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The london regiment was an infantry regiment in the british army, part of the territorial force later renamed the territorial army. The war history of the 1st battalion queens westminster rifles. In 1966 the regiment amalgamated and became the 2nd battalion the royal green jackets. Queens westminster rifles westminster school and the first. We had decided to give the germans a christmas present of three carols. My great uncle john baber served in the unit from 19 until may 1940 as an officer, except for a short period of between 1916 and 1918 when he was transferred to the machine gun corps. The war history of the 1st battalion queens westminster.
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Buy war history of the first battalion queen os westminster rifles. An archive of first world war research information on soldiers in the 16th london regiment. Rfmn burnham was killed in action aged 35 on easter sunday, 8 april 1918. In 1891 the queens westminster regiment became the th middlesex queens volunteer rifle corps westminster, between 1908 and 19221 it was the 16th county of london battalion, the london regiment queens westminster rifles. Jun 12, 20 this 140th anniversary history of the queen s own rifles of canada was produced by the queen s own rifles association with the kind permission of lcol b. A fine named 1827 pattern queens westminster rifles officers sword. In the majority of cases the new territorial battalions were linked to a regiment of the regular army but the london regiment was unique in that it contained no regular battalions. Sep 29, 2007 the queen s westminster rifles was a territorial infantry regiment that took part both in the first and second world wars.
After postings to korea and europe, the regular battalions were disbanded in 1968, when the strength of the canadian army was reduced. The london regiment was formed on 1st april 1908 when the old volunteer battalions became part of the new territorial force. Thanks to sergeant graham humphrey for all his hard work at transcribing these diaries and adding photographs and routine orders in the appropriate places. Then, on the breakup of the london regiment in 1937, it became the queen s westminsters, the kings royal rifle corps.
Books written about a specific corps in the organizational sense rather than the operational sense, i. In 1881 the queens westminster regiment became the 6th bn krrc. Civil service rifles gale and polden printers harpur, b. The kings royal rifle corps was a british army infantry regiment, originally raised in north america as the royal americans, and recruited from north american colonists.
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The queen s westminsters, the kings royal rifle corps reconstituted in t. The billeting of the 1st battalion queens westminster rifles in leverstock green in the late summer and early autumn of 1914 left behind many fond memories. Designed by sir edwin lutyens and unveiled in 1924, the memorial commemorates the 1,240 members of the prince of wales own civil service rifles regiment who were killed in the first world war. The war history of the 1st battalion queen s westminster rifles, 19141918 books westminster abbey dedication of a window placed in st.
Christmas 1914, found the queens westminster rifles in flooded trenches opposite the saxon 107th regiment in the rue du bois. London, the war history of the 1st battalion queen s westminster rifles 19141918. The lineage of some but not all of its former battalions is. Heinemann herbert jenkins london irish at war london irish rifles old comrades. Notes made when i was drafting the london gunners come to townpage refs in london gunners. The regiment queens westminster and civil service rifles harrison printers lindsay, j. The 16th county of london battalion, the london regiment queen s westminster rifles, had its origins in the 12th middlesex queen s volunteer rifles corps. The war history of the 1st battalion queens westminster rifles, 19141918 by major j q henriques, includes a chapter 14 pages on mobilization and training, about half of which deals with the period they spent at leverstock green. Nov, 20 the badge of the queen victorias rifles provides a reminder of world war i in one of londons most wellheeled districts.
Queens westminster rifles 169th brigade 56th london division. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. It evolved to become the 16th london regiment queen s westminster and civil service rifles in 1922. The queens westminster rifles was a territorial infantry regiment that took part both in the first and second world wars. Its headquarters was at 58 buckingham gate, westminster. Both battalions of the expanded civil service rifles were disbanded shortly after the war. It was formed on 31 december 1921 as the 16th county of london battalion queens westminster and civil service rifles, the london regiment by the amalgamation of the 15th county of london battalion prince of waless own civil service rifles, the london regiment and the 16th county of london battalion queens westerminster rifles. Im looking for any accounts of the 16th london regiment. My great uncle, rifleman augustus charles dewson served in the 216th battalion london regiment queens westminster rifles in greece, and france from 19151918. The queen s westminster rifles memorial window 19141918 in st benedicts chapel was destroyed during the second world war. The queens westminster rifles ww1 history ww1 playing. London scottish in the great war medici society 19th london regiment st. Dalton enlisted with the queens own rifles cadet company in 1925 and the 2nd battalion militia a year later at the age of 16.
Albert john miles 16th queen s westminster rifles btn. Here are some army service numbers and corresponding joining dates for the 16th londons. I have a detailed account from his official soldiers record, but the national. Over the next three years the unit expanded to five companies, which in april 1945 led to it being retitled the 2nd cadet battalion, the kings royal rifle corps. Queens westminster rifles ww1 and ww2 war memorials. A short history of the 20th battalion kings royal rifle corps b. Queens westminster rifles ww1 and ww2 war memorials online. He was a servant in a house in hanover square when he joined up, and is remembered on the war memorial at st martins church, chelsfield, kent. War history of the first battalion queen os westminster. You may find newspaper resources interesting and useful in building a picture of the time and possibly a picture of your ancestors too. Buy war history of the first battalion queens westminster rifles 19141918 new edition by j.
Named officer british 1827 pattern queens westminster rifles. The war history of the 1st battalion queen s westminster rifles. Hq coy in davies street just outside bond street tube station, had loads of info on them and the rangers 12 krrc, lrb and queen victorias rifles etc who were all merged after ww2. Roche was shot as he was crossing the open to get some water for his gun. Unfollow queens own rifles to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Unit histories encompass those books written about a specific unit, generally a regiment of armour, artillery, or engineers, a battalion of infantry, etc. Save this unit unit saved share this unit territorial regiment which had a significant number of volunteers who signed up at.
The service paper contains the names of all those who died during the first world war. The 6 digit number following the date is the units grid reference i. The circumstances of roches death during the houplines operations are also described in the war history of the 1st battalion, queens westminster rifles 191418, by j. A soldier in the queens westminster rifles a line of recruits outside the queens westminsters office books available the 56th division 1st london territorial division. Queen victorias rifles hq, 56 davies street, london.
Heinemann herbert jenkins london irish at war london irish rifles old comrades association london scottish in the. Clark of queen victorias rifles was given the task and on 15 may 1942 the queen victorias rifles cadet corps was born. Q war history of the first battalion queen os westminster rifles. On 8 january, just as it was beginning to get light, corporal r. The 6 digit number following the date is the units grid. Bernard brookes journal, a microfilm version of which is held in the department of documents, imperial war. The queen s westiminster rifles trace their origin back to the royal westminster volunteers raised in 1787, but it was not until the outbreak of this war that it consisted of more than one battalion. The war history of the 1st battalion queens westminster rifles, 19141918 books westminster abbey dedication of a window placed in st. The billeting of the 1st battalion queen s westminster rifles in leverstock green in the late summer and early autumn of 1914 left behind many fond memories. The name of both louis weldblundell and his elder brother richard feature on the war memorial at east lulworth dorset.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The queens westminsters was a regiment of the british territorial army ta. The civil service rifles war memorial is a first world war memorial located on the riverside terrace at somerset house in central london, england. It adorns the wall of 56 davies street, where the unit officially the 9th county of london battalion was based at the outbreak of war in 1914 and where it acontinued to have a. Queens westminster rifles soldiers and their units great. The association began raising funds for a war memorial in 1920, and the prince of wales unveiled the memorial on 27 january 1924. The london regiment was formed in 1908 in order to regiment the various volunteer force battalions in the newly formed county of london, and the queen victorias rifles were one of twenty six units brought together in this way. The memorial is a wayside calvary enclosed inside an arched niche made of. The two rifle battalions were redesignated the 1st and 2nd battalions, the queens own rifles of canada, in october 1953, and taken on the strength of canadas regular army. The badge of the queen victorias rifles provides a reminder of world war i in one of londons most wellheeled districts. Several companies were shipped out to france in nov 1914 and these men formed part of the bef and the old contemptibles.
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