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The London Regiment
The London Regiment was formed in 1908 to encompass 26 existing volunteer battalions in the County of London. In 1916 the battalions reverted to their original Regiments.
Battalions during the Great War:
- 1st (City of London) Battalion
- 2/1st (City of London) Battalion.
- 3/1st Battalion.
- 2nd (City of London) Battalion
- 2/2nd (City of London) Battalion.
- 3/2nd Battalion.
- 3rd (City of London) Battalion
- 2/3rd (City of London) Battalion.
- 3/3rd Battalion.
- 4th (City of London) Battalion
- 2/4th (City of London) Battalion.
- 3/4th Battalion.
- 5th (City of London) Battalion
- 2/5th (City of London) Battalion.
- 6th (City of London) Battalion.
- 2/6th (City of London) Battalion.
- 3/6th (City of London) Battalion.
- 7th (City of London) Battalion
- 2/7th (City of London) Battalion.
- 8th (City of London) Battalion
- 2/8th (City of London) Battalion.
- 9th (County of London) Battalion.
- 2/9th (County of London) Battalion.
- 3/9th (County of London) Battalion.
- 10th (County of London) Battalion.
- 2/10th (County of London) Battalion.
- 11th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/11th (County of London) Battalion.
- 12th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/12th (County of London) Battalion.
- 13th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/13th (County of London) Battalion.
- 14th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/14th (County of London) Battalion.
- 15th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/15th (County of London) Battalion.
- 16th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/16th (County of London) Battalion.
- 17th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/17th (County of London) Battalion.
- 18th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/18th (County of London) Battalion.
- 19th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/19th (County of London) Battalion.
- 20th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/20th (County of London) Battalion.
- 21st (County of London) Battalion
- 2/21st (County of London) Battalion.
- 22nd (County of London) Battalion
- 2/22nd (County of London) Battalion.
- 23rd (County of London) Battalion
- 2/23rd (County of London) Battalion.
- 24th (County of London) Battalion
- 2/24th (County of London) Battalion.
- 25th (Cyclist) (County of London) Battalion
- 2/25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion.
- 28th (County of London) Battalion (The Artists Rifles)
- 29th Battalion
- 30th Battalion
- 33rd (City of London) Battalion.
- 34th (County of London) Battalion.
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Pte. William Henry Ball London Regt. Middlesex Regt. North Staffordshire (d.27th Aug 1918) Pte William Henry Ball from Rugely, enlisted with the North Staffordshire Regiment, he also served with the Middlesex Regiment and the 7th London egiment. He was killed in action on the 27th August 1918 |
Mark Leonard Skingle 9th Btn. The London Regiment Seated at the front in this photo is Mark Leonard Skingle, taken whilst he was serving with the 9th Battalion (County of London Volunteer Rifle Brigade), The London Regiment, The King's Royal Rifle Corps, in Cologne, Germany with the Army of Occupation in 1918.
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Act Cpl Cecil Hearnden Royal Fusliers My father served in WW1 having falsified his age to join up, he enlisted with the London Regiment and served with the Royal Fusilers and later the Army Service Corps. He was in the reserve at start of WW2 and went to France with the BEF, he was wounded and captured, ending up in Stalag XXB.
If anyone has any information on his service during the Great War I'd be very grateful. |
Private William Edward Turrell 2/3d Btn London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) (d.16th June 1917) I found the citation to William Ernest Turrell in original condition as given out in the name of George V to those who sacrificied their lives in W.W.1. it says private in the London Regiment. so I thought I would try to find out wnen he died and whatever I can about him. I found his original commemoration in a second hand shop on the Isle of Wight. I want to know how to find information about him.
Update: William was killed on the 16th of June 1917 in the Arras sector, he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras memorial in Northern France |
Pte. William "Twinny" Rainsforth 5th Btn. Lincoln Regt I am researching my Family History and have found several very interesting stories about some of my male family members
who fought so bravely in WW1. Some made it through WW1 - others were not so lucky. I have found it very harrowing and yet
very rivetting to take a look at the parallel stories of the WW1 encounters of each of the four men that I have selected
from my own Family History research and feel it worth writing in: so that other people can feel the impact of such a
senseless war: as I have felt it myself. I am torn with the futility of war and yet have so much admiration for
those who fought it. Born in an era after both World Wars: I feel that I owe it to all soldiers who fought in both
conflicts, and to myself, to explore the inevitable outcomes and sacrifices of precious lives in war and yet to marvel
at the bravery of those who so willingly engaged for King & Country at the certain risk of loosing their souls in a foreign
land. In those days: men did as they were ordered to do without question and willingly. I believe we who follow owe
it to them to remember them and to delve for their personal stories, as I have been doing of late. I hope that my
discoveries about 4 of my soldier ancestors will be of interest to many of you and may set you along the course
of investigating your own family members who made the same sacrifices and endured memories of similar experiences
and who had to live with the consequences - for the remainder of their lives - as mine did. Who knows how they
managed to live "normal" lives after such events? There are 4 soldiers in particular whose very different stories I
should like to relate, the first of whom is William Rainsforth. William was my Grandad's younger brother. He was born 14th February 1887 in Gainsborough, Lincs - the youngest son of John & Christania RAINSFORTH and one of eight children. In the 1901 census, William is listed living at home at 57 Ashcroft Road, Gainsborough, Lincs and is a grocer's assistant. Just like his 3 elder brothers, William was football mad and played for the local Working Men's Club: later playing and refereeing for Gainsbro Trinity - so he could run fast!!!!! Because William had twin older brothers: Ernest (my Granddad) and George who were locally each called "Twinny Rainsforth", William also inherited that same nickname even though he was not a twin himself. It seems if your name was RAINSFORTH and you lived in Gainsbro - you were automatically and fondly nick-named "Twinny". By 1907: William was married to Nellie Forrest and he had begun to have children of his own. At the time of going to war, he and Nellie had 3 young sons. William was there, as a machine gunner, on 13th October 1915 - that fateful day - when the 46th North Midland Division were
ordered to go over the top and to take the Hohenzollern Redoubt. Less than half an hour into the attack - 1309 men lay dead, masacred by machine gun fire - 357 of them from Lincolnshire. News of this terrible slaughter was slow to filter through to the local townspeople of Gainsborough: although most knew that there had been a dreadful battle that day and many were anxiously awaiting news of their fathers, brothers and sons. As even today, Gainsborough people are community spirited so when one person received word - they rushed off to the local newspaper clutching their missive and allowed their letters from their own loved ones to be published in the local paper: to give others hope or just to try to make sense of what had happened in France to their boys on that day in October of 1915. William's wife received a letter at their home at 3 Willoughby Street, Gainsborough, Lincs from William quite soon after the battle and had the enormous relief of knowing that her man had survived the carnage and the heavy machine gun fire from the German defenders of the Hohenzollern Redoubt that day. In the edition of the Gainsbro News
dated 22/10/1915 was William's harrowing published firsthand account transcribed as follows: "October 13th Gainsborough Will Always Remember Sad & Glorious Day for the 5th Lincolns Thrilling letter from Gainsborough Territorial I am safe and sound thank the Lord. For we have had one of the worst experiences we have ever had. I dare not tell you how many men we have lost, but it is awful to think about and I don't know what Gainsborough will think. How on earth I got through I don't know. We did real well. we took four lines of German trenches and captured a farmhouse, a big fortified position. When we got in the second line of of German trenches, two Germans came out of a dugout. I said "Hands up" and they dropped their rifles and cried for mercy. But I thought of my pals that had gone under and shot them both. I am not telling lies it is true, as if I had gone on they would have shot me, but I daresay someone will tell you about it. I cared for nothing and I don't know how I kept my nerves. Poor old--------. He said he would get killed before we went over the top and -------said I was to let the know if anything happened to him poor lad. He was the second to be shot down in his Comapny, so they will be able to get to him to bury him properly. Gainsborough will always remember the 13th October--- you don't know the half yet. The Band were pleased to see me get through all right. Six of us have been recommended for bravery on the field. We got our gun the farthest of any,and got it into action. We did mow then down. I was rushing over the open ground when two of my mates at the side of me were shot down. I think I have been very lucky but I put my trust in God. It was a treat to see us charge. Every man went over without a flinch. When we who were left came out of it we rode way in buses. They kept asking us who we were. When we said "5th Lincolns" you ought to have heard them cheer. We had taken a position the Regulars could not take, but we have suffered for it. Hope they will semd us home to dear old England after this. Good-bye and God bless till we meet again." William lived until the ripe old age of 86 dying in Gainsbro in 1973.
No doubt he carried the memories of that day with him - and of his part in the battle - for the rest of his life?
I expect that there may well be some German counterparts of mine now researching their own family history and just as
anxious and curious to know who killed their Great Uncle or Grandfather at the Hohenzollern Redoubt that day?
Well....William, by his own written admission, killed at least two such persons in that charge that day.....
but what choice did he have? The other 3 persons who I wish to mention were my Grandfather - Ernest Rainsforth,
elder brother of William whose story I have told above - who was badly injured but also survived and was repatriated
to England from France with his bicep blown off and with a serious knee injury from sharpnel: whilst fighting with the
2/5th West Riding Regiment as the Germans pulled back from the Hindenberg Line in March 1917. I am lucky enough to
have my Grandad's war discharge papers - discharged as being medically unfit for further war service - and the original telegram sent to his Mother advising her that Ernest had been wounded and admitted to hospital in London. I ache with sheer anguish for her when I read that telegram and know what his Mum must have felt at the time. My Grandad survived the war: met my Nan at Malden Hospital in Middlesex where she was nursing during WW1 and returned to his home town of Gainsbro with a beautiful new wife. Ernest lived until the age of 94. He never chose to speak to anyone about his experiences in France except to say to my younger brother - when my brother was a boy - that he laid on a stretcher in a field at a Clearing Station - gagging for a drink of water for over 24 hours and when he called the orderly for water the orderly said "shut-up Rainsforth, the bloke laid next to you has 16 bullits in him ". Grandad unrolled his shirt sleeve and showed my brother a massive intentation in his left arm where his bicep had been literally blown off. Then there is my Grandmother's Uncle Albert H Dean; an ambulance man from New Malden
in Surrey who survived almost to the last day of the war only to die in the 10th Military Hospital in France of
bronch-pneumonia, leaving a young and devoted widow named Mabel and two very young sons.
Albert had asked his cousin to "look after Mabel and the boys" should anything happen to him. His cousin
married Mabel and did take good care of his boys. I am in possession of Albert H Dean's original military
death certificate and I was lucky enough to meet his 95 year old surviving son, Arthur Dean, a couple of years back
who was able to describe the day that they received word that his father had died and was to be buried at Rouen.
Arthur Dean still commemorates his father's life - all of these many years later - on Armistice Day. He cried when
I was able to hand over a small Bible (which had been left to me amongst family papers and photos and other memorabilia)
that had once belonged to his father when his father was a boy. My final candidate is another ancestor named Robert
Edward Ryder from Harefield in Middlesex. Robert was born in December 1895 in Harefield and served with
12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge Own) enlisting in 1914. He won the Victoria Cross for
" most conspicuous bravery" at Theipval on September 25th 1916. Robert was just 20 years old when he found himself
fighting to take Theipval, with all Officers wounded, dead or down. He single handedly charged a German trench with his
lewis gun when, for want of leadership, the attack was flagging. When I discovered that Robert's very young wife
had recently died of "consumption" (more likely of asbestosis because she had been working in a local asbestos factory
near Harefield), it did make me wonder if Robert just "did not give a damn" since his lovely young Bride had
just died so horribly? His VC is now in the Imperial War Museum. The quote with his medals says quite simply:
" I don't know what came over me...normally...I wouldn't hurt a fly". Just a story of 4 men. As William
Rainsforth said in his letter in 1915 to his wife, Nellie, "Gainsborough will always remember 13th October"...
and yet...I wonder just how many Gainsborough people alive and well today even know about this piece of history
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Rifleman Alexander E R Hirst 1st/6th Bn. London Regiment (City of London Rifles) (d.15th Sep 1916) Alexander Hirst was my wife's maternal Grandfather.
He worked for the Gas Company in the Old Kent Road,London as a gas fitter.
A neighbour threatened to report him to the Gas Company for "moonlighting" which in those days may well have led to his dismissal, so he volunteered to join the Army and was sent off to France where he died during one of the Battles of the Somme.
Ironically, with a wife, 2 children and another baby on the way, he was probably unlikely to have been called up!
His name appeared on the Roll of Honour displayed by the Gas Company at their premises in the Old Kent Road, but no-one seems to know what happened to it.
Perhaps your contributors or readers might be able to help?
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Lt Harry Rowland Thelwell 3rd Btn. West Yorkshire Regt (d.8th July 1916) Lt Harry Thelwell, 3rd Bt, (att 2nd) Duke of Wellington's West Riding Rgt, died of wounds on July 8th 1916. When war broke out Lt Thelwell joined the Queen Victoria Rifles in which regiment he had already served for four years and went to France on October 1914. he took part in the attack on Hill 60 following which he was given a commission in the Duke of Wellington Rgt and was sent to France where he received his second star. He was the only son of Mrs Thelwell and the late Mr George Thelwell of Commercial Street, Leeds. He was 23 years of age and was educated at St Cuthbert's College, Worksop. |
Private Herbert James Boyer 22nd Battalion London Regiment (d.3rd Sept 1918) Herbert James Boyer died in WW1 and the CWGC records show he fell on 3rd September 1918. He was a member of the 22nd Battalion, London Regiment and is buried in the Heilly Station Cemetery. Mericourt-L'Abbe. I believe he enlisted initially in the 5th Royal Fusiliers (G/25502). I am related on my mother's side, and have obtained replicas of his medals, which I will frame along with the relevant cap badges. |
Sjt. Horace Woods MM. 24th Btn. London Regiment My father, Horace Woods was awarded the MM for "great gallantry during an enemy attack" and survived the 1914/18 War. I am trying to obtain the words of the citation but don't know where to start. A copy of his record card merely shows France 10-11-15 |
Pte. William Leonard Dean 7th City of London Battalion London Regiment I am researching my fathers life. I have discovered that he joined the 7th (City of London) Batalion, The London Regiment at Kingston-On-Thames at the age of 18 years & 1 month during 1917. |
L/Cpl William Jones 2nd Btn. London Regiment I found an honourable discharge certificate for my Grandfather, William Jones, from WW1 and wanted then to trace his war record. I discovered he was gassed on the Somme. He had enlisted 12th Jan 1915 and was discharged 12 Dec 1916. He was always in the Territorials and after the war he remained very active in the Territorials in his home village and always led the march proudly each year on 11/11 with his baton. I visited the Somme in June and it appears his regiment fought in the battle for High Wood in 1916 but I would like to know if this was where he would have been gassed. He never talked about his experiences so his family of 5 children know nothing about what happened to him during the war before he was gassed. |
Pte. William Carberry 18th Btn. (Irish Rifles) London Regiment (d.24th Nov 1917) My Grandfather Patrick Markey served with his cousin William Carberry. I believe they were serving together in France in the 1st World War when William was killed by a mine or a bomb. My grand father saw it, or as the story has been told to me by mother. I would like to hear from any one who knows of either of these two men as I am trying to put a family history together.
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Pte. Kenneth Cliffe 1/7th (City of London) Battalion London Regiment (d.11th Jun 1917) Kenneth Cliffe of Sun Street, London, was an employee at The Accident Department in the Head Office of Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation Ltd when he enlisted as a private in the 7th (City of London) Battalion, of the London Regiment at Shepherds Bush. Kenneth was killed in action on the 11th June 1917 at the Battle of Messines and is remembered amongst the missing listed on the Menin Gate in Ypres. The company he worked for is now part of the Aviva group and Kenneth is listed on the company Roll of Honour. |
Pte. Thomas William Cooper MM. 20th Battalion London Regiment My grandfather, Tom Cooper, joined up in September 1914, at the age of 23. He was awarded a Military Medal (which I have -- but I would like to find further details of the reason for this award). Sadly, he was gassed, which probably contributed to his early death (from TB) in 1946, but he survived WW1 and is recorded as 'serving with the colours' Sept 1914 to April 1919. He was demobbed in March 1920. |
Pte John Pearcy 6th Btn. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry My Grandfather,John Pearcy served on the Western Front from 1916 with the 6th batt. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, in early 1918 this battalion was disbanded and Grandfather was posted to the 16th Entrenching battalion. Shortly after this the Germans launched their spring offensive and grandfather was then posted to the 3rd London Regt. and went back into front line actions.
On the 8th August 1918 the 3rd London's went into action on the first day of the battle of Amiens, their jumping off point was on the green line near Malard Wood, on exiting the wood they came under heavy fire from the German positions on Chipily ridge and Grandfather was wounded in the chest with shrapnel. After being taken to a Casualty Clearing Station, Grandfather was moved out of the line to the Australian General Hospital at Rouen.
On the 17th October 1918 Grandfather returned to his unit and went into action in the final advance in Artois and Flanders. In the early hours of the 31st October 1918 the 3rd Londons were trying to establish a series of posts between the lines near the village of Bleharies in Belgium when they came under shellfire, Grandfather was badly wounded and had a leg amputated on the battlefield before being moved to hospital in Boulogne.
Later that month grandfather returned to the UK on board the hospital ship St David and spent time in several hospitals in Kent, having a re-amputation before being moved nearer home to the Leeds War Hospital in Yorkshire where he was fitted with an artificial leg but it was to be 1920 before he was discharged from hospital and returned to his family.
Grandfather became an active member of his local British Legion branch and led several remembrance day parades in his home village, Grandfather passed away in 1947. |
Rfm. John George " " Rowen 2nd/6th Battalion London Regiment (d.28th Oct 1917) John Rowen was born in 1894. He served with the 2nd/6th Battalion City of London Rifles as a Rifleman, enlisting in 1916 in B Company. The regiment was part of the 58th Division and he saw action in France during the German Retreat to Hindenburg Line 14th Mar 1917 to 5th April 1917,
The Battle of Bullecourt 3rd May 1917 to 17th May 1917,
Actions on the Hindenburg Line 20th May to 16th June 1917
Battle Menin Road 20th to 25th Sept 1917,
Battle of Polygon Wood 26th Sept to 3rd October 1917,
Second Battle of Passchendaele 26th Oct 1917 to 10th November 1917.
John was killed on 28th October 1917 and is remembered at Tyne Cot Memorial on Panel 150 as he has no known grave. |
Rfm. Walter " " Rowen 2nd/6th (City of London Rifles) Battalion London Regiment (d.28th Oct 1917) Wally was born in 1900 and at the age of 15 he signed up and was posted and embodied on 21st May 1915 at 57a Faringdon Road in the 3rd/6th Battalion City of London Rifles. He was in England from 21 May 1915 to 2 Dec 1915. He received 28 days detention 25th Oct 1915 to 21st Nov 1915 and on 30th Nov 1915 he was transferred to 1/6th London Rifles. He
embarked for France on 3rd Dec 1915 from Southampton, and disembarked 4th Dec 1915 at le Havre. On the 15th Dec he joined his new Battalion in the field. But on 30th Dec 1915 he had Chilled Feet and was treated at No 4 L. Field Ambulance. On the 7th Jan 1916 He was admitted to hospital with Chilled Feet and 8th Feb he was transferred to England as Under Age. Between 14th July 1916 to 25th July 1916 he was awarded 10 days Field Punishment No.2
His mother consistently wrote to the War Dept who merely returned his birth certificate saying that he had "Stated Age as 19 years 3 months" on enlistment. I have the letter. Eventually he was discharged 25th July 1916 because he "Made a false statement as to age on enlistment".
His medical Card shows Height 5ft 3 inchs Chest 34. Physical Development Good
At the end of the War Wally was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. He died in 1969 following a road traffic accident.
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Pte. James Edmond " " Rowen 24th Battalion (The Queens) London Regiment James Edmond Rowen was my uncle and one of 4 brothers who served in the war.
He was in the 24th London Regiment (The Queens) and saw action at
Mazingarbe Sep 1915,High Wood 14th July to 15th Sep 1916, Somme,
Vimy Ridge April 1917, Ypres 1917 and Bapaume August 1918
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Rfm. Frederick Boulton " " Clarke 1st/5th Battalion London Regiment (d.12th Apr 1917) |
Pte. Charles Victor " " Rowen 1/22nd Battalion London Regiment (d.21st Dec 1920) Charles Rowen was the brother of John George, Walter and James Edmund Rowen all of whom served in WW1
Charles enlisted 24th Feb 1916 and was enrolled 2nd August 1916 in the 1/22nd Battalion London Regiment. On the 3rd Dec 1916 he embarked from Southampton and disembarked Le Havre on 4th December 1916
He was wounded in his left eye at Ypres 30th August 1917 and after treatment was discharged to Duty 8th Sept 1917.
On 13th December 1917 Charles as gassed by shell and was admitted to
12th General Hospital in Rouen on 20th Dec 1917. Folllowing treatment he was sent to Base Medical Board on 1st Feb 1918 and to Comp B Depot (1311) 6th Feb 1918
On the 18th Feb 1918 Charles joined 50th P.O.W Labour Battalion for Duty at Les Sants. He was transferred to P. of War Company 15th July 1918, and retained his infantry pay for Benefit of Service and was allotted a new number, 564875. Charles went on leave from 22nd July to 9th August 1918 and on 25th August deducted one days pay due to being absent from 9.30 p.m to 7.15a.m. on 26th August 1918. He had leave in the UK 8th Feb 1919 to 22nd Feb 1919.
On the 5th April 1919 he was admitted to No 12 Stationary Hospital at Abbeyville and invalided home on the A.T Brighton due to Rheumatism.
LCCO Posted 6th April.
Between 6th April and 6th May 1919 he was treated at Nell Lane Military Hospital, in Didsbury then being transferred to the
Lord Derby War Hospital in Didsbury for mental observations, he was there until 30th May 1919 when he was transferred to the
County of Middlesex War Hospital, Napsbury, St Albans. Records state "Somewhat Dull in appearance when admitrted but cheerfuland rational. Hearing slightly impaired. Much improved. Recommended PU"
Charles was discharged from the Army on 3rd July 1919 due to Mental Instability due to Active Service. He died 21st Dec 1920 and is commemorated on the War Grave Panel in Streatham Cemetery.
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List of those who served with The London Regiment during The Great War
- Pte. William Frederick Abbott 1st/22nd Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- 2nd Lt. Gordon William Acworth 15th Btn (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Cpl. Henry Furner Allen 1st/7th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Cpl. Henry James Olaf Allen 1st/6th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Rfm. Harry Amos 1st/21st Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Pte. William Charles Anderson 1st/22nd Btn. D Coy. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Rfm. W. Andress 8th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- L/Cpl. William Horace Andrews 1/21st Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Rfm. Harry Aronow 1/8th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Pte. H. W. Ashford 24th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Sjt. William Aston 1/8th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Pte. Cecil Wallace Ayling 7th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- Pte. William Henry Ball (d.27th Aug 1918) Read his Story.
- Private Herbert James Boyer 22nd Battalion (d.3rd Sept 1918) Read his Story.
- Pte. William Carberry 18th Btn. (Irish Rifles) (d.24th Nov 1917) Read his Story.
- Rfm. Frederick Boulton " " Clarke 1st/5th Battalion (d.12th Apr 1917) Read his Story.
- Pte. Kenneth Cliffe 1/7th (City of London) Battalion (d.11th Jun 1917) Read his Story.
- Pte. Thomas William Cooper MM. 20th Battalion Read his Story.
- Act Co. Sjt Mjr. Stanley Alistair Creek (d.16th Sep 1916)
- Pte. William Leonard Dean 7th City of London Battalion Read his Story.
- Rifleman Stephen Hugh Densham (d.10 Dec 1917)
- Act Cpl Cecil Hearnden Read his Story.
- Rifleman Alexander E R Hirst 1st/6th Bn. (d.15th Sep 1916) Read his Story.
- Ernest Bentall "Mick" Horwood 28th Btn.
- L/Cpl William Jones 2nd Btn. Read his Story.
- Sjt. Gordon Percy Olley MM. Read his Story.
- Pte John Pearcy 6th Btn. Read his Story.
- Pte. William "Twinny" Rainsforth 5th Btn. Read his Story.
- Pte. Charles Victor " " Rowen 1/22nd Battalion (d.21st Dec 1920) Read his Story.
- Pte. James Edmond " " Rowen 24th Battalion (The Queens) Read his Story.
- Rfm. John George " " Rowen 2nd/6th Battalion (d.28th Oct 1917) Read his Story.
- Rfm. Walter " " Rowen 2nd/6th (City of London Rifles) Battalion (d.28th Oct 1917) Read his Story.
- Mark Leonard Skingle 9th Btn. Read his Story.
- Lt Harry Rowland Thelwell 3rd Btn. (d.8th July 1916) Read his Story.
- Private William Edward Turrell 2/3d Btn (d.16th June 1917) Read his Story.
- Pte. Frank Edward Whelan 1st Btn
- Sjt. Horace Woods MM. 24th Btn. Read his Story.
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Recomended Reading:
History of the Shiny Seventh C Digby Planck
Written in the 1920's and recently reprinted. This history tells the story from those early beginnings to the end of WWII including the period between wars when, in 1936, the the regiment's role changed from infantry to searchlight and the title to 32nd (7th City of London) AA Battalion, RE.,TA. Most of the book, some 200 pages, is concerned with the Great War and the record of the two active battalions, 1/7th and 2/7th. The narrative includes extracts from letters, diaries and articles written by officers and men, casualty details are given as they occur and gallantry awards and other incidents. The inter-war years and WWII are only briefly covered and the Roll of Honour for The Great War has one list, officers and men of both battalions, in alphabetical order but without identifying the battalion; Honours and Awards are shown under 1/7th and the combined 2/7th and 7th.
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History of the London Rifle Brigade 1859-1919
A Detailed & readable history with num. anecdotes . Appendices inc. officers’ services, awards. The first 60 or so pages deal with the pre-war history,. The rest of book is devoted to the Great War in which three battalions served, the 1st and 2nd Battalions on the Western Front, the 3rd was a training battalion. Each battalion is covered separately concluding, in the case of the active service battalions, with a detailed itinerary. This is a very good history with many informative appendices including casualty lists by battalions, nominal roll of all officers who served between 1859 and 1919 with service, and in a number of cases biographical details, honours and awards including mentions
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Artists Rifles: Regimental Roll of Honour and War Record 1914-1919 S.Stagoll Higham
This remarkable book contains a complete record of all whose names have been inscribed in the regiment’s Muster Roll since August 1914, showing commissions obtained, when and in which corps/regiments; honours and decorations awarded with citations where published; and a list of all casualties. There is a total of 15,022 names, that is everyone who at one time or another served in the Regiment in any capacity. 10,256 received commissions, eight VCs were awarded, and the casualties suffered throughout the war numbered 6,071 of whom 2,003 were killed. There are summary tables of awards and of casualties
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History and Records of Queen Victoria's Rifles 1792-1922 C.A.Cuthbert Keeson
This is a good history with plenty of detail and with many names, covering the period from the earliest days up to the Great War in an appendix (185 pages) at the end of the book. It covers each battalion in turn - 1/9th, 2/9th, the amalgamated 9th and finally 3/9th. There is the Roll of Honour and a list of Honours and Awards, including Mentions in Despatches.
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Cast-iron Sixth: A History of the Sixth Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles) E.G. Godfrey
This history begins with the names of divisional and brigade commanders under whom the battalion served, followed by the Honours list where all recipients are named, except for Mention in Despatches where totals are given. The early history of the battalion is briefly narrated before the Great War, which takes up the bulk of the book. In addition to details of actions fought, in each chapter attention is given to some particular aspect of military training or operations, such as communications between front and rear, transport difficulties, individual exploits and so on, while to facilitate reading, at the head of each page appears the number of the battalion being discussed. The book ends with the Roll of Honour (1050 dead) and an index.
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