2nd battalion, london regiment ww1

12th (The Rangers) Battalion, Simpson C. R.. Pte. Major R.H. Tolerton came forward to relieve Lt Col Dawes, & temporarily assumed command of the Battalion. (d.19th March 1917), Norton James. On the 31st of December they left the Division and moved to Malta to replace the 1/3rd Londons at the garrison there. took over the line again on September 25th and on the 28th it attacked, cap- On the 1st of February 1918 they transferred to 140th Brigade still with 47th (2nd London) Division. They proceeded to France on the 16th of March 1915, landing at le Havre, being only the second TF Division to arrive in theatre. Pte. on our Left Front raided the Enemy outpost26th of October 1917Billet rest26th of October 1917Training and trench recon26th October 1917Reliefs27th of October 1917Promotion27th of October 1917Inspection27th October 1917The Battalion bathed at Anzin.28th of October 1917Sunday's rest28th of October 1917Church parade28th October 1917Voluntary Church Parades.29th of October 1917Presented with a stripe29th of October 1917Practice attack29th October 1917Specialised training30th of October 1917Celebration30th of October 1917Battalion moved up the line30th October 1917Officers class31st of October 1917Back to the line31st of October 1917Into trenches31st October 1917Battalion moved to Roundhay Camp1st of November 1917Carrying guns1st of November 1917Remain in trenches, under fire1st November 1917Battalion in Reserve2nd of November 1917Taking the ammo forward2nd of November 1917Reliefs Complete2nd November 1917Special R.C. On the 27th of August 1915 they moved to Egypt, and went on to land at Cape Helles, Gallipoli on the 13th of October 1915, joining the 86th Brigade, 29th Division. In the spring and summer the division was \"Indianised\" with British units leaving for France and units of the Indian Army taking their place. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Dispositions were changed according to instructions in CG196. In 1918 They were in action on The Somme, in the Second Battles of Arras, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. For three months there were no They were serving with 4th London Brigade, 2nd London Division when war broke out in August 1914. In 1917 they were in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battles of Arras in April, then The Battle of Langemarck in August, then the Cambrai Operations in November. His identity disc was recovered and he was buried close to the trench. Age 28. They saw action in The Battle of Aubers Ridge, The Battle of Festubert, The Battle of Loos and The subsequent Actions of the Hohenzollern Redoubt, In 1916 they fought during The German attack at Vimy Ridge, and on The Somme in The Battle of Flers-Courcelette capturing High Wood, The Battle of the Transloy Ridges in which the captured Eaucourt l'Abbaye and The attacks on the Butte de Warlencourt. Nominal rolls in quadruplicate completed 0900 hours. Demobilisation was completed on the 18th of May 1919. (d.7th July 1917), Martin John Godfrey. 6.30 a.m. Outpost line reported back with the 21st London Battalion. 9th (Queen Victorias Rifles) Btn. Aix-Noulette report Rfl. In 1918 they were in action on The Somme and the Final Advance in Artois including making the official entry into Lille. Enemy was plainly seen between Square Wood and Hollow Copse. At the Armistice the the forward units of the Division had reached Franses-lez-Buissenal. Cpl, 2/12th Btn. It is not known why he was serving with the London Regiment, a battlefield casualty replacement perhaps. 12th (The Rangers) Btn. On the same evening, the 179th drove back enemy rearguards from the While the 181st held up the enemy For example, to search for the 9th Battalion of the Manchester Regiment search with 9 Manchester. 1.30pm: A renewed attack with 2nd Queens of 22nd Brigade in support, did not take place as the troops were heavily shelled in the assembly areas and many casualties were suffered even before the original support lines had been reached. (d.8th Jun 1917), Sheers William Frederick. The commanding officer inspected "A" Company. Orders received to prepare to move tomorrow. Pte. Transferred in evening by bus to Les Brebis. (d.25th Nov 1917), Read Harold John. 09:00 to 17:00. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. (d.5th Jun 1917), Dady Joseph Alfred. (d.2nd December 1917), Alland Hurbert William. 7th Btn. 3.00am 10 May: the last few Kensingtons also returned from their position; all British troops were now out of the German lines. 6. p.m. Operation Orders issued to O/C Coys in Conference at Battalion Hqrs. and M.O. 18th (London Irish Rifles) Btn. Second Boer War: 23rd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment were a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ at 27 St John's Hill, Battersea. [13], When the Cardwell Reforms introduced 'Localisation of the Forces' in 1873, the 46th Middlesex was brigaded, together with several other London and Middlesex Volunteer and Militia battalions, in Brigade No 49 (Middlesex and Metropolitan) under the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). This battalion had its first experience of the front line at Locre Ernest Dyce Messervy 56 Sqd. At the Armistice the the forward units of the Division had reached Franses-lez-Buissenal. Sunday 19-03-1916. On the 11th of May 1915 the 5th London Brigade was redesignated 141st Brigade, 47th (2nd London) Division. Relieved 6th Battalion Londons in D1 Sub-Section, Relieved 32nd Regt, 18th Division ( French Infantry ), Relieved 17th ( Poplar and Stepney Rifles ) Battalion. The Division had just arrived for their annual summer camp on Salisbury Plain when war was declared in August 1914, they were at once recalled to their home base and mobilised for war service. Enemy Artillery active with salvos of 7.7cmm H.E. Officers also adopted a frogged undress uniform with a Cheesecutter cap. The forward outpost line through Graincourt held by 140 Inf Brigade is withdrawn. Men of 16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment man a field kitchen during training in Saffron Walden, a group of children look on. (Edward Street was renamed Varndell Street in 1938, the site is now occupied by a block of flats named Staveley.) G Company of the City of London Imperial Volunteers (CIV) was also formed from the three Royal Fusiliers VBs. (d.7th Jun 1917), O'Leary Francis. The 47th (1/2nd London) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. The enemy shelled battery positions on the Aix-Noulette - Bully Grenay road all morning with 5.9 and 4.2 inch guns. Pte. Pte. They moved onto the first objective (a bend [5], The 47th Division conducted effective mining operations against Vimy Ridge on 3 and 15 May 1916, but a German attack on the evening of Sunday 21 May moved forward 800 yards, capturing 1,000 yards of the British front line, and the division performed badly during a counterattack on 23 May. Their Wikipedia page gives details about the origins of the battalion and where it saw action. The 5th London Brigade was ordered to Cassel, and the remainder of the Division concentrated near Bethune and were joined by 5th London Brigade near the end of the month. (d.9th May 1915), Clarke Frederick Boulton. Both fought at Albuera (1811). Men of the Brigade were at this time seen to be retiring to their front line, having apparently received a shouted order. The support battalion of the 25th Brigade, the 2nd Lincolns, was ordered forward, to cross by the craters; they did so, despite losing many men on the way. In July 1883 as part of the Childers Reforms it became the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Fusiliers. craters, moved forward to capture Delangre Farm, and then formed a defensive flank as ordered. [12] When the London Regiment was formed in the TF, the battalion was allowed to retain its Royal Fusiliers uniform for full dress. [40], The regimental colours of the 2nd Londons presented in 1909 are in the Officers' Mess at the Army Reserve Centre in Balham High Road. They proceeded to France on the 3rd of November 1914, landing at Le Havre to join 18th Brigade, 6th Division. 16th Btn. 2/15th (2nd Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment, was a second line Territorial unit formed at Somerset House, London in September 1914, from the troops of the 15th (1st Civil Service Rifles) Battalion who had not volunteered for serviceover seas. 20th June 1916Preparation for attack20th Jun 1916Defence Work20th Jun 1916Preparations20th June 1916Relieved by 2nd R.M.21st June 1916Working parties21st Jun 1916Defence Work21st Jun 1916Training21st June 1916Schedule 21st June 191621st June 1916Arrived in billets in Hersin21st June 1916Operational Order No.84. He joined the Middlesex Regiment later served with the 1/19th Battalion London Regiment. More London Regiment records. D Coy. . Cleaning clothes and equipment.17th February 1916Leave recommenced17th Feb 1916Musketry17th February 1916Company inspections18th February 1916Training18th Feb 1916Musketry18th February 1916Reports on practice Gas Attacks.18th February 1916Company inspections and rifle exercises19th February 1916Classes19th Feb 1916Musketry19th February 1916Company , platoon & section drill20th February 1916Open air service20th Feb 1916In Camp20th February 1916Brigade inspected by General Sir Charles Moors KCB21st February 1916Grenadier school 21st Feb 1916In Camp21st February 1916In billets21st February 1916Route march 1000 to 1330 hours.22nd February 1916Intepreter arrives22nd Feb 1916Musketry22nd February 1916Used range at Quarry U.29.c. They moved to Maidstone in January 1915 then to Watford in April, to Saffron Walden in June and to Sutton Veny in January 1916 to prepare for service overseas. In 1918 they were in action on The Somme and the Final Advance in Artois including making the official entry into Lille. 1/19th Btn. Sculthorpe W. V.. 2nd Lt. 1/22nd Btn. London Regiment. 28th (The Artists Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment were a unit of the Territorial Force with their HQ at Dukes Road, St Pancras diagonally opposite Euston Station. quiet on our front. (d.22nd March 1918), Pulleyn Edward Henry. They were repulsed by the machine gun barrage of the 47th (London), 2nd and 56th (London) Divisions, who had relieved the 36th and 40th. Cpl. They proceeded to France on the 22nd of June, landing at Le Havre. thence by train to Deir El Belah. They moved to Egypt, concentrating at Moascar in the Southern Suez Canal Zone then advanced into Palestine. on the 25th. The recruits were reported to be from 'the respectable working class' and the officers were 'men of good social position'. This roll commemorates the men who joined the armed forces from what were then known as the General Registry Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland), and the Register House Departments:. 2nd Lt. (d.25th Nov 1917). (d.7th Jun 1917), Hawkins Kenneth Edwards. They served in the Boer War as the 1st or Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Brigade and afterwards were placed initially in the Rifle Brigade, then in May 1904 they became the 4th Volunteer Battalion Royal Fusiliers. The 5th London Brigade was ordered to Cassel but rejoined the rest of the Division at the end of the month. He is remembered on the War Memorial, St Mary's Church, Acton, London. The Division concentrated in the St Albans area for training. Minenwerfers active causing a few casualties. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. The 90th Brigade, of which the battalion was now part, attacked again (d.10th Jul 1917), Pearce Percy George. On the 17th they transferred to Dehra Dun Brigade in same Division. BLAKE, A.A. (d.4th Jan 1916), Chipperfield Edward. 2/3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment was formed in London in September 1914. the night of March 25th reached Es Salt. 17th December 1915Lewis Gun from Divisional School18th December 1915New Chaplain18th Dec 1915Inspection18th Dec 1915On the Move18th December 1915Battalion transport will move to Noyelles Les Vermelles19th December 1915Intermittent Shelling19th Dec 1915Church Parade19th Dec 1915In Camp19th of December 1915 Patrol Out19th December 1915Moved from Verquin in to Support C1 Sector19th December 1915In to Brigade Reserve1915-12-20Live grenade training20th December 1915Live grenade training20th Dec 1915Inspection20th Dec 1915In CampIn camp (UK), court of enquiry20th of December 1915Deserter Taken20th December 1915Cleaning of trenches - Chapel Alley & O.B.5.20th December 1915Battalion remained in Noyelles Les Vermelles.21st December 1915Parade cancelled21st Dec 1915TrainingRifleman AWOL21st December 1915Situation quiet on Support Line.21st December 1915Unauthorised truce22nd December 19156th London Bde Batteries in Action22nd Dec 1915Training22nd December 1915Gas discharged at 2000 hours under very favourable conditions23rd Dec 1915In the Trenches23rd Dec 1915Route March23rd Dec 1915Reinforcements23rd December 1915Battalion moved to Front Line in C1 Sector23rd December 1915Mine will explode at 0700 hours tomorrow23rd December 1915Brigade Operational Order No.46. The transmitting instrument was invented by Scout J. R. Riordan, sitting in the back row, right.25th November 1915Ref. (d.26th Aug 1918), Garrett W.. Rfm. 11th (1st Finsbury Rifles) Battalion (d.11th September 1915), Edmans Harry Ubert. of 7th London Regt. Sgt. "Bourlon Wood Sector Relief of 186th Infantry and 2nd Dismounts Cavalry Div. C Company 12th Londons, led by Captain Hardy went over the top at 0611hrs and were tasked with attacking an enemy pillbox positioned on the ridge. The Division received orders to join the British force to occupy the Rhine bridgeheads, but these orders were cancelled on the 21st of November, when they were in the area of Harveng undertaking road and railway repairs. [30], The battalion was transferred to another corps in 1947, becoming 624th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery (Royal Fusiliers). The 2/9th went to France in February 1917 with 58th Division and saw action at Bullecourt and Third Ypres before amalgamating with the 1st/9th Battalion. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 5.30am: British bombardment intensifies, field guns switch to HE and also fire at breastworks. Rfmn. (Queen Victoria's Rifles). Husband of Harriett Baldock of The Post Office, Yarborough, Louth, Lincolnshire, UK. While lying in the shell hole after our objective he decided to go around our position to see if all 'his boys' were comfortable. 13 December 1915 : transferred to 5th Brigade in 2nd Division. L/Cpl. 1/12th (The Rangers) Btn (d.7th Oct 1916), Harrington Arthur George. The Battalion was in reserve in the morning but, in the early afternoon, was tasked to renew efforts to take the German trenches, an advance of about 200 yards across open ground. 26th April 1916Company training26th Apr 1916Defence Work26th April 1916Reliefs26th Apr 1916Trench Work27th April 1916Sports27th Apr 1916Defence Work27th April 1916Shelling28th April 1916Measles outbreak28th April 1916Fairly heavy Shelling29th April 1916Battalion sports meeting29th Apr 1916Defences29th April 1916Arrow Heads commenced30th April 1916Divisional standing orders Issued30th Apr 1916Orders30th April 1916Trench Mortar and Rifle Grenades1st May 1916Rifle range available1st May 1916Orders1st May 1916Visit2nd May 1916Order received2nd May 1916Camp Struck2nd May 1916Aircraft reconnoitered the line3rd May 1916Attack practiced3rd May 1916On the March3rd May 1916Schedule 3rd May 1916 to Operational Order 773rd May 1916Schedule 3rd May 1916 to Operational Order 773rd May 1916In Reserve billets3rd May 1916Operational Order No.77.4th May 1916Training4th May 1916On the March4th May 1916Company training5th May 1916Gas Demonstration5th May 1916Working Parties5th May 1916Baths6th May 1916Cleaning up ready for move6th May 1916Training6th May 1916Working party7th May 1916Accommodation not weatherproof 7th May 1916Orders7th May 1916Church Parade7th May 1916Operational Order No.78.8th May 1916Parades8th May 1916Desert Column8th May 1916Reliefs9th May 1916Planning9th May 1916Musketry9th May 19163 working parties supplied today10th May 1916Training parades10th May 1916Musketry10th May 1916Inspection by G.O.C. In January 1919 30th Division took up duty at the Base Ports of Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne and Etaples and demobilisation began. Thedigitised diaries cover activity in France and Belgium. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. 2nd (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 4th / 2nd Battalion re-designated as: 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, 1st / 2nd Battalion and 2nd / 2nd Battalion amalgamated to form: 1st / 2nd Battalion 3rd / 2nd Battalion renumbered as 2nd / 2nd Battalion. It served in Malta, Gallipoli, Egypt and on the Western Front during World War I. Officers' uniforms were laced with silver. County and City of London Memorials at Stepping Forward London. They were serving as part of 6th London Brigade, 2nd London Division in 1914. Belsey Ernest Edwin. Edmunds. Husband of Mrs. A.J. 1/17th Btn. (d.8th May 1915), Wightwick Oswald. - 2nd Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War -. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small 1st of September 2022 marks 23 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. 8.30am: the attack had established three small lodgements in the enemy positions, but they were not in contact with each other and were under tremendous pressure. The Division received orders to join the British force to occupy the Rhine bridgeheads, but these orders were cancelled on the 21st of November, when they were in the area of Harveng undertaking road and railway repairs. They were in action during the Advance in Flanders and by the Armistice had crossed the River Scheldt with advanced units reaching the line between Ghoy and la Livarde, north west of Lessines. Date of Death: 28/09/1917 . 5.40am: On the further advance the 2nd East Lancs are hit by heavy machine-gun and rifle fire by the time they had progressed thirty yards from their own trench; the 2nd Northants, coming up ten minutes later, were similarly hit, but a party got through one of the gaps blown by the field guns, and into the German front trench. The Division had just arrived for their annual summer camp on Salisbury Plain when war wasdeclared in August 1914, they were . Enemy intermittently shelled neighbourhood of Swan Chateau. March 1915: moved to Hornchurch. In 1918 they were in action on The Somme and the Final Advance in Artois including making the official entry into Lille. In January 1919 30th Division took up duty at the Base Ports of Dunkirk, Calais, Boulogne and Etaples and demobilisation began. In 1918 they were in action in The Battle of Messines, the Third Battles of Ypres and The Cambrai Operations where they captured Bourlon Wood and fought against the German counter attacks. 1st Battalion (d.3rd Nov 1914), Trout Frederick Joseph. (d.7th Jun 1917), Ashford H. W.. Pte. The 173rd Tunnelling Coy. the Winter Operations of 1914-15. Heavy enemy shelling, Gas & H.E. Travelling by train fom Longpre to Marseilles and sailing via Malta, they arrived in Salonika on 25 December 1916. The first attack fell on the 55th (West Lancashire) and 12th (Eastern) Division on the south-eastern side of the salient. Schedule17th May 1916Recce17th May 1916Operational Order No.79.17th June 1916Battalion relieved 15th London Regt.18th May 1916Working parties18th May 1916Inspection18th May 1916Reliefs19th May 1916Instructions Recieved19th May 1916Defence Work19th May 1916Reliefs19th of May 1916 A Relief20th May 1916Gun Emplacements20th May 1916Training21st May 1916Working parties21st May 1916Church Parade21st May 1916Enemy fire extremely heavy22nd May 1916Railway construction 22nd May 1916Orders22nd May 1916Defence Work22nd May 1916Positions handed over22nd May 1916Names for Honours and Awards submitted.23rd May 1916Working parties23rd May 1916Orders23rd May 1916Events of Operations 21st - 22nd May 191623rd May 1916Battalion moved23rd May 1916Recomendations for Honours and Awards.23rd May 1916Operations24th May 1916Trench visit24th May 1916Reliefs25th May 1916Anti Gas school25th May 1916Orders25th May 1916Corps. The Jordan was accordingly forced by the 180th Brigade on March 22nd, and two Trenches still frozen and in a bad condition. 2/14th (2nd London Scottish) Battalion, London Regiment, was a second line Territorial unit formed in London in September 1914, from the troops of the 14th (1st London Scottish) Battalion who had not volunteered for serviceover seas. In 1918 They were in action on The Somme, in the Second Battles of Arras, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy. In 1916 they were in action on The Somme taking part in the diversionary attack at Gommecourt on the 1st of July also seeing action in The Battle of Ginchy, The Battle of Flers-Courcelette, The Battle of Morval in which the Division captured Combles and The Battle of the Transloy Ridges. . D Coy. Rfln 17th Btn (d.1st Oct 1916). Not all the unit war diaries held by The National Archives have been digitised. 6th Btn (d.9th Jan 1918), Baldock George William. British casualties from the 9 May attacks continued to move through the Field Ambulances for at least three days after the attack. (Post Office Rifles) (d.15th September 1916), Ward Charles Heber. The regiment saw distinguished service in the First World War and was disbanded in 1938, shortly before the Second World War, when most of its battalions were converted to other roles or transferred elsewhere. 7th R.E. Rflmn. ish counter attack and resisted every effort to break their lines. Freidberger of the 2nd VB joined the 2nd Royal Fusiliers on 7 May 1900 at Fourteen Springs. sion, the famous 51st (Highland) Division. The 5th London Brigade was ordered to Cassel, and the remainder of the Division concentrated near Bethune and were joined by 5th London Brigade near the end of the month. It was during the Somme advance that he was hit. Rfmn. In all, between October 30th and November 8th, the infantry covered If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261814 your submission is still in the queue, please do not resubmit. Rifleman, 574109. Shortly after the outbreak of the Great War second line and third line battalions were formed, the 2nd/28th an 3rd/28th. Ordinary trench relief took place up to 20th August, when the line 5th Btn. Canal. 15th (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles) Battalion, The London Regiment, a Territorial unit and had thier headquarters at Somerset House, Westminster.
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