The London Territorial Force battalions in 1908 all had their origins in various Volunteer Force Battalions. They numbered from the 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers) through to the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion. The Honourable Artillery Company (HAC) was to have been the 26th Battalion - presumably The 26th (County of London) Battalion TF (Honourable Artillery Company) - and the Inns of Court was to have been the 27th Battalion - again, presumably the 27th (County of London) Battalion TF (Inns of Court), but these titles were never used. Instead, the HAC, which could trace its history back to 1296, and the Inns of Court - which could trace its history back to 1584, were allowed to keep their original titles.
The 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists' Rifles), completed the London Regiment roll call in 1908. Later, during the First World War, six more battalions were added to the London Regiment.
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City of London Battalions
1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)
5th (City of London) Battalion (Rifle Brigade)
6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)
7th (City of London) Battalion
8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)
County of London Battalions
9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)
10th County of London) Battalion (Hackney) [Originally Paddington Rifles]
11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles)
12th (County of London) Battalion (The Rangers)
13th (County of London) Battalion (Kensington)
14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)
15th (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles)
16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen's Westminster Rifles)
17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar & Stepney Rifles)
18th (County of London) Battalion (London Irish Rifles)
19th (County of London) Battalion (St Pancras)
20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath & Woolwich)
21st (County of London) Battalion (First Surrey Rifles)
22nd (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)
23rd (County of London) Battalion
24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)
25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion
28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles)
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1 comment:
Paul, a snippet which may be of interest - I am researching a man who ended up in the 60th London DAC. What is of interest is that I have a download of his signed Imperial Service Obligation (Form E.624) countersigned by ??? Gray 'Lt. Colonel, Commanding The Overseas Battalions, (1/26 London Regiment)' It's dated 23 February 1916. I'm assuming therefore that my man was HAC, unless you know of another 26th Btn? (I have done a search but couldn't find one.)
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