THE LONDON REGIMENT 1914-19  

2nd (City of London) Battalion London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

1/2nd Londons, Malta 1915.

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HISTORY

1908 - 2nd (City of London) Battalion formed.

1914 - 1/2nd Bn, 2/2nd Bn, 3/2nd Bn and 4/2nd Bn formed.

1916 - 2nd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

1920 - 2nd (City of London) Battalion The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

WW1 BATTLE HONOURS

BATTALION IN 1914

The 2nd London Regiment had its Drill Hall in Tufton Street, Westminster. In August 1914 it was part of the 1st London Division, and was guarding railway lines near Southampton when war broke out. Like the other Royal Fusilier battalions of the London Regiment it was posted to the Malta Garrison in September 1914, and was now the 1/2nd Battalion. The 2/2nd and 3/3rd Battalions had been formed in England. The 1/2nd then came to the Western Front via Marseilles in January 1915 and joined 17th Brigade, 6th Division. This was a regular army division and was at this time in the line east of Armentières. The 1/2nd Londons remained here until June 1915, and then moved to the Ypres Salient, serving at Hooge, Sanctuary Wood and Zillebeke. In October it became part of 24th Division on the Messines Ridge, then moved to the newly formed 56th (1st London) Division near Loos, becoming part of 169th Brigade in February 1916.

BOOKS

Grey, W.E. - The 2nd City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) in the Great War 1914-1919 (Published by the Regiment 1929).

- This book has been reprinted by Naval & Military Press.