th February 1916 Training

19th February 1916 Classes

20th February 1916 Open air service

21st February 1916 Grenadier school

22nd February 1916 Intepreter arrives

23rd February 1916 Advanced Training

24th February 1916 Grenade trenches

25th February 1916 Leave stopped

26th February 1916 Orders Received

27th February 1916 Movement order cancelled

28th February 1916 Major General Hull visited

29th February 1916 Illness

1st March 1916 Illness

2nd March 1916 Parades for physical drill,

3rd March 1916 Stokes trench mortar Battery

4th March 1916 New Grenadier party formation

5th March 1916 Open air church service

6th March 1916 Infantry Advance Formation Training

7th March 1916 Musketry attack practice

8th March 1916 Grenade throwing

9th March 1916 General training

10th March 1916 Demonstration of 18 pounders guns

11th March 1916 Court martial

12th March 1916 On the March

13th March 1916 Court martial sentence

14th March 1916 Trench parades

16th March 1916 On the March

18th March 1916 Demonstration of German flame thrower

17th March 1916 Billet cleaning

19th March 1916 Steel helmets issue

20th March 1916 Rifle examined

21st March 1916 Quiet

22nd March 1916 Rifle range created

23rd March 1916 Cross countryrun

24th March 1916 Move

25th March 1916 Battalion attack scheme

26th March 1916 Church Service

27th March 1916 Measures against gas

28th March 1916 Lewis gun instructions

29th March 1916 Smoke helmet training

30th March 1916 Open warfare exercise

31st March 1916 Lecture on March Discipline

1st April 1916 Training

2nd April 1916 Church Service

3rd April 1916 Mortar demonstration

4th April 1916 Steel helmets

5th April 1916 Open warfare scheme

6th April 1916 Physical training course

7th April 1916 Rear guard scheme of attack

8th April 1916 Route March

9th April 1916 German Flamethrower demonstration

10th April 1916 Divisional band formation

11th April 1916 Fine weather

12th April 1916 Parade cancelled

13th April 1916 Company training

14th April 1916 Leave stopped

15th April 1916 Drill competion

16th April 1916 Col Attenborough returns

17th April 1916 Class for junior NCO`s started

18th April 1916 Company training

19th April 1916 Extended order drill

20th April 1916 NCOs Lectured

21st April 1916 Good Friday

22nd April 1916 Staff tour

23rd April 1916 Easter sunday

24th April 1916 Brigade Staff tour

25th April 1916 Discipline training

26th April 1916 Company training

27th April 1916 Sports

28th April 1916 Measles outbreak

29th April 1916 Battalion sports meeting

30th April 1916 Divisional standing orders Issued

1st May 1916 Rifle range available

2nd May 1916 Order received

3rd May 1916 Attack practiced

4th May 1916 Training

5th May 1916 Gas Demonstration

6th May 1916 Cleaning up ready for move

7th May 1916 Accommodation not weatherproof

8th May 1916 Parades

9th May 1916 Planning

10th May 1916 Training parades

11th May 1916 Quiet

12th May 1916 Baths

13th May 1916 Quarry work

14th May 1916 Church Service

15th May 1916 Trench mortar battery reinforcements

16th May 1916 Training

17th May 1916 Movement order

18th May 1916 Working parties

19th May 1916 Instructions Recieved

20th May 1916 Gun Emplacements

21st May 1916 Working parties

22nd May 1916 Railway construction

23rd May 1916 Working parties

24th May 1916 Trench visit

25th May 1916 Anti Gas school

26th May 1916 Sniper class

27th May 1916 Working parties

28th May 1916 Lewis Guns  location map

29th May 1916 Tactical Reserve

30th May 1916 Working parties

1st June 1916 Shelling of trenches

2nd June 1916 Relief orders

3rd June 1916 German mine thrower activity

4th June 1916 Seven men buried by explosions

5th June 1916 Four men buried today

6th June 1916 Enemy quiet

7th June 1916 Rain continuously all day

8th June 1916 Trench Work

9th June 1916 New communication trench

10th June 1916 Work on Front Line  location map

11th June 1916 Rain all day

12th June 1916 Working Parties

13th June 1916 On the March  location map

14th June 1916 Cable laying  location map

15th June 1916 Visit

16th June 1916 Cable Work

17th June 1916 Cable laying

18th June 1916 Outline of the operation orders

19th June 1916 Working parties

20th June 1916 Preparation for attack

21st June 1916 Working parties

22nd June 1916 Cable work

23rd June 1916 Issue of administration orders

24th June 1916 Conference

25th June 1916 Preliminary bombardment continued

26th June 1916 Orders Issued

14th September 1916 Operational Order No.106  location map

18th Aug 1917 In Reserve

17th December 1915 Maxim gun training

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Those known to have served with

2nd Battalion, London Regiment

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Cantin S.. L/Cpl (d.8th Nov 1915)
  • Carney M. J.. Pte.
  • Chaney W. Pte.
  • Cole James W.. Pte.
  • Cooper J.. Pte. (d.10th Nov 1915)
  • Cranston James Jesse. Pte (d.16th June 1917)
  • Crush John Henry. Pte. (d.3rd Jan 1918)
  • Dainty DCM. Edward Joseph Patten. CSM. (d.8th Nov 1917)
  • Dawson J. H.. L/Cpl.
  • Fair A. Pte. (d.8th Nov 1915)
  • Fosbrooke J R. Pte.
  • Fosbrooke J. R.. Pte. (d.22nd Nov 1915)
  • French William Henry. L/Sgt. (d.28th Feb 1918)
  • George Alfred Frank. Dvr. (d.3rd Jan 1918)
  • Gold Frederick Thomas. Pte. (d.27th Aug 1918)
  • Goldstein Leopold Harris. Pte.
  • Gray William Joseph . Pte. (d.28th May 1918)
  • Green M.. Bandsman. (d.4th Nov 1915)
  • Hansey W. H.. Pte.
  • Hobbs Herbert John. Sgt. (d.22nd March 1918)
  • Holland R. Pte.
  • James D. J.. L/Cpl.
  • Jones William . L/Cpl
  • Kemp George William. L/Cpl. (d.23rd Mar 1918)
  • Lumley A. R.. Pte.
  • Marriott Stanley. Sgt.
  • Miller J E. Pte.
  • Mills A J. Pte.
  • Murphy F.. Cpl. (d.5th Nov 1915)
  • Newman Arthur James. Pte.
  • Pitt . Pte.
  • Pulleyn Edward Henry. 2nd Lt. (d.25th Nov 1917)
  • Ridgway William. Pte. (d.2nd September 1918 )
  • Riley A. B.. Pte. (d.7th Nov 1915)
  • Stacey DSO. Gerald Arthur. Mjr. (d.9th October 1916)
  • Starling Nathan. Pte. (d.3rd July 1916)
  • Stewart W D. Pte.
  • Thomas R. V.. L/Sgt.
  • Thorpe-Tracey J. Pte.
  • Turner Arthur. Pte. (d.3rd May 1917)
  • Wate J. H.. Pte.
  • Waters E.. Pte.
  • Webb Cyril. Pte. (d.5 November 1917)
  • Wise A G. Pte.
  • Wright R.. Pte.

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  Pte. Frederick Thomas Gold 2nd Btn. London Regiment (d.27th Aug 1918)

Frederick Gold is buried in Summit Trench Cemetery, Croisilles in France.







  Pte. William Ridgway 2nd Battalon London Regiment (d.2nd September 1918 )

William Ridgway was my great uncle. He joined the Army in April 1918 and died of wounds 2nd of September 1918, age 19. this is all I know. I visited his grave at Daours Cemetery on 26th August 2018.

Mark White






  Pte. William Joseph Gray 2nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.28th May 1918)

William Gray was born in Notting Hill about 1897, youngest of the four sons of William Frederick and Sarah Gray. The 1901 census shows him living with his parents (then aged 4) and three brothers Frederick (13), Albert (11) and Richard (4). His father was a horse keeper and his mother was a laundress. The 1911 census shows that he was a coal porter, living at home with his parents (aged 15) and brothers Albert (20) and Ricahrd (19) at 9 Nelson Place, The Steyne, Acton, London.

William served with the 2nd Battalion, London Regiment and was attached to the 86th Trench Mortar Battery. The 86th Trench Mortar Battery was formed on 21st of April 1916 and was part of the 86th Infantry Brigade (known as the Fusilier Brigade) which formed the 29th Division. He died on the 28th of May 1918, aged 22 years and is is buried in Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery at Morbecque, France. He is remembered on the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London.

His brother Frederick was the first of the Gray brothers to die serving his Country, on 28 April 1915. His other brother Richard died on 23 April 1918 less than a month before his own death. Tragically his parents lost 3 of their 4 sons to the War, it is not known if their brother Albert saw military service.

Caroline Hunt






  Pte. W Chaney 2nd Btn. C Coy. London Regiment

Private W. Chaney served with C Company, 2nd London Regiment.

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  Mjr. Gerald Arthur Stacey DSO. 2nd Battalion London Regiment (d.9th October 1916)

Major Gerald Stacey of 2nd Battalion, London Regiment was killed in action during operations around Lesboeufs, France on 9th of October 1916, during the Battle of the Somme.

Stephan






  Pte. J. R. Fosbrooke 2nd Btn. A Coy. London Regiment (d.22nd Nov 1915)

Pte Fosbrooke died of wounds.







  Pte. W D Stewart 2nd Battalion, A Coy. London Regiment

Pte W Stewart was wounded whilst serving with the 2nd Londons.

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  Pte. J E Miller 2nd Battalion, B Coy. London Regiment

Pte J E Miller was wounded whilst serving with 2nd Londons.

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  Pte. J Thorpe-Tracey 2nd Battalion, D Coy. London Regiment

Pte J Thorpe-Tracey served with D Coy. 2nd London Regiment.

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  Pte. Pitt 2nd Battalion, B Coy. London Regiment

Pte Pitt of B Coy was wounded in Nov 1915.

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  Pte. A J Mills 2nd Battalion, C Coy. London Regiment

Pte Mills was wounded whilst serving with C Coy. 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.

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  L/Cpl. J. H. Dawson 2nd Battalion, B Coy. London Regiment

L/Cpl Dawson was wounded whilst serving with B Coy. 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.

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  Pte. A. R. Lumley 2nd Battalion, C Coy. London Regiment

Private A R Lumley was wounded whilst serving with 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.







  L/Sgt. R. V. Thomas 2nd Battalion, D Coy. London Regiment

L/Sgt R Thomas served with D Coy. 2nd Londons.







  Pte. J. Cooper 2nd Battalion, A Coy. London Regiment (d.10th Nov 1915)

Private J Cooper served with A Coy. 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.







  Pte. M. J. Carney 2nd Battalion, A Coy. London Regiment

Pte M J Carney served with 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.

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  L/Cpl S. Cantin 2nd Battalion, A Coy. London Regiment (d.8th Nov 1915)

L/Cpl S Catin lost his life serving with the 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.

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  Pte. E. Waters 2nd Battalion, B Coy. London Regiment

Pte E Waters served with B Coy 2nd Londons.







  Pte. J. H. Wate 2nd Battalion. B Coy. London Regiment

Pte Wate died of wounds.







  Pte. A. B. Riley 2nd Battalion, D Coy London Regiment (d.7th Nov 1915)

Pte A B Riley served with D Coy, 2nd Battalion, London Regiment.







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