490:, came under increasing rifle and machine-gun fire in the gullies and lost cohesion. Early in the action, Brigadier-General de Winton was wounded and Lieutenant Colonel Byrne took command of the Brigade with Major G.F.M. Davies assuming command of 1st Battalion. Captain Crosbie, the Adjutant, was also wounded early. Parties of the 1/10th and 1/11th Londons were 'dribbled forward' to reinforce the line. The battalions breasted the gully-riven slopes of the ridge, and ultimately advanced the left of the line to the south-western shoulder of Kidney Hill but they were unsupported, and withdrew that night to positions in Lone Tree Gully. Major G.F.M. Davies of 1/11th Londons was killed while covering the retreat of the rear party and Captain Lewer assumed command. Lone Tree Gully was shelled all the next day. Captain Lewer was wounded with Captain Windsor taking command. During the night the positions were consolidated as far as possible. The battalion's total casualties in the two days were about 360, including nine officers.
419:. The TF was intended to be a home defence force and its members could not be compelled to serve outside the UK, but on 10 August TF units were invited to volunteer for overseas service and the majority did so. On 31 August 1914, the formation of Reserve or 2nd-Line units for each existing TF unit was authorised. Initially these were formed from men who had not volunteered for overseas service, and the recruits who were flooding in. The titles of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate battalions, brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas. Later they were mobilised for overseas service in their own right. the Finsbury Rifles formed its own second line on 3 September 1914.
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620:'very short of men and the commanding officer was only a captain, so great had been their losses, but they were very gallant fellows'. Their charge was preceded by a five minute bombardment by three field batteries, during which the enemy put down a counter-barrage along the edge of Bald Hill and manned their trenches. The attack on the other hill therefore came as a surprise, and the 1/11th Bn seized it with little loss, and then held it against three determined counter-attacks in the next two hours. Delivered over open ground, these attacks were easily beaten off by machine gun and rifle fire. Bombing attacks up the trenches were more dangerous, but one such attack was driven off single-handedly by Lance-Corporal
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587:, 27 October–7 November), 54th Division attacked directly towards the town on 2 November. It was a holding attack but the leading brigades made such good progress that 162nd Bde was able to pass through by 06.00 to move on to the final objective, Sheikh Hasan, which it secured after a 15-minute bombardment. The attack was continued on 7 November, with 162nd Bde heading towards Turtle Hill, north west of Gaza town. Supported by powerful artillery, the infantry walked through the defences to find that the Turks had evacuated Gaza. The EEF pursued the defeated Turks back to the
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1599:'s sector. Beach Groups consisted of a mixture of sub-units from different Arms and Services to secure, defend and control the landing points over which the assault units would pass. Each beach group was allotted one HAA and one LAA battery, commanded by a small AA HQ in radio contact with a control ship. The AA batteries landed with a minimum scale of men and equipment. The gunners went ashore as infantry, prepared for a firefight before moving to the sites selected for gun positions.
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1052:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, even though many did not yet have their full complement of men or equipment. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. With the expansion of the TA after the Munich Crisis, most units split to form duplicates. In the case of 61st AA Bde, 224 LAA Bty was expanded into a full regiment in October as
833:), 2/11th Battalion was in reserve with 175th Brigade. On 23 September, after coming under fire, an SOS was sent up at 7 pm and the enemy counterattack was beaten off. Lieutenant Fraser was wounded and 10 other ranks were killed. Captain A.C. Soutten captured six prisoners of the 100th Infantry regiment single handed. 175th Brigade led the division's attack at the
794:. On 17 May the 2/11th Bn provided two companies to act as stretcher bearers, suffering 30 casualties in so doing. For the next few weeks the division was engaged in small actions against the Hindenburg Line, and then went into a period of intensive battle training in old German trenches. 175th Brigade was then assigned to railway construction at
1193:). This meant that the Thames North guns were in action night after night as the bomber streams approached the London Inner Artillery Zone, but even with the assistance of searchlights, the effectiveness of HAA fire and fighters was greatly diminished in the darkness. 61st HAA Regiment served throughout this period.
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began attacking the beaches and shipping with high-level bombing and low-level machine-gunning, and the LAA batteries were very active. 34 Battery of 12th LAA Rgt shot down two aircraft in the morning, but the LAA gunners were hampered by the lack of early warning radar and by having unsuitable radio
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for the winter, in heavy rain, flooding and snow. The tasks were limited to the AA defence of the port of
Livorno (HAA and LAA) and five airfields (LAA only). By now there was a severe frontline manpower shortage and an excess of AA units, so several regiments including 12th LAA began re-training as
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attacked. Follow-up raids were marked for the fighters by 'pointer' rounds of HAA fire. On 2 September another mass raid arrived over the Medway and flew up the Thames towards
Hornchurch. They came under heavy fire from the 3.7s and 4.5s of 28 and 37 AA Bdes and 15 were shot down before the fighters
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road. The advance began promptly at 07.20 on 19 April, but it soon became clear that the bombardment of the enemy trenches by artillery and naval guns had failed in its effects. The division's leading battalions came under well-directed artillery fire and intense machine gun fire as they approached
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Londons for training, and then relieved the battalion, which went into a rest camp dubbed 'Penton Hill' from 26 to 31 October. During November the battalion alternated with the Suffolk Yeomanry in the line. The 1/11th Battalion was evacuated to Mudros on 3 December, and shortly
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On 15 September, remembered as the climax of the battle, 220 bombers attacked London in the morning despite heavy casualties inflicted by the RAF fighters. More attacks came in the afternoon and the AA guns around London, particularly Thames North, were continuously in action. Between the guns and
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planned for the night of 20/21 December, the 1/11th
Londons were ordered to seize a hill from which enfilade fire could be brought onto Bald Hill, 350 yards away and one of the key objectives for the following night's attack. An officer of the supporting artillery described the Finsbury Rifles as
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Salisbury Plain training area in January 1916. The unit was redesignated the 11th Reserve Bn, London Regiment, in the 1st London Reserve Group on 8 April, and absorbed by the 9th Reserve Bn on 1 September 1916. Throughout the war it trained recruits and prepared them for drafting to the
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On 15 August the battalion took part in the action at
Kiretch Tepe Ridge, where 162nd Brigade's task was to protect the flank of the two attacking brigades. Little fighting was anticipated. There was no time to reconnoitre and the brigade advanced towards the lower slopes of the ridge with 'no
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swept away the Home/Foreign service distinction, and all TF soldiers became liable for overseas service, if medically fit. The
Provisional Brigades thus became anomalous, and their units became numbered battalions of their parent units. On 1 January 1917 105th Provisional Bn was absorbed into
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on 1 November. On formation the new 12th LAA Bde chose to show its ancestral links to the
Finsbury Rifles and KRRC by wearing a black KRRC button on the shoulder straps of their tunics and battledress blouses. On 1 January 1939 the RA adopted the more normal designations of 'regiments' for
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in May. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations.
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Despite their transfer to the RA in 1935, the regiment's personnel continued to wear their
Finsbury Rifles cap badges. On formation 12th LAA Rgt chose to show its ancestral links to the Finsbury Rifles and KRRC by wearing a black KRRC button on the shoulder straps of tunics and
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December 1888 proposed a Mobilisation Scheme for Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in case of war. In peacetime these brigades provided a structure for collective training. Under this scheme the Finsbury Rifles formed part of the
1705:, with HQ at Finchley, forming part of 63 AA Bde (the former 37th AA Bde). However, when AA Command was disbanded on 10 March 1955, the regiment was ordered into 'suspended animation'. This was soon changed to total disbandment, which was completed by July that year.
263:. The corps was based at 16 Cold Bath Square, Clerkenwell. Colvill was later obliged to relinquish the command by the Middlesex magistrates, who considered it incompatible with his prison duties. He was replaced as CO by Major Henry Penton (1817–1882) of the
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By now the BEF was suffering a serious manpower crisis and roughly a quarter of its infantry battalions were disbanded. The 2/11th Battalion was one of those chosen, and it was disbanded between 31 January and 6 February 1918. The men were drafted to the
570:, 54th Division was to advance and then wheel left to attack the Ali Muntar ridge outside Gaza. 162nd Brigade, with 1/11th Londons as support battalion, formed the division's left, with its flank on the point where Wadi Mukkademe crossed the Gaza-
278:, the Clerkenwell unit initially formed the 3rd Middlesex Administrative Battalion of RVCs, but because both units soon consisted of eight companies they were made independent battalions and the administrative battalion disbanded. In 1862
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There was only light opposition to the assault on Eighth Army's front, and most of the beach groups were established at their designated gun sites or alternatives by the time the guns arrived four hours later. During the morning the
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The remaining Home Service men of the TF were separated when the 3rd Line battalions were raised in May 1915, and were formed into Provisional Battalions for home defence. The men of the Finsbury Rifles joined with those from the
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in Essex. Part of the role of the former provisional units was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas, and as men were drafted the 31st Londons was run down, and it was disbanded on 7 September 1917.
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Annual training for 1st London Division had just started when war was declared on 4 August 1914, and the Finsbury Rifles promptly mustered at Pentonville for mobilisation. In mid-August it moved with 3rd London Bde to
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receivers. Over the next two days the AA HQs and the batteries' equipment came ashore, but confusion continued and there were many cases of 'friendly fire' incidents against Allied aircraft over the beaches.
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was officially added to its title, and it continued to expand, reaching a strength of 10 companies in 1870. Other Middlesex RVCs had been less successful and disappeared, so the Finsbury Rifles became the
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Over the next two months the 1/11th Battalion alternated in the firing line with the 1/5th Bedfords; when not in the line the battalion was in reserve at 'Finsbury Vale'. In October the dismounted 1/1st
651:, but 162nd Bde's planned attack on 14 April was cancelled at the last moment. 54th Division was now warned to prepare to move to reinforce the BEF on the Western Front following its defeats during the
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area and struggle forward behind a barrage that advanced too quickly. 2/11th Battalion was one of those sent up immediately afterwards to relieve the exhausted attackers.
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the trenches. 162nd Brigade attacked towards the trench complex known as 'The Beer' and made the furthest advance but were forced back at the end of the disastrous day.
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and 1/11th (Finsbury Rifles) Battalions remained with the artillery and other support elements of the division, and these were attached to the 2nd-Line TF division (
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991:(TA) in 1921. The London Regiment had been in abeyance since 1916, so its battalions were designated as regiments in their own right, the Finsbury Rifles becoming
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The German threat to the Persian oilfields never materialised, but Tenth Army found a secondary role in acclimatising units before they went on active service in
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while the rest of 162nd Bde made a difficult attack alongside the Essex Brigade. The Turks quickly collapsed, and as the Desert Mounted Corps pursued them to
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1635:. During the early stages of the fighting on the mainland 12th LAA Rgt remained in the area of Messina and Milazzo alongside 61st HAA Rgt under 73rd AA Bde.
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in 6th AA Division, responsible for AA defence of RAF airfields in Essex during the Battle of Britain and early part of the Blitz. By May 1941 it was in
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In 1935 the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence, particularly for London, was addressed by converting the 47th (2nd London) Division into the
726:. In the Spring of 1916 the division took over a sector of the East Coast defences, digging many trenches, with 2/11th Londons at Bromeswell Heath, near
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districts of London during the invasion scare of 1859–60 that led to the creation of hundreds of Rifle Volunteer Corps (RVCs). It was adopted by the
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on 5 August, and the AA units moved up behind it to defend the airfields. 12th LAA Rgt defended Catania under 73rd AA Bde, with 34 Bty detached to
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of December 1943. 25th AA Brigade HQ was relieved of its tasks in south east Italy in December 1944, and 61st HAA Rgt came under the command of
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on 6 August had been a flank attack designed to manoeuvre the Turks out of their defences, but it too became bogged down in trench warfare.
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1540:(15–17 June). 101st LAA/AT Rgt was broken up in November 1940, but 44 LAA Bty did not return to its parent unit. Instead it joined a new
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Having occupied a much better line, the 54th Division settled down to a defensive routine. The next operation began on 9 April at
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852:(26 October). As it arrived, the weather broke, and the division was forced to jump off from a line of flooded craters in the
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on 6 August. After transferring to a smaller vessel it landed on 11 August at Suvla Bay on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The
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day raids declined rapidly, and it began a prolonged night bombing campaign over London and industrial towns (
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with its headquarters and all eight companies located at 17 Penton Street. The North London Brigade became
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in September 1943. RHQ, 170 Bty and half of 171 Bty, with a total of 12 3.7-inch guns, were under
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AA Machine Gun Battery at Pentonville (redesignated 224 Light Anti-Aircraft (LAA) Battery in 1937)
837:(26 September), with 2/11th Battalion in support. Afterwards the 58th Division went into reserve.
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onto mainland Italy, 34 Bty had rejoined RHQ at Catania, while 36 Bty had been pushed forward to
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strength in Egypt on 6 July 1919 and afterwards demobilised, the personnel being shipped home.
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3864:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1954/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004.
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1392:. By January 1944 the regiment, now at full strength, was defending the port of
1326:
1156:
935:
885:
853:
755:
735:
731:
536:
416:
412:
299:
268:
240:
200:
103:
1808:
Sir Howard Button, appointed Hon Col of 61st (Middlesex) HAA on 27 August 1938.
1525:
1520:
had already begun. It immediately went into action to hold crossings over the
1357:
1318:
1314:
1281:
1257:
1112:
1100:
636:
The EEF began a new phase of offensive operation in March 1918, the so-called
516:
508:
1712:, with its HQ at Pentonville, forming part of 52 (London) AA Bde (the former
1155:
took over. On 7 September heavy raids up the estuary attacked oil wharves at
451:
In April 1915, the 1/10th and 1/11th Battalions were sent to Norwich to join
3485:"HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter XVIII]"
1297:
1190:
1173:
1146:
On 22 August, for example, a mass raid flew up the Thames Estuary to attack
818:
After a period of trench holding near Arras, the 58th Division moved to the
592:
571:
552:
460:
404:
260:
212:
152:
4015:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
786:
The 58th Division's first offensive operation was a peripheral part in the
298:(KRRC) in 1881, but without changing its title. It had already adopted the
4112:
3521:"HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter XXI]"
3503:"HyperWar: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940 [Chapter XIX]"
1746:). Another round of mergers in 1961 saw P and R Batteries amalgamate with
1078:
In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new
4149:
3779:, London: Heinemann, 1932/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1992,
1960:
A memorial plaque to Jock Christie, VC, was unveiled on 28 March 2014 at
1667:
1417:
1413:
1404:
61st HAA Regiment crossed to mainland Italy in September 1944 and joined
1222:
1111:, known as 'Thames North'. Opportunities for action were rare during the
1096:
1022:
975:
881:
759:
375:
11th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles),
316:
244:
4102:
3952:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
1650:
The regiment landed in Italy later in 1944. After the breakout from the
515:
on 18 December. After recuperating, most of the division moved into the
4144:
4067:
Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
1663:
1639:
1632:
1612:
1587:, where it was preparing for the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky).
1584:
1389:
1353:
763:
703:
478:
had been in progress for several months and had reached stalemate. The
3714:
Stepping Forward London - Memorials - City and County of London units
1564:
1560:
1425:
1349:
1325:
reconnaissance raids over Suez Bay and the docks and oil refinery at
1238:
1214:
893:
826:. To minimise casualties, the line was held by a series of outposts.
680:
676:
471:
408:
884:
in Surrey on 17 April 1915 and designated the 3/11th. It trained on
563:
took the objective but due to confusion was pulled back after dark.
4130:
Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org)
4107:
1054:
12th (Finsbury Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery
987:
The TF was reconstituted on 7 February 1920 and reorganised as the
3967:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
3915:
Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
3874:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
1922:
1914:
1840:
1785:
The following served as Honorary Colonels of the Finsbury Rifles:
1716:. It survived the disbandment of AA Command, instead merging with
1687:
1521:
1452:
1342:
1253:
1234:
1226:
1104:
927:
839:
809:
799:
602:
588:
530:
512:
4094:
3895:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, ISBN 1-85117-007-3.
1792:
Capt Frederick Thomas Penton, MP (1851–1929; son of Henry Penton)
1167:: a total of 25 aircraft were destroyed by AA guns and fighters.
1048:
The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
683:
at the end of October, hostilities were brought to an end by the
3813:
Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
1658:
in June, it joined 66th AA Bde supporting the advance of the US
1655:
1409:
1285:
1210:
4159:
3640:"British Army units from 1945 on - 474 - 519 Regiments 1947-67"
3604:"British Army units from 1945 on - 444 - 473 Regiments 1947-67"
3373:
89 HAA Rgt and AADC Suez War Diary, 1942, TNA file WO 169/4808.
1941:
The regiment is one of those whose titles are inscribed on the
1372:
61st HAA Regiment was not involved in the assault phase of the
1845:
The Finsbury Rifles war memorial in St Mark's Myddelton Square
1698:
In 1947 both regiments were reformed in the reconstituted TA.
1248:. Hence 61st HAA Rgt left 8th AA Bde in March 1942 to move to
1012:
61st (Finsbury Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery)
294:
the Finsbury Rifles became the 7th Volunteer Battalion of the
1671:
infantry. At one point 12th LAA formed a troop armed with US
1490:
101st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
1428:. Bari in particular had continued to attract attention from
519:
defences at the end of March 1916. It stayed there under the
1666:. The brigade then remained in the area between Livorno and
1544:
in 1st Support Group, with which it fought in North Africa.
1532:
and then, when the bulk of the BEF had been evacuated from
1524:
until the tanks arrived, though the LAA batteries only had
1380:), but moved to the island when it became the base for the
1341:
and held in reserve for the breakthrough and advance into
1177:
lost 85 aircraft that day, an unsustainable rate of loss.
734:
service rifles and on 10 July 1916 it concentrated around
3937:
Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
3391:
Routledge, p. 157; Table XXIV, p. 162; Table XXV, p. 164.
2168:"Pentonville: Introduction | British History Online"
4134:
3828:
Allenby's War: The Palestine-Arabian Campaigns 1916–1918
1710:
512th (Finsbury Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
640:. At dawn on 12 March, 162nd Brigade assaulted behind a
4017:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
3773:
History of the Great War: Military Operations Gallipoli
3226:
3224:
2592:. The Finsbury Rifles Battalion Orders. September 1933.
1857:
were chosen to appear on the regimental appointments):
1225:. The tasks allotted to 8th AA Bde were defence of the
207:, it served in the Anti-Aircraft (AA) role during the
2884:
Army Council Instructions, January 1916, Appendix 18.
2068:"11th London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles) [UK]"
974:
from 13 April 1917. By May 1917 the battalion was at
551:, the division closed up to join the EEF's attack on
369:
since 1900, and so the unit joined the newly-created
4409:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1961
4060:
Army Council Instructions Issued During January 1916
1268:
In April, RHQ 61st HAA Rgt with its signal section,
1095:
37th AA Brigade operated a layout of gun sites from
499:
afterwards the Gallipoli operation was closed down.
3400:
Routledge, Table XLII, p. 267; Table XLIII, p. 268.
2270:. No. 36090. London. 15 March 1900. p. 7.
1547:Meanwhile, the rest of 12th LAA Rgt was serving in
1408:, which was responsible for defending the ports of
1118:On 1 June 1940 the RA's AA regiments equipped with
128:
117:
109:
98:
88:
69:
51:
43:
20:
3971:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917
3965:Lt-Gen Sir George MacMunn & Capt Cyril Falls,
1703:461st (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
1451:). The brigade was sent 100 miles north to defend
1360:. It was still in these positions in May when the
1142:). The brigade was heavily engaged throughout the
1041:of 1 AA Division, but in May 1938 it joined a new
964:31st (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment
814:Captured German pillbox or 'Mebu' at Passchendaele
555:. 162nd Brigade had only a peripheral part in the
4379:Military units and formations established in 1860
2547:54th (East Anglian) Division at Long, Long Trail.
2485:58th (2/1st London) Division at Long, Long Trail.
1718:568 (St Pancras) (Mixed) LAA/Searchlight Regiment
1030:195 AA Battery at Finchley (raised by April 1938)
3255:"6 AA Division 1940 at British Military History"
3075:"6 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
3002:"1 AA Division 1936 at British Military History"
995:, once again affiliated to the KRRC, but now in
790:(4–17 May), for which 175th Bde was attached to
595:defence line, and Jerusalem fell on 7 December.
3902:, Vol II, Wakefield, Microform Academic, 1984,
3697:"12th Finsbury Rifles Light Anti Aircraft Regt"
3622:"Finsbury Rifles LAA Regiment, RA [UK]"
3117:
3115:
3113:
3111:
3037:
3035:
3033:
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3029:
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2982:
2980:
2978:
2976:
2974:
2972:
2962:
2960:
2958:
2956:
2954:
2952:
2430:56th (1st London) Division at Long, Long Trail.
2023:
2021:
2019:
2017:
2015:
2013:
2011:
2009:
1964:where he had worked as a parcels clerk for the
1849:The Finsbury Rifles were awarded the following
1742:The new regiment was in 33 AA Bde (the wartime
1474:, but shortly afterwards was assigned to a new
2162:
2160:
2007:
2005:
2003:
2001:
1999:
1997:
1995:
1993:
1991:
1989:
1828:(1895–1967), enlisted September 1914, won the
1756:300 (Tower Hamlets) Light Air Defence Regiment
1678:In April 1945, 66th AA Bde moved on to Genoa (
1623:. By mid-September, when Eighth Army launched
287:in a general renumbering carried out in 1880.
4404:Battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938)
4171:
3900:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3893:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3854:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
3849:, Southend: John H. Burrows & Sons, 1932.
3580:
3578:
3409:Routledge, pp. 290–1; Table XVVII, pp. 296–7.
1082:and 37th AA Brigade was transferred to a new
8:
3655:
3653:
3568:
3566:
2393:
2391:
2389:
2387:
2385:
2383:
2381:
2379:
2377:
2375:
2234:
2232:
1796:William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton
1470:On the outbreak of war this regiment was in
1039:28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Group
470:bound for the Mediterranean, and arrived at
3556:
3554:
3552:
3417:
3415:
2560:
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2512:
2324:
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2193:
2191:
2189:
2187:
2185:
2183:
2181:
1872:, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Passchendaele,
754:In January 1917 the 58th Division moved to
4399:Military units and formations in Islington
4394:Military units and formations in Middlesex
4178:
4164:
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3348:
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2423:
2421:
2419:
2409:
2407:
2405:
2089:
2087:
2085:
2083:
2081:
1758:, when the Finsbury Rifles lineage ended.
1516:. It sailed for France on 16 May when the
950:(formed from the Home Service men of the
848:The division returned to the line for the
758:and began embarkin for France, landing at
32:
4384:Rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army
3988:, Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books, 2014,
3452:
3450:
3294:Routledge, pp. 387–95, Table LXV, p. 396.
3171:
3169:
3049:
3047:
2584:
2582:
2580:
2578:
2576:
2574:
2356:
2354:
2213:
2211:
1943:City and County of London Troops Memorial
265:3rd (Royal Westminster) Middlesex Militia
4001:Historical Record of the London Regiment
3768:, London: George Philip & Sons, 1941
3431:
3429:
3427:
3320:
3318:
3249:
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3069:
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2352:
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2338:
2336:
2334:
2062:
1496:On 15 February 1940, 44 LAA Bty went to
27:12th (Finsbury Rifles) Light AA Regiment
4389:Military units and formations in London
3661:"Lance Corporal J A (Jock) Christie VC"
3369:
3367:
3196:
3194:
3192:
3190:
2060:
2058:
2056:
2054:
2052:
2050:
2048:
2046:
2044:
2042:
1976:
1789:Col Henry Penton (1817–1882; see above)
714:. Although the division formed part of
3744:"Men of the City and County of London"
3679:"11th London Regt Finsbury Rifles WW1"
2880:
2878:
1750:and 517 LAA (formerly 7th and 5th Bns
993:11th London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)
918:Battalions of London Regiment, to for
17:
4062:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916.
2266:"Naval & Military intelligence".
2147:
2145:
2143:
2141:
2139:
2137:
2135:
2133:
2131:
1892:, El Mughar, Nebi Samwil, Jerusalem,
7:
3954:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
3878:From June 1917 to the End of the War
2398:London Regiment at Long, Long Trail.
1185:After 15 September the intensity of
706:in August 1915, and was numbered as
547:. After a difficult crossing of the
187:from 1860 to 1961. It saw action at
2893:7th Provisional Brigade War Diary,
1466:12th (Finsbury Rifles) LAA Regiment
1432:night bombers after the disastrous
1317:, just 66 miles (106 km) from
1014:, with the following organisation:
888:before moving to winter billets in
829:In the attack of 20 September (the
607:The Jock Christie, VC, memorial at
523:(EEF) until the beginning of 1917.
365:had been incorporated into the new
319:under the command of the CO of the
4010:, London: Faber & Faber, 1936.
3815:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
3766:Regimental Badges and Service Caps
3624:. 27 December 2005. Archived from
2070:. 26 December 2005. Archived from
1256:to bolster the AA defences of the
952:17th (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)
880:A reserve battalion was formed at
868:and 1/22nd Bns London Regiment in
280:The Finsbury Rifle Volunteer Corps
25:61st (Middlesex) Heavy AA Regiment
14:
4118:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
4076:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
3830:, London: Blandford Press, 1988,
1748:459 (Essex Regiment) HAA Regiment
730:. Finally, the division received
4140:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918
3843:Essex Units in the War 1914–1919
2895:The National Archives (TNA), Kew
2204:Finsbury Rifles at Stepping Out.
2116:Beckett, p. 94 and Appendix VII.
1966:London and North Western Railway
1722:656 (Tower Hamlets) HAA Regiment
1482:44 (Finsbury Rifles) LAA Battery
73:
56:
38:Cap badge of the Finsbury Rifles
4103:British Army units from 1945 on
3794:, London: Seeley Service, 1963.
3584:Routledge, Table XLIII, p. 268.
3382:Routledge, Table XXIII, p. 161.
2674:MacMunn & Falls, pp. 336–9.
1949:, with architectural design by
1276:workshop was ordered down from
962:Bns, London Regiment to become
23:11th Battalion, London Regiment
4045:The Army and Society 1815–1914
3644:british-army-units1945on.co.uk
3608:british-army-units1945on.co.uk
3572:Routledge, Table XLII, p. 267.
2800:David Martin, pp. 15–28, 33–5.
1296:manning two 4.5-inch guns and
1107:, along the north side of the
850:Second Battle of Passchendaele
831:Battle of the Menin Road Ridge
724:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles
1:
3917:, London: HarperPress, 2011,
3771:Brig C.F. Aspinall-Oglander,
1654:beachhead and the capture of
1237:and the oil installations at
1091:61st (Middlesex) HAA Regiment
1027:171 AA Battery at Pentonville
897:service battalions overseas.
892:in October 1915. It moved to
710:; the 2/11th Londons were in
690:The battalion was reduced to
4074:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
4008:Gallipoli: The Fading Vision
3939:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970,
2915:Frederick, pp. 150–1, 184–5.
1802:, appointed 15 December 1923
1754:respectively) to form a new
1500:, France to help form a new
1388:defending the ferry port of
712:175th (2/3rd London) Brigade
708:58th (2/1st London) Division
545:Sinai and Palestine Campaign
521:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
457:54th (East Anglian) Division
453:162nd (East Midland) Brigade
430:. By January 1915, only the
259:and a former Captain in the
249:Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex
4135:The Royal Artillery 1939–45
1933:St Mark's, Myddelton Square
1874:France and Flanders 1917–18
1732:P (Finsbury Rifles) Battery
1559:, responsible for covering
1331:Second Battle of El Alamein
1290:89th (Cinque Ports) HAA Rgt
948:107th Provisional Battalion
916:16th (Queen's Westminsters)
788:Second Battle of Bullecourt
424:British Expeditionary Force
353:were subsumed into the new
4425:
4047:, London: Longmans, 1980,
3777:May 1915 to the Evacuation
3184:Routledge, pp. 374–5, 388.
2966:Frederick, pp. 754–6, 770.
2864:TF Training Bns at Warpath
2719:Bullock, pp. 77–81, 89–94.
2620:Aspinall-Oglander, p. 323.
2602:Aspinall-Oglander, p. 322.
1819:Field Marshal Lord Harding
1738:R (Tower Hamlets) Battery.
1487:
1008:1st Anti-Aircraft Division
1001:47th (2nd London) Division
997:142nd (6th London) Brigade
956:18th (London Irish Rifles)
870:47th (2nd London) Division
438:) that was being formed.
102:Penton Street drill hall,
4198:
4150:UK War Memorials Register
3930:British Regiments 1914–18
3130:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
2737:Falls, Vol II, pp. 274–5.
2516:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 125–31.
2172:www.british-history.ac.uk
1708:12th LAA Regiment became
1701:61st HAA Regiment became
1374:Allied invasion of Sicily
1274:Royal Army Ordnance Corps
943:Military Service Act 1916
742:, with 2/11th Londons at
47:6 March 1860 – 1 May 1961
31:
4113:British Military History
3950:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
3856:, London: Methuen, 1938.
3458:"RA 1939-45 101 LAA/ATk"
3121:Frederick, pp. 800, 821.
2818:David Martin, pp. 37–40.
2413:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 141–7.
2247:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6.
1382:Allied invasion of Italy
1303:By September 1942, with
960:21st (1st Surrey Rifles)
615:As a preliminary to the
315:which would assemble at
179:was a unit of Britain's
4028:Lt-Col J.D. Sainsbury,
3474:Farndale, pp. 17, 86–8.
3202:"RA 1939-45 61 HAA Rgt"
2935:Titles and Designations
2869:4 November 2013 at the
2845:David Martin, pp. 63–6.
2827:David Martin, pp. 45–6.
2462:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 9–15.
1826:John Alexander Christie
1581:Persia and Iraq Command
1045:based in North London.
932:7th Provisional Brigade
792:2nd Australian Division
653:German spring offensive
622:John Alexander Christie
411:, and in Septyember to
296:Kings Royal Rifle Corps
124:('For hearth and home')
4108:British History Online
3792:The Soldiers of London
3041:Litchfield, pp. 168–9.
2764:Falls, Vol II, p. 475.
2638:Burrows, pp. 112, 133.
1947:Royal Exchange, London
1928:
1920:
1846:
1735:Q (St Pancras) Battery
1528:. It took part in the
1270:Royal Corps of Signals
912:15th (London Scottish)
845:
835:Battle of Polygon Wood
815:
738:for final training on
612:
540:
339:South Africa 1900–1902
276:Central London Rangers
257:Coldbath Fields Prison
235:The unit began as the
157:North African campaign
94:Anti-Aircraft Regiment
4013:Brig N.W. Routledge,
3790:Maj R. Money Barnes,
3726:"Borough Of Finsbury"
3560:Routledge, pp. 260–2.
3230:Routledge, pp. 385–6.
2906:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 104.
2755:Sainsbury, pp. 77–81.
2629:Sainsbury, pp. 46–50.
2369:H.R. Martin, pp. 6–7.
2238:Barnes, Appendix III.
2226:H.R. Martin, pp. 4–5.
1926:
1919:Finsbury War Memorial
1918:
1844:
1662:up the west coast to
1611:Eighth Army captured
1510:1st Armoured Division
1502:101 LAA/Anti-Tank Rgt
1352:and its airfields at
1294:Royal Malta Artillery
1080:Anti-Aircraft Command
843:
813:
673:3rd (Lahore) Division
606:
568:Second Battle of Gaza
561:161st (Essex) Brigade
534:
488:Bedfordshire Regiment
436:2/1st London Division
141:Mesopotamian campaign
4123:12 June 2018 at the
4097:The Long, Long Trail
3999:Lt-Col H.R. Martin,
3852:Col John K. Dunlop,
3748:Imperial War Museums
3730:Imperial War Museums
3701:Imperial War Museums
3683:Imperial War Museums
3665:Imperial War Museums
3628:on 27 December 2005.
3267:on 23 September 2015
3148:www.patriotfiles.com
3105:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
3087:on 23 September 2015
3014:on 23 September 2015
2854:David Martin, p. 89.
2836:David Martin, p. 55.
2809:D. Martin, pp. 36–7.
2791:Sainsbury, pp. 86–7.
2773:Sainsbury, pp. 82–6.
2746:Sainsbury, pp. 76–7.
2710:Sainsbury, pp. 62–8.
2665:Burrows, pp. 143–77.
2647:Sainsbury, pp. 50–4.
2328:Barnes, Appendix IV.
2074:on 26 December 2005.
1859:South Africa 1900–02
1714:26th (London) AA Bde
1690:, on 14 April 1946.
1457:Surrender of Caserta
1221:penetrated into the
920:105th Provisional Bn
768:46th (North Midland)
638:Actions of Tel 'Asur
585:Third Battle of Gaza
559:(26–27 March), when
557:First Battle of Gaza
480:Landing at Suvla Bay
313:North London Brigade
3593:Frederick, p. 1016.
3539:"RA 1939-45 61 LAA"
3437:"RA 1939-45 12 LAA"
3305:"RA 39-45 6 AA Div"
2988:Litchfield, p. 177.
2946:H.R. Martin, p. 17.
2924:H.R. Martin, p. 16.
2782:Bullock, pp. 142–6.
2701:Burrows, pp. 213–5.
2440:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
2298:Spiers, Chapter 10.
2289:Dunlop, Chapter 14.
1673:75mm pack howitzers
1530:Battle of Abbeville
1376:(Operation Husky) (
1300:rocket projectors.
934:in the defences of
744:Longbridge Deverill
728:Woodbridge, Suffolk
685:Armistice of Mudros
383:1st London Division
363:Borough of Finsbury
308:Stanhope Memorandum
113:Pentonville Pissers
4043:Edward M. Spiers,
3898:J.B.M. Frederick,
3891:J.B.M. Frederick,
3860:Major L.F. Ellis,
3841:John Wm. Burrows,
3826:David L. Bullock,
3811:Ian F.W. Beckett,
3421:Routledge, p. 286.
3352:Routledge, p. 199.
3324:Farndale, Annex D.
2656:Bullock, pp. 44–6.
2125:H.R. Martin, p. 2.
2036:H.R. Martin, p. 1.
2027:Frederick, p. 244.
1929:
1921:
1847:
1629:Straits of Messina
1310:Panzerarmee Afrika
1250:Middle East Forces
1021:170 AA Battery at
846:
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772:49th (West Riding)
631:
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476:Gallipoli Campaign
379:3rd London Brigade
285:21st Middlesex RVC
274:Together with the
253:39th Middlesex RVC
237:Clerkenwell Rifles
133:Gallipoli Campaign
92:Infantry Battalion
4366:
4365:
4082:978-1-84884-211-3
3994:978-1-78159-180-2
3928:Brig E.A. James,
3923:978-0-00-722570-5
3545:. 4 January 2021.
3464:. 4 January 2021.
3443:. 4 January 2021.
3311:. 4 January 2021.
3285:Farndale, p. 110.
3239:Farndale, p. 109.
3218:Farndale, p. 106.
3208:. 4 January 2021.
3175:Table LX, p. 378.
2728:Sainsbury, p. 73.
2611:North, pp. 178–9.
2590:Regimental record
2360:James, pp. 113–7.
2256:Dunlop, pp. 60–1.
2152:Monthly Army List
2093:Westlake, p. 174.
1953:and sculpture by
1902:Palestine 1917–18
1880:, Scimitar Hill,
1864:First World War:
1853:(those listed in
1813:Prominent members
1781:Honorary Colonels
1625:Operation Baytown
1506:1st Support Group
1476:56th Light AA Bde
1459:came into force.
1362:Tunisian Campaign
1333:, it was part of
1144:Battle of Britain
1130:Battle of Britain
1018:HQ at Pentonville
908:13th (Kensington)
844:Passchendaele mud
665:Battle of Megiddo
355:Territorial Force
345:Territorial Force
321:Coldstream Guards
306:of the KRRC. The
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1069:Second World War
1065:in 37th AA Bde.
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669:Battle of Sharon
663:The culminating
642:creeping barrage
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1934:
1925:
1917:
1910:
1908:
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1899:
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1886:Egypt 1915–17
1883:
1879:
1875:
1871:
1867:
1862:
1860:
1856:
1852:
1843:
1836:
1832:in Palestine.
1831:
1827:
1823:
1820:
1817:
1816:
1812:
1807:
1804:
1801:
1797:
1794:
1791:
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1627:to cross the
1626:
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1283:
1279:
1278:Tell El Kebir
1275:
1271:
1263:
1261:
1259:
1255:
1251:
1247:
1242:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1231:RAF Habbaniya
1228:
1224:
1220:
1219:Eastern Front
1216:
1212:
1208:
1204:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1180:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1168:
1166:
1162:
1161:Tilbury Docks
1158:
1153:
1149:
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1137:
1129:
1127:
1125:
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1116:
1114:
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1098:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1081:
1073:
1068:
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1050:Munich Crisis
1046:
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1024:
1020:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1009:
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990:
982:
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977:
973:
972:71st Division
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965:
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949:
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789:
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769:
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721:
720:Central Force
717:
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697:
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688:
686:
682:
678:
674:
670:
666:
658:
656:
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623:
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569:
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558:
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546:
538:
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518:
514:
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489:
483:
481:
477:
473:
469:
468:
462:
458:
454:
446:
441:
439:
437:
433:
429:
428:Western Front
425:
420:
418:
414:
410:
406:
402:
393:
388:
386:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
361:of 1908. The
360:
356:
352:
344:
342:
340:
337:
336:Battle honour
333:
329:
324:
322:
318:
314:
309:
305:
304:Facing colour
301:
297:
293:
288:
286:
281:
277:
272:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
238:
230:
228:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
197:Western Front
194:
190:
186:
182:
178:
172:Military unit
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
145:Western Front
142:
138:
134:
131:
127:
123:
120:
116:
112:
108:
105:
101:
97:
91:
87:
84:
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76:
72:
68:
65:
54:
50:
46:
42:
35:
30:
19:
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4096:
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4065:War Office,
4059:
4058:War Office,
4044:
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4014:
4007:
4006:John North,
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2568:, pp. 241–2.
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2032:
1979:
1959:
1955:Alfred Drury
1940:
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1930:
1906:
1901:
1897:
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1889:
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1784:
1776:
1768:
1765:
1741:
1725:
1709:
1707:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1684:RAF Gosfield
1679:
1677:
1649:
1637:
1610:
1604:
1601:
1594:
1578:
1546:
1495:
1469:
1461:
1448:
1442:
1429:
1403:
1377:
1371:
1347:
1322:
1308:
1302:
1267:
1246:North Africa
1243:
1200:
1186:
1184:
1172:
1169:
1133:
1117:
1094:
1077:
1074:Mobilisation
1053:
1047:
1036:
1011:
1005:
992:
986:
940:
930:. It joined
904:
901:31st Londons
879:
858:
847:
828:
817:
785:
753:
701:
689:
662:
646:
635:
614:
582:
565:
549:Sinai Desert
542:
506:
492:
484:
466:
450:
421:
397:
394:Mobilisation
381:in the TF's
374:
348:
338:
332:South Africa
325:
289:
284:
279:
273:
252:
236:
234:
217:North Africa
176:
174:
121:
15:
4193:(1908–1938)
3870:Cyril Falls
1772:battledress
1744:63rd AA Bde
1621:62nd AA Bde
1575:Middle East
1553:60th AA Bde
1542:61st LAA Rg
1526:Lewis gunss
1445:66th AA Bde
1438:22nd AA Bde
1422:Manfredonia
1386:73rd AA Bde
1339:Eighth Army
1335:17th AA Bde
1327:Port Tewfik
1229:base area,
1157:Thameshaven
1063:90th AA Rgt
1043:37th AA Bde
936:East Anglia
886:Epsom Downs
854:Poelcapelle
756:Southampton
736:Sutton Veny
732:Lee-Enfield
537:Clerkenwell
463:aboard the
417:East Sussex
413:Crowborough
326:During the
300:Rifle green
269:Pentonville
241:Clerkenwell
199:during the
195:and on the
129:Engagements
110:Nickname(s)
104:Pentonville
99:Garrison/HQ
4373:Categories
4187:Battalions
3876:, Vol II,
3775:, Vol II,
3758:References
2564:Westlake,
1900:, Sharon,
1870:Ypres 1917
1866:Bullecourt
1660:Fifth Army
1549:6th AA Bde
1319:Alexandria
1315:El Alamein
1282:Nile Delta
1258:Suez Canal
1207:Tenth Army
1203:8th AA Bde
1113:Phoney War
1101:Thorpe Bay
782:Bullecourt
716:First Army
632:Tell 'Asur
517:Suez Canal
509:Alexandria
351:Volunteers
231:Volunteers
215:, then in
183:and later
3969:, Vol I,
3845:, Vol 5,
2566:Gallipoli
2268:The Times
1911:Memorials
1876:, Suvla,
1855:Bold Type
1774:blouses.
1680:see above
1605:Luftwaffe
1597:XXX Corps
1512:with the
1449:see below
1430:Luftwaffe
1406:25 AA Bde
1378:see below
1323:Luftwaffe
1298:Z Battery
1252:(MEF) in
1191:The Blitz
1187:Luftwaffe
1181:The Blitz
1174:Luftwaffe
1138:and even
1058:Southgate
824:St Julien
593:Jerusalem
572:Beersheba
527:Palestine
467:Aquitania
465:RMS
461:Liverpool
447:Suvla Bay
405:Pirbright
261:71st Foot
203:. In the
193:Palestine
189:Gallipoli
153:The Blitz
137:Palestine
4121:Archived
2867:Archived
1983:Beckett.
1762:Insignia
1724:to form
1668:Florence
1569:Portland
1418:Brindisi
1414:Barletta
1223:Caucasus
1140:4.5-inch
1136:3.7-inch
1124:3.7-inch
1097:Dagenham
1023:Finchley
983:Interwar
976:St Osyth
882:Tadworth
760:Le Havre
566:For the
317:Caterham
245:Finsbury
211:and the
118:Motto(s)
4189:of the
2937:, 1927.
2280:Leslie.
1898:Megiddo
1694:Postwar
1664:Livorno
1640:Palermo
1633:Messina
1613:Catania
1585:Tunisia
1534:Dunkirk
1394:Augusta
1390:Milazzo
1364:ended.
1354:El Adem
1280:in the
764:Lucheux
704:Ipswich
659:Megiddo
649:Berukin
426:on the
403:, near
251:as the
52:Country
4080:
4051:
4036:
4021:
3992:
3977:
3958:
3943:
3921:
3906:
3884:
3834:
3819:
3783:
3764:Anon,
3271:14 May
3158:14 May
3091:14 May
3055:Badges
3053:Anon,
3018:14 May
1619:under
1617:Comiso
1565:Exeter
1561:Yeovil
1426:Apulia
1368:Sicily
1358:Gambut
1350:Tobruk
1305:Rommel
1272:, and
1239:Kirkuk
1215:Persia
1120:3-inch
894:Fovant
890:Sutton
866:1/21st
862:1/20th
750:France
681:Beirut
677:Aleppo
472:Mudros
409:Surrey
221:Sicily
70:Branch
61:
44:Active
3868:Capt
3265:(PDF)
3258:(PDF)
3085:(PDF)
3078:(PDF)
3012:(PDF)
3005:(PDF)
1972:Notes
1894:Jaffa
1688:Essex
1652:Anzio
1646:Italy
1522:Seine
1453:Genoa
1400:Italy
1343:Libya
1264:Egypt
1254:Egypt
1235:Mosul
1227:Basra
1105:Essex
966:, in
928:Essex
806:Ypres
800:Arras
798:near
692:cadre
599:Jaffa
589:Jaffa
513:Egypt
503:Egypt
225:Italy
213:Blitz
191:, in
4358:32nd
4353:31st
4348:30th
4343:29th
4338:28th
4333:27th
4328:26th
4323:25th
4318:24th
4313:23rd
4308:22nd
4303:21st
4298:20th
4293:19th
4288:18th
4283:17th
4278:16th
4273:15th
4268:14th
4263:13th
4258:12th
4253:11th
4248:10th
4078:ISBN
4049:ISBN
4034:ISBN
4019:ISBN
3990:ISBN
3975:ISBN
3956:ISBN
3941:ISBN
3919:ISBN
3904:ISBN
3882:ISBN
3832:ISBN
3817:ISBN
3781:ISBN
3273:2017
3160:2017
3093:2017
3020:2017
1890:Gaza
1720:and
1656:Rome
1567:and
1504:for
1434:raid
1420:and
1410:Bari
1356:and
1286:Suez
1213:and
1211:Iraq
1197:Iraq
1163:and
958:and
941:The
914:and
872:).
770:and
553:Gaza
349:The
243:and
223:and
175:The
89:Type
4243:9th
4238:8th
4233:7th
4228:6th
4223:5th
4218:4th
4213:3rd
4208:2nd
4203:1st
1800:DSO
1555:in
1514:BEF
1508:in
1424:in
1313:at
1307:'s
1284:to
1209:in
1205:in
1122:or
1103:in
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