London Irish Rifles
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The London Irish Rifles (LIR) was a reserve infantry regiment and then company of the British Army. The unit's final incarnation was as D Company, the London Regiment. On 1 April 2022 soldiers in the company transferred to foot guards regiments and the company became No 15 (Loos) Company, Irish Guards.
16th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (London Irish), c1895
Cap badge variations between WW1 (Left) and WW2 (Right)
The Pipe Band of the London Irish Rifles on parade with their Irish Wolfhound mascot, near Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 31 December 1940.
A casualty is brought back across the River Reno during operations by 'C' Company of the 1st Battalion, London Irish Rifles to establish a bridgehead across the river, 6 April 1945.
169th (3rd London) Brigade
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The 169th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. Throughout its existence the brigade, serving under numerous many different titles and designations, was an integral part of the 56th (London) Infantry Division. It served on the Western Front in the First World War, and in the North African and Italian campaigns during the Second World War.
A patrol of the 2/7th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment enters the village of Pugliano, Italy, September 1943.
Reverend G. B. Fairhurst, Padre of the 2/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment, talking to two of the men in his battalion and an American soldier in the Anzio bridgehead, Italy, 20–21 February 1944.
German prisoners being marched into captivity by men of the Queen's Royal Regiment, 56th Division, Montefiore area, 13 September 1944.