47th (1/2nd London) Division
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The 47th Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force.
Drivers from CCXXXV Brigade RFA water their horses near Flesquières 24 November 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai.
Daylight patrol of the 18th Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) entering Albert, France, 6 August 1918. Of the patrol of seven, one was killed and three were wounded.
The march past of the 47th Division in the Grande Place, 28 October 1918.
The two wooden memorial crosses were originally erected at High Wood and Eaucourt l'Abbaye by 47 Divisional Engineers in 1916.
The 7th Battalion of the London Regiment was a volunteer unit of the British Army from 1860 until 1961. Recruited from London working men, it sent volunteers to the Second Boer War, saw extensive serv
Machine gun of the 3rd London Rifle Volunteers, c1895
The Battle of Loos 1915
British infantry advancing through a gas cloud at Loos, 25 September 1915
The 47th Division's attack at High Wood, 15 September 1916