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Division remained in Iraq, participating in numerous exercises throughout the months stationed there (with the Queen's Brigade participating in Exercise 'Fortissimo', watched by over 5,000 people). On 19 March 1943, however, the brigade, the men now very well trained and fit, received orders
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which greatly surprised the
Germans. The brigade continued to fight in the offensive, which ultimately ended on 2 May 1945 with the surrender of all German forces in Italy and, after nearly 20 months of fighting (minus a single day), finally saw an end to the Italian Campaign. The Queen's Brigade in
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British divisions serving on the Western Front were reduced from twelve to nine infantry battalions, with all brigades reducing to three. The 1/9th Londons (the only original battalion of the brigade) were, therefore, transferred from 169th
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but it had delivered far less than had been expected and with the weather worsening due to the oncoming autumn rains and snow of winter, and no hope of a successful breakthrough offensive in such weather, both the U.S. Fifth and
British Eighth Armies settled down and began to prepare plans for a
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of the Somme was a complete failure, and saw nearly 60,000 casualties being sustained by the
British Army, the bloodiest day in British military history. The diversionary assault at Gommecourt was also considered a failure, sustaining only heavy casualties for both divisions involved, with 56th
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Brigade had by this time sustained 45% casualties, nearly half its strength, in just a few weeks, testimony to the severity of fighting at Anzio. Although high, this was not the highest casualty rate of the division, with 168th Brigade suffering slightly higher, at 50%. The brigade
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final offensive against the
Germans in the spring, with the scheduled date being for 1 April 1945. On 30 November, the Queen's Brigade was temporarily detached from 56th Division command to come under control of British 46th Division, replacing the 139th Brigade which had been transferred to
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division, and so the Queen's
Victoria Rifles was transferred from the brigade to become the motorcycle reconnaissance battalion for the division. A further change in 1938 came when the London Irish Rifles was transferred to 1st London Infantry Brigade, making the 3rd a two battalion brigade.
406:, soldiers of the TF were only allowed to serve overseas with their consent). The men who did not volunteer, together with the many recruits coming forward to volunteer, were formed into 2nd Line battalions and brigade, 2/3rd London Brigade, part of 2/1st London Division. These later became
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the 169th (Queen's) Brigade, and the whole of the 56th
Division, was inspected again by H.M. The King George VI, who had visited them almost exactly two years before when the division was preparing for overseas service. Soon after, on 26 July, the 56th Division received a new
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most battalions involved had suffered up to 360 casualties) for the next ten days and led to a unique moment in the regiment's history. On 19 September, D-Day + 10, when the
Salerno crisis had passed, the 169th (Queen's) Infantry Brigade was relieved in the line by the
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and suffered its first casualties (as part of 56th Division) on 23 April 1943, from shellfire. The campaign in Tunisia ended less than a month later with the surrender of over 230,000 Italian and German soldiers, a number almost equal to that captured at the
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for a month before returning to Suffolk again and in July, after being brought up to full War Establishment strength, began to prepare for overseas service although the whereabouts where as yet unknown and the men of the battalions were given 14 days leave.
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Throughout the inter-war years 169th Brigade, unlike the other two brigades of 56 Division, saw little change in its composition until the middle part of the 1930s. In 1935 the 10th London Regiment (Hackney) was transferred as a replacement battalion to
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was reconstituted in 1947 56th Division was reorganised as an armoured formation and 169th Brigade was not reformed. However, the division converted back into an infantry formation in 1956, and the brigade was reformed with the following organisation:
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where they were visited by many senior high-ranking officers and H.M. The King George VI, who had visited them nearly a year before when they began departing for overseas service, and the men cheered as he drove past. On 1 June they celebrated the
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were transferred elsewhere, leaving only the two 2nd Line duplicate battalions in the brigade. Later in the year the remaining battalions were also posted away, on 16 October, the 2nd Tower Hamlets Rifles was transferred to the newly created
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The 3rd London Infantry Brigade and the division, along with the rest of the Territorial Army, were mobilised between late August and early September 1939, due to the already tense situation in Europe becoming worse when, on 1 September, the
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from the now disbanded 47th Division. The battalion was previously known as 18th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles). After the disbandment of the 47th Division, the 56th Division was redesignated simply as
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now found their original roles redundant, who had been retrained as infantrymen and had to be taught all the infantry weapons. In April the Queen's Brigade was inspected by General Sir Bernard Paget, now Commander-in-Chief of
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respectively. The battalions were also redesignated, becoming, for example, '1/8th' Londons (for the 1st Line) to differentiate them from the 2nd Line units, which were redesignated '2/8th' Londons (for the 2nd Line).
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of December 1888 introduced 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.
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was disbanded after nearly all of its battalions were converted to other roles or posted elsewhere. For the most part, therefore, the battalions previously part of the London Regiment became Territorial battalions of
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arrived in Egypt on 4 April and, throughout the next few weeks, was brought up to strength from returning wounded and by receiving large drafts of replacements in the form of ex-anti-aircraft gunners of the
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where they were amalgamated with the 2/9th Londons and was subsequently renamed the 9th Battalion. On 6 February, with the disbandment of 2/5th Londons, the 1/5th was redesignated as the 5th Battalion.
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Reverend G. B. Fairhurst, Padre of the 2/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment, talking to two of the men in his battalion and an American soldier in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 20–21 February 1944.
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but was now composed mainly of different units, with the exception of 1/9th Londons. The other three battalions had joined mainly from other divisions, the 1/2nd Londons had originally been with
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Division suffering 4,567 men and 182 officers killed, wounded or missing. The division later participated in the pursuit of the German Army when they retreated to the
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In May 1912, however, the 10th Battalion (Paddington Rifles) was disbanded and the personnel were absorbed by 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
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British troops celebrate Christmas Day 1943 near the front. Sergeants of the 2/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) serving their men with
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of the Adriatic"), which was captured on 8 September by 2/7th Queen's. The attack by two battalions, and supported by very heavy artillery fire, was
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of part-time soldiers was created following an invasion scare in 1859, and its constituent units were progressively aligned with the Regular
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World Wars. Throughout its existence the brigade, serving under numerous many different titles and designations, was an integral part of the
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the final offensive had, unusually for the fighting in Italy, suffered light casualties. The British Eighth Army moved into
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and were numbered sequentially through the London brigades and divisions:
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From 28 November 1940 169th Infantry Brigade was constituted as follows:
1250:
220:
157:
76:
2269:
1466:"would seriously hamper deployment once one of the three suffered loss."
1222:
defences (or Gustav Line). On 2 December, when fighting in front of the
1151:), which was still part of British X Corps but now under command of the
3102:"Biography of Major-General Lewis Owen Lyne (1899–1970), Great Britain"
1557:
3rd London Infantry Brigade was constituted as follows during the war:
1534:
1052:
1036:
990:
947:
398:. Most of the men of the brigade, when asked, elected to volunteer for
235:
acted as brigade headquarters. The brigade's original composition was:
160:
90:
1975:
2183:
2105:
2053:
2027:
1949:
1923:
1546:
1379:(British 5th Division) and returning to take over from Major-General
317:
in 1908, the North London Brigade becoming the 3rd London Brigade in
2157:
2131:
2079:
2001:
1321:
fought for some of the most miserable terrain on the planet Earth in
896:, all Territorial battalions. The 35th Brigade had been part of the
2976:"Queen's in the Middle East: The Longest Approach March in History"
2054:"The 54th (East Anglian) Division of the British Army in 1914-1918"
1950:"The 58th (2/1st London) Division of the British Army in 1914-1918"
1481:, and reverted to 56th Division on 11 December 1944, when both the
251:
6th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (St George's) (attached to 1st)
2274:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2188:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2162:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2136:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2110:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2084:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2058:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2032:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
2006:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
1980:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
1954:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
1928:
The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the Great War, 1914-1918
1385:
1336:
1281:
1259:
1122:
1100:
1028:
971:
2184:"The 47th (2nd London) Division of the British Army in 1914-1918"
1924:"The 56th (1st London) Division of the British Army in 1914-1918"
1408:"watched with pride by their fellow Queensman, Maj-Gen Whitfield"
3638:
Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
928:
602:(left November 1914, rejoined February 1916, left February 1918)
3780:
3231:
3229:
1180:
as a whole. 9 September is now a special Regimental Day in the
880:
on 28 November 1940. The brigade, also known frequently as the
848:
In the New Year of January 1940 the 1st battalions of both the
737:, which was formed by the redesignation of the Headquarters of
607:
1/10th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Hackney)
1528:, captured, with minimal loss, 300 prisoners of war from the
727:
61st (Finsbury Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery
3161:"Major General J Y Whitfield CB DSO and Bar OBE 1954-1959"
1108:. In July, the 169th (Queen's) Brigade began training in
110:"The Black Cats" (Second World War, divisional nickname)
516:
of 6th Division, before transferring to 169th Brigade.
3709:
Backwater War: the Allied Campaign in Italy, 1943–1945
657:
1/16th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
624:
1/12th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
614:
1/11th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
4973:
Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War II
3654:
Alexander's Generals (the Italian Campaign 1944-1945)
4993:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1946
4983:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1919
4968:
Infantry brigades of the British Army in World War I
2106:"The 24th Division of the British Army in 1914-1918"
2028:"The 28th Division of the British Army in 1914-1918"
970:, respectively. The brigade soon left to be sent to
786:(King's Royal Rifle Corps), 17th Londons became the
588:
The brigade was composed as follows during the war:
355:
12th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
348:
11th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
341:
10th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
4874:
4818:
4737:
4356:
3820:
3807:
British infantry brigades of the Second World War (
3730:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
861:and the 2nd Rangers, on 15 October, became part of
758:and so the brigade was also redesignated, becoming
647:
1/5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
464:and the brigade came into existence again, now the
334:
9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (
135:
130:
116:
106:
96:
86:
72:
57:
39:
25:
20:
3498:"7th Bn OXF & BUCKS LI JUNE 1944–JANUARY 1945"
1616:169th (London) Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company
4988:Military units and formations established in 1920
4978:Military units and formations established in 1908
2388:
2386:
1613:) Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
1606:) Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
3417:"Major General J.Y. Whitfield C.B. D.SO. O.B.E."
2514:
2512:
2451:
2449:
2355:
2353:
2351:
912:, where they suffered heavy casualties and were
841:, in October 1939 the brigade was reassigned to
810:In March 1939, almost as a direct result of the
2937:"Tunisia 1942–1943: British Infantry Divisions"
2828:"The London Irish At War: January to June 1942"
2320:"56th (1st London) Infantry Division (1930-36)"
939:which was, at the time, thought highly likely.
367:became the 18th Londons and transferred to the
231:, while the Coldstream Guards' orderly room at
1442:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
3792:
3728:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3691:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
3673:Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome
2237:
2235:
1917:
1915:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1776:56th Division was finally disbanded in 1961.
1255:retained their integrity as a Queen's Brigade
484:), and the 1/5th Londons, originally part of
338:) (incorporating 6th and 19th Middlesex RVCs)
8:
2912:"Queen's in the Middle East: Winter in Iraq"
2698:
2696:
2694:
2692:
2690:
2662:
2660:
2658:
2656:
2654:
2652:
2650:
2210:"Gommecourt, 1st July 1916 - The Combatants"
1433:, commanding the Queen's Brigade and son of
1303:", was given a task to locate and extract a
1218:, were eventually held up by the formidable
1099:, but instead remained behind in reserve in
731:28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Group
309:This organisation was carried over into the
3613:56th Recce Regiment at Recce Corps website.
2883:"56th (London) Infantry Division (1942-43)"
2774:
2772:
2613:
2611:
1719:(from 16 September 1944 until 26 June 1945)
1288:, where the division came under command of
3799:
3785:
3777:
2270:"Manpower crisis in the British Army 1918"
1402:(nicknamed by military historians as the "
999:The division left the United Kingdom from
3477:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3420:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3318:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3165:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3140:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3076:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3042:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3032:
3030:
3005:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
3001:"Queen's in the Middle East: Enfidaville"
2980:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
2916:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
2756:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association
2746:
2744:
2713:"12th (Eastern) Infantry Division (1939)"
3746:Historical Record of the London Regiment
3072:"Regimental Anniversaries & Customs"
2394:"11th London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)"
1485:and 169th brigades were relieved by the
749:). Both battalions were originally from
535:'s attention away from the simultaneous
504:) and the 1/16th Londons, originally of
4998:Military units and formations in London
1785:
1297:Germans launched a major counter-attack
1284:, scene of much better fighting in the
1116:, code-named Operation Avalanche, with
548:in early 1917, and later in battles at
404:Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907
272:St Giles's & St George's Bloomsbury
191:campaigns during the Second World War.
3553:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
3546:
3271:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
3264:
3038:"Queen's in the Middle East: Epilogue"
1710:(Acting, from 13 to 16 September 1944)
1661:(from 16 May 1941 until 12 March 1942)
1655:(from 9 August 1940 until 16 May 1941)
774:regiments. The 9th Londons became the
284:22nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (
277:21st Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (
270:19th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (
263:18th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (
256:16th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (
17:
3357:"The London Irish At War: April 1944"
1809:
1807:
1512:where the Queen's Brigade, riding in
1061:50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
313:(TF) when that was created under the
244:1st Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (
7:
3387:"The London Irish At War: July 1944"
2487:"The London Irish At War: 1920-1939"
1598:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
1585:2nd Battalion, Tower Hamlets Rifles
1307:battalion, the 2nd Battalion of the
1033:Polish 3rd Carpathian Rifle Division
894:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
884:, was composed of the 2/5th, 2/6th (
592:1/9th (County of London) Battalion,
207:as the 19th Century progressed. The
167:that saw active service in both the
2467:from the original on 4 January 2006
950:, where they came under command of
751:141st (5th London) Infantry Brigade
739:47th (2nd London) Infantry Division
715:167th (1st London) Infantry Brigade
707:169th (3rd London) Infantry Brigade
183:in the First World War, and in the
3640:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
2559:. 14 December 2009. Archived from
2329:. 14 December 2009. Archived from
2248:Old Front Line Battlefields of WW1
2244:"56th (London) Division 1916-1918"
1691:(Acting, from 20 to 24 March 1944)
1182:Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
1068:the year before, who would become
1015:, itself under overall command of
448:162nd (1/1st East Midland) Brigade
14:
3762:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
1537:for occupation duties soon after
3244:www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk
2722:. 3 January 2010. Archived from
1884:"10th London Regiment (Hackney)"
1708:Lieutenant-Colonel C.R. Spincer
1400:attempt to capture Gemmano Ridge
1166:131st (Queen's) Infantry Brigade
1114:invasion of the Italian mainland
927:, remained with the division in
898:12th (Eastern) Infantry Division
635:1/2nd (City of London) Battalion
531:on 1 July 1916, to distract the
61:
44:
3755:, London: Seeley Service, 1963.
3391:London Irish Rifles Association
3361:London Irish Rifles Association
2832:London Irish Rifles Association
2550:"The London Division (1937-38)"
2491:London Irish Rifles Association
2295:"Unit History: London Regiment"
2158:"The 3rd Division in 1914-1918"
2132:"The 4th Division in 1914-1918"
2080:"The 6th Division in 1914-1918"
2002:"The 5th Division in 1914-1918"
1689:Lieutenant-Colonel D.C. Baynes
1139:tried desperately to repel the
987:Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces
918:56th (London) Infantry Division
878:169th (London) Infantry Brigade
177:56th (London) Infantry Division
101:56th (London) Infantry Division
3711:. Greenwood Publishing Group.
2628:. 14 June 2012. Archived from
1502:British 78th Infantry Division
1424:British 46th Infantry Division
1410:. They managed to capture 100
1350:, and with the absence of the
1286:Battle for the Anzio beachhead
1147:, temporarily replaced by the
908:where they were forced into a
794:) and 18th Londons became the
1:
1620:56th Reconnaissance Battalion
1549:and began occupation duties.
1332:British 5th Infantry Division
1278:First Battle of Monte Cassino
1276:in January 1944, part of the
1087:The 56th Division (minus the
1009:British 5th Infantry Division
578:Armistice of 11 November 1918
525:46th (North Midland) Division
3760:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
2619:"1st London Division (1939)"
1766:London Rifle Brigade/Rangers
1416:German 5th Mountain Division
1047:, which was fighting in the
843:2nd London Infantry Division
839:1st London Infantry Division
690:58th (2/1st London) Division
686:175th (2/3rd London) Brigade
676:169th Trench Mortar Battery
466:169th (1/3rd London) Brigade
462:56th (1/1st London) Division
452:54th (East Anglian) Division
412:58th (2/1st London) Division
408:175th (2/3rd London) Brigade
1579:2nd Battalion, The Rangers
1313:U.S. 45th Infantry Division
1239:Distinguished Service Order
1178:history of the British Army
902:British Expeditionary Force
760:3rd London Infantry Brigade
667:169th Machine Gun Company,
424:British Expeditionary Force
5014:
3813:list for 101-308 and named
3656:. London: William Kimber.
3652:Blaxland, Gregory (1979).
1834:Money Barnes, Appendix IV.
1762:(King's Royal Rifle Corps)
1723:Brigadier P.H. Richardson
1366:General Officer Commanding
1245:. He was also awarded the
937:German invasion of England
900:and seen service with the
837:Initially assigned to the
812:invasion of Czechoslovakia
735:1st Anti-Aircraft Division
659:Queen's Westminster Rifles
472:and fought in France with
227:the brigade commander and
154:169th (3rd London) Brigade
21:169th (3rd London) Brigade
2361:"Queen Victoria's Rifles"
1744:169 (Greenjacket) Brigade
1526:U.S. 755th Tank Battalion
1510:Battle of the Argenta Gap
1448:) and the 1st Battalion,
1031:and were relieved by the
3693:, London: Methuen, 1938.
2941:British Military History
2890:British Military History
2793:British Military History
2720:British Military History
2626:British Military History
2557:British Military History
2428:British Military History
2327:British Military History
1792:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6.
1754:King's Royal Rifle Corps
1659:Brigadier R.A.G. Taylor
1641:(until 28 November 1940)
1545:and the brigade entered
1498:final offensive in Italy
1487:2nd New Zealand Division
1452:(from the now disbanded
1438:Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien
1208:U.S. Army Pigeon Service
1080:killed and a further 79
780:King's Royal Rifle Corps
3726:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
2424:"Anti-Aircraft Command"
1750:Queen Victoria's Rifles
1587:(left 15 November 1940)
1581:(left 14 November 1940)
1309:157th Infantry Regiment
1017:Persia and Iraq Command
962:units stationed in the
876:, which was renumbered
782:), 12th Londons became
776:Queen Victoria's Rifles
598:Queen Victoria's Rifles
336:Queen Victoria's Rifles
246:Queen Victoria's Rifles
3753:The Soldiers of London
3671:d'Este, Carlo (1991).
3594:Blaxland, pp. 258-259.
3473:"The Italian Campaign"
3314:"The Italian Campaign"
3189:Blaxland, pp. 259-260.
3136:"The Italian Campaign"
2457:"Tower Hamlets Rifles"
1575:(left 19 January 1940)
1566:(left 19 January 1940)
1543:British Troops Austria
1506:The Battleaxe Division
1431:Grenfell Smith-Dorrien
1420:139th Infantry Brigade
1391:
1373:John Yeldham Whitfield
1342:
1269:
1249:from a general of the
1235:John Yeldham Whitfield
1216:Allied Armies in Italy
1214:but, with the rest of
1128:
1106:Glorious First of June
663:(joined February 1916)
653:(joined February 1916)
643:(joined February 1916)
574:Hundred Days Offensive
286:Central London Rangers
2520:"London Irish Rifles"
1976:"The London Regiment"
1700:(from 24 March 1944,
1541:and was redesignated
1539:Victory in Europe Day
1389:
1340:
1263:
1170:7th Armoured Division
1126:
1057:69th Infantry Brigade
874:35th Infantry Brigade
867:71st Infantry Brigade
863:20th Armoured Brigade
859:26th Armoured Brigade
678:(joined 17 June 1916)
426:(BEF) serving on the
112:"The Queen's Brigade"
3675:. New York: Harper.
3426:on 12 September 2015
3171:on 24 September 2015
2729:on 23 September 2015
2635:on 23 September 2015
2566:on 23 September 2015
2336:on 23 September 2015
1760:Queen's Westminsters
1697:G.H.G. Smith-Dorrien
1572:Tower Hamlets Rifles
1149:201st Guards Brigade
1066:Battle of Stalingrad
914:evacuated to England
892:) battalions of the
850:Tower Hamlets Rifles
788:Tower Hamlets Rifles
743:Tower Hamlets Rifles
649:London Rifle Brigade
630:(left December 1914)
512:, later served with
239:North London Brigade
4887:117th Royal Marines
4882:116th Royal Marines
3623:Edwards, pp. 194–5.
2404:on 26 December 2005
2371:on 26 December 2005
2242:Reed, Paul (2004).
1894:on 22 February 2006
1864:on 28 February 2006
1854:"Paddington Rifles"
1725:(from 26 June 1945)
1530:42nd Jäger Division
1472:, claiming that he
1357:Middle East Command
1317:Battle of the Caves
1049:Campaign in Tunisia
1045:British Eighth Army
1021:Middle East Command
946:, in particular to
931:, under command of
800:Royal Ulster Rifles
796:London Irish Rifles
756:The London Division
747:London Irish Rifles
729:, becoming part of
637:, London Regiment (
510:2nd London Division
373:2nd London Division
365:London Irish Rifles
319:1st London Division
299:Medical Staff Corps
291:Supply Detachment,
258:London Irish Rifles
233:Wellington Barracks
209:Stanhope Memorandum
179:. It served on the
3705:Hoyt, Edwin Palmer
3636:Ian F.W. Beckett,
3082:on 11 January 2016
2892:. 6 September 2013
2299:Forces War Records
1814:Monthly Army Lists
1704:13 September 1944)
1675:Lieutenant Colonel
1426:. On 13 September
1392:
1343:
1270:
1237:, was awarded the
1232:Lieutenant Colonel
1129:
1110:amphibious warfare
1097:invasion of Sicily
1074:Commanding Officer
1013:British Tenth Army
910:retreat to Dunkirk
804:motorised infantry
529:Gommecourt Salient
506:4th London Brigade
488:, had served with
486:2nd London Brigade
470:1st London Brigade
456:In early 1916 the
402:(according to the
384:1st London Brigade
369:5th London Brigade
329:3rd London Brigade
293:Army Service Corps
81:Motorised infantry
4955:
4954:
4866:24th (Gold Coast)
4790:27th (N Rhodesia)
3768:978-1-84884-211-3
3751:R. Money Barnes,
3737:978-1-84342-474-1
3718:978-0-275-97478-7
3603:Blaxland, p. 283.
3585:Blaxland, p. 233.
3576:Blaxland, p. 239.
3567:Blaxland, p. 202.
3462:Blaxland, p. 195.
3453:Blaxland, p. 187.
2789:"London District"
2596:on 4 January 2006
2530:on 4 January 2006
2434:on 4 October 2013
2220:on 22 August 2009
2208:MacDonald, Alan.
1801:Dunlop, pp. 60–1.
1596:2/5th Battalion,
1266:Christmas pudding
1133:landed at Salerno
1112:for the upcoming
983:Sir Bernard Paget
882:"Queen's Brigade"
669:Machine Gun Corps
620:(left April 1915)
610:(left April 1915)
343:Paddington Rifles
311:Territorial Force
305:Territorial Force
265:Paddington Rifles
217:Coldstream Guards
147:
146:
5005:
4760:7th (N Rhodesia)
4357:Territorial Army
3801:
3794:
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3778:
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3689:John K. Dunlop,
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3494:
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3338:
3337:Blaxland, p. 71.
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3252:
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3205:
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3198:Blaxland, p. 44.
3196:
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3061:Blaxland, p. 34.
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2899:
2897:
2887:
2879:
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2537:
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2214:gommecourt.co.uk
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2153:
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2127:
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2095:
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2075:
2069:
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2066:
2064:
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2042:
2040:
2038:
2023:
2017:
2016:
2014:
2012:
1997:
1991:
1990:
1988:
1986:
1971:
1965:
1964:
1962:
1960:
1945:
1939:
1938:
1936:
1934:
1919:
1904:
1903:
1901:
1899:
1890:. Archived from
1880:
1874:
1873:
1871:
1869:
1860:. Archived from
1850:
1844:
1841:
1835:
1832:
1826:
1823:
1817:
1811:
1802:
1799:
1793:
1790:
1737:Territorial Army
1520:) manned by the
1412:prisoners of war
1274:Garigliano river
1070:Prisoners of war
906:Battle of France
832:Second World War
818:Second World War
703:Territorial Army
697:Between the wars
570:Spring Offensive
438:, and 1/12th to
400:overseas service
297:Bearer Company,
125:Second World War
67:Territorial Army
65:
50:
48:
47:
18:
5013:
5012:
5008:
5007:
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4958:
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4951:
4870:
4814:
4733:
4352:
3816:
3805:
3738:
3725:
3719:
3703:
3700:, London, 1967.
3683:
3670:
3664:
3651:
3633:
3628:
3627:
3622:
3618:
3611:
3607:
3602:
3598:
3593:
3589:
3584:
3580:
3575:
3571:
3566:
3562:
3545:
3538:
3536:
3535:on 22 July 2015
3532:
3525:
3523:"Archived copy"
3521:
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3370:
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3355:
3354:
3350:
3346:D'Este, p. 515.
3345:
3341:
3336:
3332:
3322:
3320:
3312:
3311:
3307:
3303:D'Este, p. 291.
3302:
3298:
3293:
3289:
3285:D'Este, p. 284.
3284:
3280:
3263:
3256:
3254:
3250:
3239:
3237:"Archived copy"
3235:
3234:
3227:
3217:
3215:
3209:"56th Division"
3207:
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3035:
3028:
3024:Joslen, p. 230.
3023:
3019:
3009:
3007:
2999:
2998:
2994:
2984:
2982:
2974:
2973:
2969:
2965:Joslen, p. 283.
2964:
2960:
2950:
2948:
2947:on 23 July 2015
2935:
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2730:
2726:
2715:
2711:
2710:
2706:
2702:Joslen, p. 282.
2701:
2688:
2684:Joslen, p. 166.
2683:
2679:
2675:Joslen, p. 176.
2674:
2670:
2666:Joslen, p. 233.
2665:
2648:
2638:
2636:
2632:
2621:
2617:
2616:
2609:
2599:
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2500:
2498:
2497:on 14 July 2015
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1622:7 January 1941)
1570:1st Battalion,
1561:1st Battalion,
1555:
1553:Order of battle
1494:15th Army Group
1462:rifle companies
1444:(previously of
1348:Royal Artillery
1243:Webley revolver
1153:U.S. Fifth Army
1093:Operation Husky
1055:, relieved the
820:
767:London Regiment
723:Royal Engineers
719:Royal Artillery
699:
639:Royal Fusiliers
616:Finsbury Rifles
594:London Regiment
586:
584:Order of battle
546:Hindenburg Line
537:Somme offensive
396:First World War
392:
390:First World War
380:Royal Fusiliers
350:Finsbury Rifles
323:London Regiment
315:Haldane Reforms
307:
279:Finsbury Rifles
201:Volunteer Force
197:
150:
137:
123:
121:First World War
111:
79:
45:
43:
34:
32:
30:
12:
11:
5:
5011:
5009:
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5000:
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4924:
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4914:
4909:
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4899:
4894:
4889:
4884:
4878:
4876:
4872:
4871:
4869:
4868:
4863:
4861:23rd (Nigeria)
4858:
4853:
4848:
4843:
4838:
4833:
4828:
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4816:
4815:
4813:
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4734:
4732:
4731:
4726:
4721:
4716:
4711:
4706:
4701:
4696:
4691:
4689:169th (London)
4686:
4684:168th (London)
4681:
4679:167th (London)
4676:
4671:
4666:
4661:
4656:
4651:
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4636:
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4626:
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4611:
4606:
4601:
4596:
4591:
4586:
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4571:
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4559:141st (London)
4556:
4554:140th (London)
4551:
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3818:
3817:
3809:List for 1-100
3806:
3804:
3803:
3796:
3789:
3781:
3775:
3774:
3771:
3758:Ray Westlake,
3756:
3749:
3748:, 2nd Edn (nd)
3742:
3736:
3723:
3717:
3701:
3696:D.K. Edwards,
3694:
3687:
3681:
3668:
3662:
3649:
3632:
3629:
3626:
3625:
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3605:
3596:
3587:
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3569:
3560:
3514:
3489:
3464:
3455:
3446:
3437:
3408:
3397:on 8 July 2015
3378:
3367:on 8 July 2015
3348:
3339:
3330:
3305:
3296:
3294:D'Este, p.287.
3287:
3278:
3225:
3200:
3191:
3182:
3152:
3127:
3118:
3093:
3063:
3054:
3026:
3017:
2992:
2967:
2958:
2928:
2903:
2874:
2849:
2838:on 8 July 2015
2819:
2817:Joslen, p. 38.
2810:
2799:on 4 July 2015
2780:
2778:Joslen, p. 37.
2768:
2740:
2704:
2686:
2677:
2668:
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2607:
2577:
2541:
2508:
2478:
2445:
2415:
2382:
2347:
2311:
2286:
2268:Baker, Chris.
2260:
2231:
2200:
2182:Baker, Chris.
2174:
2156:Baker, Chris.
2148:
2130:Baker, Chris.
2122:
2104:Baker, Chris.
2096:
2078:Baker, Chris.
2070:
2052:Baker, Chris.
2044:
2026:Baker, Chris.
2018:
2000:Baker, Chris.
1992:
1974:Baker, Chris.
1966:
1948:Baker, Chris.
1940:
1922:Baker, Chris.
1905:
1875:
1845:
1836:
1827:
1818:
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1732:
1729:
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1678:J.Y. Whitfield
1672:
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1625:
1624:
1614:
1607:
1600:
1590:
1589:
1583:
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1568:
1554:
1551:
1496:fought in the
1450:Welch Regiment
1381:Gerald Templer
1326:trench-warfare
1247:Red Star Order
1224:Bernhardt Line
1076:along with 15
1059:, part of the
1027:to depart for
1011:, part of the
1007:alongside the
989:, followed by
828:invaded Poland
819:
816:
733:, attached to
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52:United Kingdom
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4089:
4086:
4084:
4081:
4079:
4076:
4074:
4071:
4069:
4066:
4064:
4063:33rd (Guards)
4061:
4059:
4058:32nd (Guards)
4056:
4054:
4051:
4049:
4048:30th (Guards)
4046:
4044:
4041:
4039:
4036:
4034:
4031:
4029:
4026:
4024:
4021:
4019:
4018:24th (Guards)
4016:
4014:
4011:
4009:
4006:
4004:
4001:
3999:
3996:
3994:
3993:20th (Guards)
3991:
3989:
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3984:
3981:
3979:
3976:
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3971:
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3879:
3876:
3874:
3871:
3869:
3866:
3864:
3861:
3859:
3856:
3854:
3853:2nd Gibraltar
3851:
3849:
3846:
3844:
3841:
3839:
3836:
3834:
3831:
3829:
3828:1st Gibraltar
3826:
3825:
3823:
3819:
3814:
3810:
3802:
3797:
3795:
3790:
3788:
3783:
3782:
3779:
3772:
3769:
3765:
3761:
3757:
3754:
3750:
3747:
3744:H.R. Martin,
3743:
3739:
3733:
3729:
3724:
3720:
3714:
3710:
3706:
3702:
3699:
3695:
3692:
3688:
3684:
3682:0-06-015890-5
3678:
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4384:5th London
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131:Commanders
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1005:III Corps
1001:Liverpool
997:George VI
956:exercises
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31:1915–1920
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2465:Archived
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521:trenches
420:Regulars
221:adjutant
219:and his
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158:infantry
77:Infantry
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4907:Central
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