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The 7th (City of London) 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.
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.
Further reorganisations took place after World War I. Many saw these changes as a dilution of the battalion's Post Office identity. Included in these reorganisations was the amalgamation of the 8th Battalion with the non-Post Office 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment in 1921, forming the 7th London Regiment (Post Office Rifles).
The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. It was known as the 7th Regiment of Foot until the Childers Reforms of 1881.
3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment; 4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment; 5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 6th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment; 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment; 8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
The City of London Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) (1961–1967) 5th (Bury) Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers (1958–1967) 7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers (1962–1967)
The London Regiment was formally disbanded in 1938, the battalion having transferred to the Royal Fusiliers on 31 August 1937 as 9th (2nd City of London) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). [7] [9] [23] [27] [c] In that year the battalion moved its HQ from Tufton St to 213 Balham High Road in South London. [17] [23] [224]
Kenneth Peppiatt attended Bancroft's School and served with the 1/7th and later 2/7th Battalions of the 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment during World War I and was second-in-command of the battalion in 1920.