City of London Rifles - Knowledge (XXG)

579:. The first objective for 140 Bde was a line clear of High Wood (the Switch Line), the second was the Starfish Line on the forward slope, after which 1/6th Londons would pass through to take the Flers Line. The leading waves were engaged in heavy fighting and the brigade got to the Starfish Line, after which 1/6th pressed on. The battalion suffered badly from enfilade machine-gun fire from the direction of High Wood (which had still not been cleared), when 'whole waves of men were mown down in line'. Although a few men reached the Flers Line it could not be held, and the remaining two officers and 100 men (including 50 who came up from the transport lines) consolidated a position known as the Cough Drop, a group of German trenches in a valley west of Flers, though their position was unknown to headquarters. The following day a follow-up attack linked up with the 1/6th holding out in the Cough Drop, and at dawn on 18 September the battalion contributed to a mixed force that succeeded in occupying the Flers Line. The 1/6th was relieved in the Cough Drop on the morning of 20 September. The regiment received the battle honour 734:. For six weeks the village had been attacked by British, Australian and New Zealand troops, and it was fully in their hands by 17 May. The 2/6th Londons entered the ruined village the following day and their task was to capture Bovis Trench beyond the village. A and B Companies made the attack behind a barrage, the other two companies protecting the flanks. But the attackers could not recognise the shelled-out trench that was their objective, so they went 200 yards beyond it and then tried to dig in. Having lost direction, a gap had opened between them and C Company on the left flank, into which enemy parties infiltrated. The attackers had already suffered badly from the German defensive barrage, and now the battalion was reduced to small parties, which were forced back by a German counter-attack. This failure cost the newly arrived battalion roughly half its strength in officers and men. It was unable to make a major effort for several months, although it did support an attack on the Hindenburg Line north of Bullecourt by 411:, for annual training on Sunday 2 August 1914 when news reached them of the mobilisation of the Continental Powers. The battalion immediately entrained for London and the men returned to their homes, whence they were summoned the following day (3 August) to Farringdon Road in anticipation of the official mobilisation orders, which were issued on 4 August. Within a day or so the battalion was at full strength, having been joined by about 200 recruits from the KRRC Cadets. Like the other London TF units, a sufficiently high proportion of the CLR volunteered for foreign service to make the battalion eligible to be sent overseas. The men who did not so volunteer, or were unfit, were constituted as a second battalion to which the flood of new recruits were directed. This was named the 2/6th Londons, the service battalion becoming the 1/6th Londons. Later a reserve battalion, named 3/6th Londons, was organised to train and supply drafts to the other battalions serving overseas. 1500:. The brigade's advance parties reached the vital road and rail bridges at Nijmegen on 20 September while the fighting for them was still going on. The brigade's columns following up were twice attacked from the air and on 22 September their approach to Nijmegen was halted by German tanks and infantry covering the roads. 123 LAA Regiment took up emergency positions and engaged these ground targets at close range. The enemy were beaten off but the AA units suffered significant casualties. At Nijmegen, 123 LAA Rgt provided the close protection element of a major AA deployment to defend the bridges. German aircraft swarmed over the bridges, which were also shelled and mortared. On 26 September there were 16 separate raids trying to knock out the bridges by fast low-level bombing, employing the new 666:. The defences were rudimentary, and the Germans attacked the following day. At first the attacks fell on the neighbouring battalions on both flanks, but the 1/6th's fire on these attacks attracted a frontal attack, which penetrated between the 1/6th and the 1/15th Londons to the right. The position on the ridge was now enfiladed and casualties mounted under repeated attacks, including ground attack aircraft. The position was restored by a counter-attack led by the commanding officer and including all available men at Battalion HQ. The battalion's casualties on this day were heavy, amounting to 13 officers and 369 other ranks, many of whom were captured as their positions were rolled up. 1725: 806: 651:

Chateau was still uncaptured, the supporting tanks bogged, and the surroundings being covered by enemy fire, the battalion had to improvise. Company Sergeant-Major C. Bitten of B Company climbed onto the chateau ruins and threw grenades and bricks at the enemy machine-gun teams, who scattered, allowing the battalion to occupy the position. While battalion HQ was set up in the chateau ruins, the battalion advanced behind a barrage to take the outbuildings and German reserve line. Two officers and 30 other ranks were killed in the attack, and 81 all ranks wounded – a comparatively low number for the period.

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1/6th Bn was stationed. The Germans began their attack at 19.45, taking most of the front line, and at 22.00 the 1/6th was ordered to make a counter-attack to restore the position. The battalion made some progress, but its flanks were 'in the air'. At 02.00 on 22 May it attacked again, but once again the flanking units were held up. However, the Germans had achieved their object (to destroy the British mine shafts under the ridge) and withdrew on the flanks, so that the positions recaptured by the 1/6th became the new British front line for months to come.

1764: 1710: 890: 750:. Its task was to leap-frog through the 2/8th and 2/5th Bns making the initial attacks, and then turn right to attack the German lines in flank with the support of tanks. All the objectives were quickly taken, together with numerous prisoners, and with relatively few casualties mainly from the German defensive barrage. As the battalion consolidated its gains, messages sent by dog and carrier-pigeon brought down supporting artillery fire on any German troops seen attempting to form up for counter-attacks. 564: 592:. Next day the battalion seized the old mill west of Eaucourt l'Abbaye. From here the battalion observed the enemy digging a new trench on the Butte, and 140 Bde was ordered to attack it and go on to take the mound. Because of its losses, 1/6th was not involved in the unsuccessful attacks over the next two days, but it suffered badly from retaliatory shellfire. It was relieved on the night of 9/10 October. This action won the regiment the battle honour 1815: 66: 83: 988: 490: 1560:. The huge concentration of troops and equipment in the 48 hours before D-Day (24 March) required proportionally large AA forces, and 123 LAA Rgt was one of five HAA and eight LAA regiments that were secretly moved up, dug in and concealed, with their vehicles sent back to the rear. 123 LAA Regiment was positioned to protect 1794:

On the N pillar of the nave doorway is a crude wooden cross, originally erected on the battlefield at Loos to mark the mass grave of 87 officers and men of the battalion who fell there on 25 September 1915. The cross was made by Riflemen Luce and Garnsey and stood throughout the war until replaced by

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When the unit returned to action in October, it was pursuing at about 10 miles a day, skirmishing with rearguards and raiding parties, and suffering occasional gas attacks. On 27 October the battalion reached Rongy, where it began to practise in the moat of the chateau for an assault crossing of the

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to seal off the area attacked. The attack went in at 17.00, led by the second-in-command of 1/6th sounding a hunting horn, and met almost no hostile fire. A record number of prisoners were taken, dugouts, emplacements and a mine shaft were destroyed, and considerable intelligence gained. After about

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On the night of 20/21 May, 140 Bde relieved another formation for a further tour of duty on Vimy Ridge, but the following day (while the supporting artillery were being changed over and could not offer support) the front line was heavily bombarded, as was the support line in 'Zouave Valley' in which

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Ridge with three tanks in support. Again there was confusion, but the 6th Londons collected some disorientated US troops and together they took the objective. The battle was a resounding success, but the battalion suffered casualties of 12 officers and 308 other ranks over the two days. Despite the

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on 8 August 1918, the 6th Bn having the objective of taking Malard Wood and its adjacent quarry. Rather than attack frontally, the plan was to envelop the wood, but the morning mist made direction-keeping difficult and the wood was taken by a mix of different battalions, including the supports. The

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in December 1899, 36 NCOs and other ranks were selected from volunteers of the 2nd London RVC to serve with the City Imperial Volunteers in South Africa. A further 25 were selected for No 1 Special Service Company of the KRRC, while others volunteered for the Regulars, for the Imperial Yeomanry, or

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In June 1939 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 and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations.

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Initially, 2/6th Bn's role was to provide reinforcements for 1/6th Bn, and it sent large drafts to the senior battalion in February (just before 1/6th went overseas), August and September 1915 (after the Battle of Loos). After that, the practice stopped as the 58th Division was itself prepared for

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On 2 January 1918, Lt-Col W.F. Mildren, who had been commanding officer of the 1/6th since August 1915, was promoted to command 141 Bde in 47th Division, and he was not replaced. In February 1918 a number of British infantry battalions were disbanded because of a manpower crisis. 1/6th Londons was

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opened on 25 March the battalion was south of the River Oise and was not attacked, but most of 58th Division north of the river was driven back. The battalion fell back on 26 March, leaving a fighting patrol in the forest, and set up posts to guard the crossings over the Oise and St Quentin Canal

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on 7 June. 140 Brigade attacked south of the Ypres–Comines Canal with the White Chateau and adjacent outbuildings and trenches as its objective. 1/6th left its trenches at 05.30, two hours after Zero Hour, to pass through and complete the assault on the final objectives. Finding that the White

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and pioneer of Temperance Clubs in the army. Like the Printers', this unit was recruited mainly from London artisans, but had suffered financial difficulties. When Cruikshank was forced to retire due to his great age, he was replaced as commanding officer by Lt-Col Cuthbert Vickers, a wealthy

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swept away the Home/Overseas Service distinction, all TF soldiers became liable for drafting overseas if medically fit, and the provisional battalions became numbered battalions of their parent regiments on 1 January 1917. 101st Provisional Battalion absorbed 103rd Provisional Bn and became

575:. The battalion practised on positions marked out by flags, and adopted identification stripes on their arms: A Company blue, B Co green, C Co red and D Co yellow. On 15 September, 47th Division attacked High Wood to cover the left flank of the tank-led attack of the adjacent divisions on 794:, through which 5th Army was retreating. The battalion was resting in the town when the German bombardment fell early on 4 April and moved out later in the day to support Australian troops attempting to hold a gap in the line. Advancing by section rushes, the 6th Londons and 682:

The 2/6th Battalion formed at Farringdon Road on 21 August 1914 after the 1/6th Bn marched away. The regimental staff were overwhelmed with recruits, 1100 being attested immediately. In October 1914 the London TF Association rented a large country house, Mount Felix at

1748:. The right-hand (southern) bronze figure flanking this memorial depicts an infantryman representative of the various London infantry units. In the 1920s the CLR held an annual ceremony in September (about the anniversary of Loos), which began with a church parade at 821:, most of them temporarily blinded, who had to be led away in single file to the dressing stations. The reduced battalion was not directly engaged when the reassembled 58th Division helped to beat off the next phase of the German Spring Offensive on 24–26 April (the 1120:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, testing the plans that 1st AA Division had developed. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new 525:

in front of the second line was a more serious obstacle, there was no natural cover, and the battalion suffered many casualties here. However, the objectives were taken by 08.00, after which the battalion consolidated its position and beat off counter-attacks.

281:. Among the first officers to be commissioned were George A. Spottiswoode and William Spottiswoode. In 1872 the 2nd City of London absorbed the 48th Middlesex RVC, known as 'Havelock's Temperance Volunteers'. This unit had been founded by the cartoonist and 1631:(AA) (designated 99 AA Bde from 1948). In 1949, 566 was redesignated a Light Anti-Aircraft/Searchlight regiment. However, the two regiments merged the following year as 566 (City of London Rifles) Regiment, first as an HAA unit, reverting to LAA in 1954. 1039:, once again in 168th (2nd London) Brigade of 56th (1st London) Division. However, enlistment of the regiment's traditional artisan recruits was poor, in part because the Government planned to use the TA to maintain civil order during strikes. In the 550:

Ridge. On 30 April the 1/6th Bn suffered over 80 casualties when the Germans exploded a mine under their line. However, the CLR successfully occupied and fortified the resulting crater, which was named 'Mildren Crater' after their commanding officer.

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One of these items of silverware, the Mildren Trophy, depicting a soldier of 1914–18, was presented by the CLR's honorary colonel for the annual competition for companies in the attack. It is in the collection of the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.

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did virtually nothing on D-Day itself, but began raids the following night, when 123 LAA Rgt fired barrages against scattered dive-bombing attacks. With searchlight assistance, three-gun sections of the regiment also spotted and destroyed 31

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village, A Company of 2/6th made a diversionary attack in conjunction with 2/8th Londons. Although the company took its objective, 2/8th was stopped by impassable mud. The battalion spent the rest of the year providing labour for the

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That summer the field force AA units were shuffled as they went for battle training or to other brigades, and additional LAA units arrived to defend the Norfolk coast. On 11 June 123rd LAA Regiment moved to Grimsditch Camp near

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59–61 Farringdon Road was rebuilt after the 1915 air raid. It bears a commemorative plaque and today it is called the 'Zeppelin Building'. The side entrance to the 6th Londons' HQ behind (No 57a) is labelled 'the Drill Hall'.

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floated downriver against the engineers' bridging operation. Attacks continued on 25/26 September, the third night of the operation, and another 36 mines were destroyed. By 28 March the air attacks on the bridges dwindled as

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single-engined fighter-bombers. Even after the end of the Market Garden operation, attacks on the bridges at Nijmegen and elsewhere continued. Attacks could come from up to 20 Fw 190s at a time, or smaller groups of

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to reveal the white chalk beneath, making it visible from a long distance. The Maltese Cross badge and initials 'CLR' have been preserved, as have a number of badges subsequently cut by other regiments in the camp.

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In the NW corner of the church is the large regimental memorial of wooden panels commemorating the men of the CLR who fell in WWI and WWII, surrounding the Boer War memorial, together with a book of remembrance.

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These locations allowed the battalion to cover the southern side of London against air attack in the event of war. Despite its transfer to the RE, the battalion retained the CLR cap badge and KRRC affiliation.

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to the Royal Exchange to place a wreath at the London Troops Memorial, after which it marched back to the drill hall at Farringdon Road to place a second wreath at the regimental war memorial there.

1646:, becoming 'P' and 'S' (City of London Rifles) Batteries in the combined regiment. In 1961 a further reorganisation saw 565 Regiment converted to infantry and merged with 5th and 6th Battalions The 1035:(TA) in 1921). The London Regiment no longer existed (since 7 July 1916 the CLR had been affiliated to the KRRC), so its battalions were designated as regiments in their own right, the CLR becoming 4091: 2794: 1008:

Heinrich Mathy attacked London, and two of his bombs hit Messrs Frank Stadelman's warehouse at 59–61 Farringdon Road. Falling masonry from the building did considerable damage to the 6th Londons'

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in the airborne bridgehead received heavy German air and ground attacks during the early weeks of the invasion, and 123 LAA Rgt's two batteries lost five guns, six vehicles and 30 casualties.

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and 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company, a total of 20 officers and 640 other ranks. Dummy raids, mines and bombardments on neighbouring sections of the line were used to deceive the enemy. A

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After being relieved from the line, the battalion was sleeping in the open on the night of 16/17 April when it was subjected to gas shelling. A large number of casualties were caused by

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The 1/6th Bn spent the summer of 1917 holding the line in the Ypres Salient, taking part in the usual small actions and trench raids, and during the autumn it was in the Oppy sector.

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1/6th Battalion was withdrawn from the Loos sector on 30 September, and after a period of line-holding, it was sent in mid-November for rest and training with new equipment such as

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The crude cross that marked the mass grave of members of the City of London Rifles killed at the Battle of Loos, 1915, now in the church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London

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bombers, as well as low-level attacks by Fw 190s, but the combination of AA defence and Allied fighters defeated every Luftwaffe attempt to disrupt the crossings.

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was crossed on 9–11 April, and 123 LAA Rgt moved up from the Rhine to take over defence of the bridge sites. There were some brisk actions here against Me 262 and

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In June 1915 the 'Home Service-only' and unfit men of the TF were formed into Provisional units for home defence. The men of the 6th Londons joined those from the

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where the stands, outbuildings and stables were used as billets and the Royal Box became the Sergeants' Mess. As winter approached, the 3/6th moved to billets in

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on Yarmouth and Lowestoft. The defences of these towns were reinforced by moving detachments of 123rd LAA Rgt from guarding RAF stations and equipping them with

773:), 2/6th Bn absorbed many of its officers and men, and henceforth was simply designated the 6th Bn (the 3/6th having been redesignated 6th Reserve Bn in 1916). 255:(RVC), founded on 16 May 1860, was one of many RVCs raised as a result of an invasion scare the previous year. Based in Little New Street and recruiting in the 4000: 3980: 1409: 1220: 1165: 1132: 1063: 1599:

on 4 May 1945, all AA units were ordered to suspend action, and stood down completely on 12 May. 100 AA Brigade was them employed as occupation troops in

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Although 100 AA Bde was scheduled to go to Normandy once Overlord was launched, 405 and 409 LAA Btys of 123 LAA Rgt were sent on ahead to bolster

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In 1935 the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence, particularly for London, was addressed by converting 47th (2nd London) Division into

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before embarkation for the Western Front. The battalion disembarked at Le Havre on 25 January 1917 and went into quiet sections of the line near

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During February and March the battalion occupied positions in Coucy Forest where both sides occupied no more than a line of outposts. When the

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On mobilisation, 31st Searchlight Bn went to its war stations covering London and the Thames. In 1940, the battalion moved with 27 AA Bde to

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light anti-aircraft (LAA) guns and organised into four batteries: 405, 408, 409 and 410. On 3 October 1942, 410 LAA Bty transferred to

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barrage on the German front line cut the wire in front of the attack and kept the defenders in their dugouts, while field guns laid a

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After rest and reorganisation, the 6th Bn spent the next few months in reserve or holding the line. During July it introduced the US

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among those selected for disbandment: eight officers and 198 other ranks were sent to the 2/6th Battalion in the 58th Division (

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in July 1918 during a miners' strike in the South Wales coalfield; there were no incidents and the strike was quickly settled.

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a permanent memorial when the bodies were reburied in Maroc British Cemetery. This cross was previously in St James's Church,

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On 20 September 1917 the 2/6th Bn (codenamed 'UNBOLT') took part in 58th Division's successful attack at St Julien during the

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awarded for bravery in inland Britain, for rescuing members of his section from a burning house during a Zeppelin raid on

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contributed to the building costs, and the battalion raised much of the rest by holding an assault-at-arms display at the

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was the former 39 AA Bde in AA Command and was in the process of converting into a field force component. It came under

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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 1 October 1942, TNA file WO 212/82.

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The RA and RE do not receive battle honours, so none were awarded to the regiment for its service during World War II.

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Order of Battle of Non-Field Force Units in the United Kingdom, Part 27: AA Command, 14 May 1942, TNA file WO 212/81.

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The 6th Londons' is one of the chalk badges that has been preserved on Fovant Down, where they are visible from the

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on 25 September 1915. This was a carefully rehearsed attack following four days of bombardment and the release of a

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turned back the enemy advance, and dug in overnight in front of the town. It was the high-water mark of the German

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in the river. This carried on until 100 AA Bde was relieved of its fighting garrison commitments on 10 November.

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After eight days' rest the depleted 1/6th returned to the front line on 4 October, opposite a mound known as the

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A detachment of the CLR attended the unveiling of the 47th Division's memorial cross at High Wood in the 1920s.

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100 AA Bde and the rest of 123 LAA Rgt had arrived by the end of August 1944. On 30 August the brigade left the

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When the Territorial Army reformed on 1 January 1947, two regiments were formed at Stonecot Hill in Sutton:

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shipowner. Vickers went on to command the combined unit, whose headquarters was established at Cooks Court,

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The 3/6th Battalion formed at Farringdon Rd in March 1915 some 1300 strong. Its early training was held in

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consolidating the positions won during the Ypres offensive. It finally left the Salient in January 1918.

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where it provided the basis for a new 555 S/L Bty formed on 13 February 1941. This battery later joined

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came into effect on 11 November, the battalion was route marching in pursuit and meeting no opposition.

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but retained its existing AA Command responsibilities and took over various vulnerable points (VPs) in

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and reorganising a number of London Territorial infantry battalions into searchlight battalions of the

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The 3/6th Bn was redesignated 6th Reserve Bn London Regiment on 8 April 1916, and was assigned to the

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While quartered on Salisbury Plain, the men of the 3/6th cut their regimental badge into the turf of

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On 29 November 1917 the 47th Division took over defence of Bourlon Ridge, captured during the recent

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to bring it up to full strength in order to proceed to France as a formation. The battalion moved to

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The "Cast Iron Sixth": A History of the Sixth Battalion London Regiment (The City of London Rifles)

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History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: The Years of Defeat: Europe and North Africa, 1939–1941

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to familiarise it with trench warfare. In March it advanced to follow the German retirement to the

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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The Defence of the United Kingdom

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a Defence Force was formed, and many serving members of the CLR enlisted for three months as the

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to join its new brigade, and field training continued until 16 March 1915, when it entrained for

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The City of London Rifles war memorial in the church of St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, London

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On 2 January 1944, 123rd LAA Rgt temporarily rejoined 103 AA Bde, which was at that time in

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the South African Police. As a result, the Battalion was awarded its first battle honour:

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When AA Command was disbanded in 1955, 566 LAA Regt merged with two other Surrey units,

542:. It returned to the line in mid-December, and carried out regular tours of duty around 521:–Béthune Road. The battalion reached the German front line with few casualties, but the 4045: 3650:, London: Old Comrades' Association, 1935//Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002, 1757: 1741: 1441: 1386: 1343: 1322: 1232: 1188: 1136: 1075: 1016: 941: 754: 610: 506: 420: 338: 334: 290: 264: 236: 138: 71: 881:. By August, most of the men had been demobilised, and the cadre returned to England. 219:, originally raised as the 'Printers' Battalion'. It saw a great deal of action as an 4080: 1589: 1396:

It landed in Normandy in June 1944 and served in the air defence role throughout the

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History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: Victory in the West

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The battalion's first offensive operation was on 20 May 1917, when it joined in the

489: 3557: 1745: 1564:' launching and later bridging sites from the air and from water-borne attack. The 1489: 1425: 937: 859: 696: 299: 256: 228: 216: 1116:(later Brigade). The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the 738:

of 58th Division on 15 June. 58th Division was then withdrawn into a quiet area.

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overseas service, and the duty of providing reinforcements fell on the 3/6th Bn.

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In late July 1916 the 1/6th marched south to begin training to enter the ongoing

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The following officers served as Honorary Colonel of the City of London Rifles:

1464:, three weeks later. The journey included brief deployments, without action, at 1461: 1417: 1382: 1279: 1240: 870: 818: 707: 440: 424: 307: 224: 1031:

The CLR was reformed on 7 February 1920 when the TF was reconstituted (renamed

3721:, London: Amalgamated Press, 1922/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2002, 2529:'Entrenching Battalions', The National Archives (TNA), Kew, file WO 95/5494/1. 1783:

The regimental memorial, along with other CLR relics, is now in the church of

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Memorial plaque on the 'Zeppelin Building', 59–61 Farringdon Road, London EC1.

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In July 1916, 58th Division left its coastal defence role and concentrated at

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in August 1915. The Brigade concentrated in Sussex in November 1914, first at

513:. The 1/6th Bn's objective was the German trench system running from a mining 463: 408: 354: 277: 1756:(the newspaper industry's church). The regiment would then march through the 1607:. 123 LAA Regiment was placed in suspended animation in February–March 1946. 1385:, but was relieved on 20 March and went to No. 16 H&LAA Practice Camp at 3446: 1566: 1355: 1293: 1169: 878: 535: 514: 171: 3749:

History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55

3587:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 3568:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1962/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, 921:

on Salisbury Plain, where there was a large purpose-built training centre.

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The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)

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British infantry advancing through a gas cloud at Loos 25 September 1915

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Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army

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uniform with red facings of the 48th Middlesex (similar to the Regular

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The 1/6th Bn was not involved in 47th Division's first attack, at the

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Also in the church, hanging from a wooden tripod, is the bell of SS

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The 6th Londons settled into winter quarters in the Belgian town of

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Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth (Regiments.org)

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On 31 March 1916, Sgt J.C. "Charlie" May of 2/6th Bn won the first

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following day the battalion was ordered the continue the attack on

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31st (City of London Rifles) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery

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Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908

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Brig-Gen W.F. Mildren, CB, CMG, DSO, TD (appointed 20 July 1920)

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A photograph of the restored 47th Division memorial at High Wood

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The regiment was awarded the following battle honours (those in

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123 (City of London Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA (TA)

547: 470:. The 1/6th Londons were teamed with the 1st Bn KRRC and 2nd Bn 3867: 3849: 3128:

103 AA Bde War Diary May–December 1943, TNA file WO 166/11252.

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The regiment is one of those whose titles are inscribed on the

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The 3rd (Reserve) Battalion was disbanded on 18 November 1918.

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Ellis, Vol I, Appendix IV, p 522; Vol II, Appendix IV, p. 370.

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Army Council Instruction 2364 of December 1916 (Appendix 204).

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an hour, the raiders retired to their own lines as dusk fell.

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The first full-scale attack carried out by the CLR was at the

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of experienced officers and men to 231st S/L Training Rgt at

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until the bridges could be blown. Separated from the rest of

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In February 1942, the regiment changed role again, becoming

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31st (City of London Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion RE (TA)

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During the night of 17/18 March the 1/6th Londons sailed to

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Army Council Instruction 221 of January 1916 (Appendix 18).

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The 'Zeppelin Building', 59–61 Farringdon Road, London EC1.

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6th City of London Regiment Badge at Fovant Badges Society

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airfields. 123rd LAA Regiment was distributed as follows:

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The 47th Division's attack at High Wood, 15 September 1916

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638–677 Regiments RA at British Army units from 1945 on.

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advanced deeper into Germany beyond the Rhine. The River

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31st (City of London Rifles) Searchlight Regiment RA (TA)

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losses, the 6th Bn attacked again on 27 and 28 August at

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564–591 Regiments RA at British Army units from 1945 on.

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674 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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566 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (City of London Rifles)

3751:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994, 1160:, where they provided the searchlight defences for the 3799: 239:, and later as an anti-aircraft artillery regiment in 3521:

Army Council Instructions Issued During December 1916

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at 57a Farringdon Road in 1887–8. The City of London

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Military units and formations disestablished in 1961

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Army Council Instructions Issued During January 1916

458:. The 2nd London Division, soon afterwards numbered 271:; later two companies were provided by Harmsworth's 151:

Havelock's Temperance Battalion (48th Middlesex RVC)

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The History of the 47th (London) Division 1914–1919

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6th City of London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

691:) in the 2/1st London Division, which was numbered 407:The battalion had just arrived in camp at Cowgate, 186: 181: 159: 145: 128: 118: 104: 92: 77: 59: 51: 34: 1393:that month in preparation for Operation Overlord. 466:to be instructed in trench warfare by the Regular 325:From 1 July 1881, as part of the extension of the 4087:Military units and formations established in 1860 3238: 3236: 613:involving all four rifle companies with attached 27:British volunteer military unit from 1860 to 1961 3148:103 AA Bde War Diary 1944, TNA file WO 171/1090. 3090: 3088: 3086: 3084: 2929:"6 AA Division 1939 at British Military History" 2855:"5 AA Division 1940 at British Military History" 1872: 1870: 1654:, when the City of London Rifles lineage ended. 982:30th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment 3734:The German Air Raids on Great Britain 1914–1918 3635:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, 3020: 3018: 3016: 3014: 2501: 2499: 1919: 1917: 1915: 1913: 1911: 3620:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984, 3040: 3038: 3036: 3034: 3032: 3030: 1909: 1907: 1905: 1903: 1901: 1899: 1897: 1895: 1893: 1891: 917:. Then in January 1916 the battalion moved to 769:When 1/6th Bn was disbanded in February 1918 ( 419:In mid-August the battalion went into camp at 374:(TF) was organised in 1908 as a result of the 4097:Battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) 3879: 3679:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945 3633:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 3618:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 1666:indicate the honours chosen to appear on the 1131:grew in size, 27 AA Bde transferred to a new 1045:6th Battalion London Regiment (Defence Force) 345:Cadet Corps was affiliated to the battalion. 235:role, first as a searchlight regiment in the 8: 3203:Routledge, pp. 314, 324–5, Table LI, p. 330. 2261: 2259: 893:The CLR and other badges preserved at Fovant 155:Halls and Balls Light Infantry (6th Londons) 2795:"1 AA Division at British Military History" 2015: 2013: 2011: 1978: 1976: 1941: 1939: 1937: 1935: 1933: 1931: 1929: 1051:and later Victoria Park. Again, during the 3886: 3872: 3864: 2833: 2831: 2515: 2513: 2511: 2231: 2229: 2201: 2199: 2116: 2114: 2112: 1957: 1955: 1953: 1412:in its task of providing AA cover for the 642:The 47th Division at Messines, 7 June 1917 3511:, London: George Philip & Sons, 1941. 3221:Routledge, pp. 354–62, Table LVI, p. 365. 3124: 3122: 3120: 3118: 3054: 3052: 3050: 2655: 2653: 2161: 2159: 2157: 2155: 1734:City and County of London Troops Memorial 1715:City and County of London Troops Memorial 1619:, with continuity from 123 LAA Regt, and 1456:and began a 320-mile march that ended at 1369:defending the build-up of troops (mainly 1070:(RE). The CLR was one of these, becoming 3712:Historical Record of the London Regiment 2187: 2185: 2183: 2181: 2179: 2177: 2175: 2173: 2171: 2153: 2151: 2149: 2147: 2145: 2143: 2141: 2139: 2137: 2135: 1528:In March 1945, 100 AA Brigade supported 1336:May saw a number of daylight attacks by 1114:27th (Home Counties) Anti-Aircraft Group 253:2nd City of London Rifle Volunteer Corps 4102:Military units and formations in London 3277:67–106 AA Bdes at British Army 1945 on. 2849: 2847: 2845: 2843: 1866: 1688:Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917, St Quentin 1623:as a new unit. 566 LAA Regiment was in 1092:325 AA Company at Stonecot Hill, Sutton 1089:324 AA Company at Stonecot Hill, Sutton 1086:HQ at Stonecot Hill, Sutton (from 1938) 3845:UK National Inventory of War Memorials 3764:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927. 3736:, London, 1927/Stroud: Nonsuch, 2007, 3250: 3248: 3194:Routledge, p. 313; Table XLIX, p. 319. 2789: 2787: 1684:Le Transloy, Messines 1917, Ypres 1917 1644:565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA 1552:The regiment's next major task was in 46:Cap badge of the City of London Rifles 31: 3553:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957. 3523:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916. 3517:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916. 2005:Beckett, pp. 61, 95 and Appendix VII. 605:The 47th Division transferred to the 7: 3699:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992, 1648:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 517:known as the Double Crassier to the 149:Printers' Battalion (2nd London RVC) 3320:"Timeline at Queen's Royal Surreys" 2837:Watson & Rinaldi, pp. 108, 112. 1101:327 AA Company at Hackbridge Park, 1055:in 1926, the TA was used to form a 840:The 58th Division took part in the 823:Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux 318:and cocks' feathers plume with the 3800:Commonwealth War Graves Commission 3537:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982, 3509:Regimental Badges and Service Caps 1597:German surrender at Lüneburg Heath 1074:on 15 December 1935 and moving to 1000:On the night of 8 September 1915, 289:and named after Major-General Sir 25: 3820:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files 3771:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010, 2121:London Regt at Regimental Warpath 1752:(near Farringdon Road), later at 1652:The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment 1508:aircraft as well as conventional 306:on Fleet Street). It adopted the 1885:Beckett, p. 70 and Appendix VII. 1787:, not far from Farringdon Road: 1254:Bofors gun and crew, summer 1944 1199:123 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment 813:, now in the IMperial War Museum 546:and then from March 1916 on the 81: 64: 40: 3790:British Army units from 1945 on 3530:, London: Seeley Service, 1963. 3458:47 Division at Long, Long Trail 3308:4th Bn Queen's at Regiments.org 2671:TF Training Bdes at Warpath.org 2192:London Regt at Long, Long Trail 1740:, with architectural design by 1095:326 AA Company at Dorset Road, 809:John Singer Sargent's painting 3405:Maroc British Cemetery at CWGC 3288:AGRAs at British Army 1945 on. 1556:, the assault crossing of the 1540:. Once VIII Corps had secured 1358:and came under the command of 1112:The battalion was assigned to 873:. In April 1919 it joined the 748:Battle of the Menin Road Ridge 1: 3058:Farndale, Annex M, pp. 338–9. 3008:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396. 1694:, Albert 1918, Bapaume 1918, 1381:). The regiment was based at 153:Cast Iron Sixth (6th Londons) 3769:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers 2970:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378. 1946:6th Londons at Regiments.org 1854:, VC, KG, KP, OM (1888–1914) 1785:St Sepulchre-without-Newgate 1686:, Menin Road. 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Litchfield, 3663:British Regiments 1914–18 3159:"123 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45" 2979:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371. 2676:November 4, 2013, at the 2126:February 1, 2010, at the 1605:British Army of the Rhine 1492:following the advance of 977:Military Service Act 1916 875:British Army of the Rhine 39: 3795:British Military History 3599:Gen. Sir Martin Farndale 3094:Frederick, pp. 806, 839. 3024:Frederick, pp. 858, 864. 2557:Godfrey, pp. 50, 109–15. 2235:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 69–75. 2205:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 141–7. 1754:St Bride's, Fleet Street 1595:With the signing of the 1420:Beachheads, the port of 1183:The regiment supplied a 934:1st London Reserve Group 312:King's Royal Rifle Corps 3677:Joslen, H. F. (2003) . 3298:Litchfield, Appendix 5. 3138:Collier Appendix XXXIX. 2770:Titles and Designations 2519:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 9–15. 1498:Operation Market Garden 1389:. It officially joined 1152:31 Searchlight Regiment 830:132nd Infantry Regiment 783:German spring offensive 493:The Battle of Loos 1915 304:Royal Courts of Justice 269:Eyre & Spottiswoode 3747:Brig N. W. Routledge, 3566:The Battle of Normandy 3528:The Soldiers of London 2481:Godfrey, pp. 177, 232. 2319:Maude, pp. 26–31. 2088:Frederick, pp. 149–50. 1819: 1780: 1768: 1738:Royal Exchange, London 1729: 1721: 1719:Royal Exchange, London 1674:South Africa 1900–1902 1650:to form 3rd Battalion 1255: 1041:miners' strike of 1921 992: 894: 814: 753:On 30 October, as the 710:for final training on 643: 568: 502: 494: 360:South Africa 1900–1902 100:Anti-Aircraft Regiment 55:16 May 1860–1 May 1961 3825:Queen's Royal Surreys 3805:Fovant Badges Society 3717:Alan H. Maude (ed.), 3710:Lt-Col H. R. Martin, 3585:The Defeat of Germany 3526:Maj R. Money Barnes, 3068:31 SL Rgt at RA 39–45 2593:Godfrey, pp. 192–202. 2548:Godfrey, pp 32–8, 47. 1993:Falling off the Wagon 1923:Frederick, pp. 243–4. 1817: 1774: 1766: 1727: 1712: 1682:, Flers-Courcelette, 1680:Loos, Somme 1916, '18 1434:6th Airborne Division 1253: 1129:Anti-Aircraft Command 1122:Anti-Aircraft Command 990: 907:Hurst Park Racecourse 892: 808: 641: 566: 500: 492: 380:City of London Rifles 343:City of London School 273:Associated Newspapers 206:City of London Rifles 35:City of London Rifles 3815:The Long, Long Trail 3732:Capt Joseph Morris, 3646:Capt E. G. Godfrey, 3436:Queens Royal Surreys 3173:"2 Army at RA 39–45" 2989:5 AA Div at RA 39–45 2941:on 23 September 2015 2918:Routledge, pp. 65–6. 2909:Routledge, pp. 62–3. 2867:on 23 September 2015 2807:on 23 September 2015 2781:Godfrey, pp. 257–61. 2620:Godfrey, pp. 219–40. 2575:Godfrey, pp. 142–51. 2566:Godfrey, pp. 118–22. 2463:Godfrey, pp. 169–73. 1750:St Andrew's, Holborn 1375:Invasion of Normandy 1348:20 mm Hispano cannon 732:Battle of Bullecourt 590:Butte de Warlencourt 314:), but replaced the 195:(48th Middlesex RVC) 98:Searchlight Regiment 3579:Major L. F. Ellis, 3533:Ian F. W. Beckett, 3364:Godfrey, pp. 261–3. 3044:Litchfield, p. 226. 2688:Godfrey, pp 206–11. 2638:Godfrey, pp. 250–6. 2629:Godfrey, pp. 241–9. 2611:Godfrey, pp. 212–6. 2602:Godfrey, pp. 202–5. 2584:Godfrey, pp. 155–7. 2493:Godfrey, pp.179–82. 2454:Godfrey, pp. 130–7. 2436:Godfrey, pp. 125–8. 2418:Godfrey, pp. 102–6. 2382:Godfrey, pp. 87-94. 2328:Godfrey, pp. 51–70. 2292:Godfrey, pp. 28–31. 2097:Godfrey, pp. 10-11. 1995:at Fusiliers Museum 1534:Operation Veritable 1472:and the entry into 1162:Royal Navy Dockyard 973:6th Provisional Bde 479:Battle of Festubert 433:2nd London Division 392:1st London Division 275:, publisher of the 3631:J.B.M. Frederick, 3616:J.B.M. 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Ellis 3494:Godfrey, p. xiii. 3385:UKNIWM Ref 17947. 3374:UKNIWM Ref 17945. 2898:Monthly Army List 2886:Regimental Badges 2472:Maude, pp. 123–8. 2427:Maude, pp. 89–92. 2337:Maude, pp. 36–51. 2301:Maude, pp. 19–20. 2165:James, pp. 113–7. 1982:Westlake, p. 179. 1961:Westlake, p. 161. 1843:Honorary Colonels 1744:and sculpture by 1554:Operation Plunder 1538:Klever Reichswald 1341:Focke-Wulf Fw 190 1004:L13 commanded by 832:to these duties. 800:Operation Michael 664:Battle of Cambrai 617:from 520 Company 585:for this action. 582:Flers-Courcelette 372:Territorial Force 366:Territorial Force 302:(just behind the 287:George Cruikshank 241:North West Europe 231:it served in the 199: 198: 193:George Cruikshank 176:North West Europe 16:(Redirected from 4109: 3888: 3881: 3874: 3865: 3692: 3495: 3492: 3486: 3485: 3483: 3481: 3472:. 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