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316: 227: 171: 75: 57: 258:, upon which it left 1st London Division. On 19 May 1915 it was transferred to General Headquarters (GHQ) Troops to form a composite unit with the 1/12th and 1/13th Battalions of the London Regiment, though this only lasted until the following 11 August, when the three battalions regained their original identities. On 25 October 1915 the battalion was transferred to 30: 301:
in 1920, and was renamed again as 5th City of The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) in 1922, then as London Rifle Brigade, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) in 1937. Engine 6166 of the
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as its 9th Volunteer Battalion. Ten years later, in December 1891, it was renamed the 1st London Volunteer Rifle Corps (City of London Volunteer Rifle Brigade). One of its early officers was
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On 1 April 1947 it absorbed the duplicate 8th Battalion and was renamed the London Rifle Brigade, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). On 1 May 1960 it amalgamated with
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Troops of the 1/5th Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), London Regiment, in a reserve trench in Chimpanzee Valley between Hardecourt and Guillemont, 6 September 1916.
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Infantrymen of the 8th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) (London Rifle Brigade) move forward cautiously near
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during the First World War, whilst its memorial tablet and roll of honour for the World Wars is located in
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on 14 December 1859 as 1st London (City of London Volunteer Rifle Brigade) Rifle Volunteer Corps, a
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on 7 July the same year, though it still also remained a battalion of the London Regiment.
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The London Rifle Brigade was one of the units that cut its badge into the chalk downs at
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1st London (City of London Volunteer Rifle Brigade) Rifle Volunteer Corps
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The 2nd Battalion, London Rifle Brigade was originally serving with the
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5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
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Regiments of the British Army 1939–1945 (Armour & Infantry)
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in September 1914 and landed in France on 5 November, at
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The regiment was disbanded in 1919 and reformed in the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1960
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The Rifle Brigade in the Second World War 1939–1945
969:Military units and formations established in 1859 331:Two of the unit's Second World War officers were 955: 277:. On 10 February 1916, it moved again, into the 979:Battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) 756: 724:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945 709:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978 445:and its regimental museum is effectively the 198:. In 1893 its headquarters was moved to 130 484: 482: 480: 478: 476: 466: 464: 462: 989:Military units and formations in Islington 763: 749: 305:was named after the unit in October 1930. 28: 285:. It was transferred to the corps of the 190:. On 1 July 1881 it was made part of the 693:. London: Military Press International. 473: 459: 314: 225: 169: 115:Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 984:Military units and formations in London 238:in August 1914 it formed a part of the 956: 721: 688: 625: 613: 601: 744: 666:. 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The battalion joined the 208:London Borough of Islington 10: 1005: 682: 347:, and later served as the 165: 783: 131: 120: 106: 96: 86: 68: 50: 42: 27: 20: 273:during the conflict was 192:King's Royal Rifle Corps 722:Joslen, H. F. (2003) . 714:Maj R.H.W.S. Hastings, 664:"History of the Museum" 234:On the outbreak of the 518:. The Long, Long Trail 490:"London Rifle Brigade" 412:11th Armoured Division 361:North African Campaign 328: 283:56th (London) Division 231: 175: 127:drill hall (1893–1940) 516:"The London Regiment" 408:29th Armoured Brigade 389:6th Armoured Division 381:9th Armoured Brigades 373:1st Armoured Division 369:7th Armoured Division 357:8th Armoured Division 353:23rd Armoured Brigade 318: 299:Territorial Army (TA) 229: 186:unit made up of five 173: 643:Imperial War Museums 540:. 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Index


Cap badge
United Kingdom
British Army
Infantry
Battalion
London Regiment
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
Bunhill Row
First World War
Second World War
volunteer
British Army

City of London
rifle volunteer
companies
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Sir Charles Hunter
Bunhill Row
Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury
London Borough of Islington
Territorial Force
London Regiment

First World War
2nd London Brigade
1st London Division
Bisley
Crowborough

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