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11th (1st Finsbury Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment    11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles), London Regiment were a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ at 17 Penton Street, Finsbury. 1st Dec 1915 Quiet 2nd Dec 1915 Shelling 3rd Dec 1915 Orders Received 4th Dec 1915 On the Move 5th Dec 1915 At Rest 13th Dec 1915 On the March 14th Dec 1915 On the Move 15th Dec 1915 On the Move 16th Dec 1915 On the Move 17th Dec 1915 On the Move 18th Dec 1915 On the Move 19th Dec 1915 In Camp 20th Dec 1915 In Camp 23rd Dec 1915 Reinforcements 27th Dec 1915 Routine 28th Dec 1915 Orders 29th Dec 1915 Baggage 30th Dec 1915 On the Move 31st Dec 1915 In Camp 8th Jan 1916 Route March 9th Jan 1916 Church Parade 10th Jan 1916 Route March 11th Jan 1916 In Camp 12th Jan 1916 In Camp 14th Jan 1916 Route March 15th Jan 1916 Staff Ride 16th Jan 1916 Church Parade 17th Jan 1916 In Camp 18th Jan 1916 Orders 19th Jan 1916 On the Move 20th Jan 1916 In Camp 21st Jan 1916 In Camp 22nd Jan 1916 In 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Col. W.C. Peebles T.D. assumed Command of Brigade   If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 11th (1st Finsbury Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment? There are:5508 items tagged 11th (1st Finsbury Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 11th (1st Finsbury Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War 1914-1918. Allen John Walter. Pte (d.26th September 1916) Anderson Charles Patrick. Daykin Thomas. Rfmn. Downs Thomas William. Pte. (d.19th Apr 1917) Dunn Edgar. L/Cpl. (d.11th September 1915) Hodgson Henry Alfred. Pte. Osborne Lionel James . L/Cpl. (d.24th March 1918) Pope Charles. Rfmn. (d.17th April 1917) All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 11th (1st Finsbury Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Looking for help with Family History Research?    Please see Family History FAQ's Please note: We are unable to provide individual research. Can you help? 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte John Walter Allen 11th Btn London Regiment (d.26th September 1916) Private John Allen served with the 11th Battalion London Regiment in WW1. He was killed in action during the battle of the Somme on 26th of September 1916. Holly Burton Add to this record.   Rfmn. Charles Pope 1st/11th (Finsbury Rifles) Btn. London Regiment (d.17th April 1917) Charles Pope was my wife's great uncle. He was killed at the 2nd Battle of Gaza on 17th April 1917, aged 30. This is also the date on the panel of the War Memorial in Spa Green Garden, Finsbury. He is buried in Gaza War Cemetery. Add to this record.   Pte. Henry Alfred Hodgson 11th (1st Finsbury Rifles) Btn. London Regiment My Grandfather Henry Hodgson enlisted in 1912 with the 2/11th Battalion County of London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles), he served in the Battle of Ypres at Passchendaele, surviving the war after being wounded, he went on to serve in the Home Guard in WW2. He passed away in 1963. Philip K. Hodgson Add to this record.   L/Cpl. Lionel James Osborne 1/20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Btn. London Regiment (d.24th March 1918) Lance Corporal Lionel James Osborne, son of George Osborne, 22 Saunders Piece, Ampthill, Bedfordshire; born in Ampthill, living in Liverpool Street, London and enlisted in St. Pancras, London. Initially served with the 11th Battalion, London Regiment (service no.4580) then served with 1st/20th (County of London) Battalion, (Blackheath and Woolwich) London Regiment. He was killed in action on 24th March 1918 in France and Flanders age 22 years and is commemorated on Arras Memorial, France. He is remembered on The War Memorial, St. Andrews Church, Ampthill. Information courtesy of www.roll-of-honour.com Caroline Hunt Add to this record.   Rfmn. Thomas Daykin 1/11th (Finsbury Rifles) Btn. London Regiment Thomas Daykin served with the 11th (Finsbury Rifles) Battalion , London Regiment during WW1. Formerly number 837 with Army Service Corps. Medal card quotes he went to France in Jan 1915, but 1/11th went to Gallipoli and stayed in Middle East for remainder of the war. Editor's Note: The date for arriving in France is the first time he entered a theatre of war, so he must have gone to France with the ASC before he transferred to the London Regiment. Linda Dennis Add to this record.    Charles Patrick Anderson 11th Btn. London Regiment My Grandad, Charles Patrick Anderson served with the 1/11th London Regt. After the war he was in the "Black and Tans" Kevin Anderson Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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