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25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion was a bicycle battalion of the London Regiment of the British Army. [1] The battalion was converted to a unit of the Royal Corps of Signals in 1922. [2] 26th Middlesex (Cyclists) Volunteer Corps, 1896
The headstones at Vandières of R.S. Caldwell (aged 24), J.H. Wain (age 27) and A. Norris, members of the Army Cyclist Corps, died June 1918. In accordance with the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 (7 Edw. 7, c.9) which brought the Territorial Force into being, the TF was intended to be a home defence force for service during wartime and members could not be compelled to serve outside ...
25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion; M. ... Northern Cyclist Battalion; R. 10th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Scots; 6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion; H. Highland Cyclist Battalion; Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion This page was last edited on 30 April 2020, at 18: ...
When the Royal Corps of Signals (RCS) was created in 1920 the 47th (2nd London) Divisional Signals [a] was formed in the Territorial Army (TA). It combined the former 47th (2nd London) Signal Company of the Royal Engineers (RE) with the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion of the London Regiment.
Bicycle units spearheaded the advances of 1941 against the Soviet Union. Especially successful was the 1st Jaeger Brigade which was reinforced with a tank battalion and an anti-tank battalion, providing rapid movement through limited road network. During winter time these units, like the rest of the infantry, switched to skis.
National Defence Companies were combined to create a new "Home Defence" battalion, and in addition to this 25 battalions of the Home Guard were affiliated to the regiment, wearing its cap badge. By 1944 two anti-aircraft rocket batteries ( Z Battery ) were also part of the regiment. [ 13 ]
The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1921). 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.