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9th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment, The 1st Queen Victoria’s Rifles are the descendants of The Duke of Cumberland’s Corps of Sharpshooters which was inaugurated in September 1803. In 1908, when the Territorial Force was created, the 9th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) was allocated to the 3rd London Brigade, 1st London Division. Shortly after the outbreak of war in August 1914 a second line battalion the 2/9th (County of London) Battalion was formed and in April 1915 a third line the 3/9th (County of London) Battalion was formed.
Early in the Great War, the 1st London Division was broken up to provide reinforcements for the BEF and on 5th November 1914 the 1/9th landed at Havre and joined 13th Brigade, 5th Division. The battalion fought with 5th Division throughout 1915, at Hill 60, Second Ypres and St Julien. In February 1916 the 56th Division was formed in France and the 1/9th Battalion were allocated to the 169th Brigade. It fought with this division on the Somme, Arras, Third Ypres and Cambrai and transferred to the 58th Division in February 1918 where it amalgamated with the 2/9th to become the 9th Battalion.
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Please note we currently have a large 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.
Those known to have served with 9th London Regiment, Queen Victoria’s Rifles during the Great War.
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- Pte. Robert Gort Croucher 1/19th Btn. (d.5th Jun 1917)
- Pte. Albert John Harris 1/19th Btn. (d.11th Jul 1917)
- Cpl. H. Harvey 1/19th Btn. (d.7th Jun 1917)
- 2nd Lt. Frederick William Hedges VC. 6th Btn. Read their Story.
- Sjt. Gordon Percy Olley MM. Read their Story.
- Mark Leonard Skingle 9th Btn. Read their Story.
- Rfm. John Frank Standcumbe 9th Battalion (Queen Victoria Rifles) (d.10th Apr 1917) Read their Story.
- Lt Harry Rowland Thelwell 3rd Btn. (d.8th July 1916) Read their Story.
If you have any names to add to this list, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch.
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.
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.
Rfm. John Frank Standcumbe 9th Battalion (Queen Victoria Rifles) London Regiment (d.10th Apr 1917)
I have been researching my family tree, and found records of my father's (maternal) grandfather, John Standcumbe who fell in WW1. We have a photograph of him and his medals. I'd really like to learn more about the engagement in which he fell. I believe is was the first battle of Bullecourt - but I am not completely sure of this yet. Any information about the 9th Battalion of the QVRs would be appreciated.
