7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
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 service on the Western Front during World War I, and defended the United Kingdom as a searchlight regiment during World War II.
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
London Regiment (1908–1938)
The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force. The regiment saw 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, and reformed in 1993. The London Guards date their formation to that of this regiment in 1908.
Battalions of the London Regiment early 1900s by Richard Caton Woodville (1856–1927)
A 1915 recruitment poster for 2nd City of London Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.
Recruitment poster for the London Regiment during the interwar years.
The London Regiment on the Western Front, c.1914–1918
