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46th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps
2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) was an infantry battalion of the British Army. History It was raised at Westminster in 1860 as the 46th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, renumbered 23rd Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps in 1880. On the formation of the Volunteer Force in the early 1880s it became 2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), an identity it retained until the Territorial Force was set up in 1908. It then became 2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (1908-1938), London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). In September 1914, when it was posted to Malta, it was re-designated as the 1/2nd Battalion and retained that identity until that regiment disbanded in 1937. In January 1915, the Battalion was transferred to France, and first went into the trenches in February, near Armentières, later serving in the Ypres salient. Its first major action was at Gommecourt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Troops War Memorial 09
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as ''Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city#National capitals, Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national Government of the United Kingdom, government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the Counties of England, counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
