Regimental Timeline

1919

1^st Battalion

January - March

Gembloux, Belgium.

March - April

Fleurus, Belgium.

April

Aldershot.

August

Joins Allied Expeditionary Force and moves to Archangel for Operations against the Bolshevists in North Russia.

October

Returns to England. Ripon.

2^nd Battalion

January - April

Constantinople, Turkey.

April

Returns to England. Kingston.

July

Clipstone, England.

November

Aldershot.

3^rd Battalion

2^nd August

Remaining personnel to 2^nd Battalion.

15^th August

Battalion disembodied. Remains on Regimental List until 1953.

4^th Battalion

25^th May

Battalion disembodied. Remains on Regimental List until 1953.

1^st/5^th Battalion

April

Receives draft from 1^st/5^th Queen’s.

5^th (Reserve) Battalion

11^th April

Disbanded at Tunbridge Wells and absorbed back into 5^th Battalion.

1^st/6^th Battalion

1^st/21^st (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (1^st Surrey Rifles)

25^th September

Disbanded and absorbed back into 21^st London.

2^nd/21^st (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (1^st Surrey Rifles)

Egypt.

11^th September

Disbanded and absorbed back into 21^st London.

21^st (Reserve) (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment.

11^th September

Disbanded at Hunstanton and absorbed back into 21^st London.

21^st (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (1^st Surrey Rifles)

25^th September

Disembodied.

1^st/23^rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

14^th May

Disbanded and absorbed back into 23^rd London.

23^rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment

14^th May

Disembodied.

8^th Battalion

16^th January

Presented with King’s Colour at Villers Outreaux, France, by Lt Gen Sir TLN Morland, GOC XIII Corps.

Returns to England.

21^st July

Disbanded at Kingston.

9^th Battalion

21^st February

Presented with King’s Colour at Tournai by Lt Gen Sir Arthur Holland, GOC I Corps.

March

Joined Army of Occupation.

12^th (Bermondsey) Battalion

January

Moves to Germany for the occupation of the Rhineland.

12^th February

Presented with King’s Colour at Cologne by Gen Sir Herbert Plumer, GOC- In-C Second Army.

10^th June

Disbanded at Aldershot.

13^th (Wandsworth) Battalion

4^th January

Disbanded.