Regimental Timeline

2^nd Division

5^th Division

7^th Division

12^th Eastern Division
(New Army)

18^th Eastern Division
(New Army)

33^rd Division

40^th Division
(New Army)

41^st Division
(New Army)

47^th (2^nd London)
Division

1^st Battalion (2^nd Foot)

1^st January - 12^th July

La Bassée.

Battle of the Somme.

Moves to the Somme Battlefield.

Assembly area between Fricourt and Mametz, strength 25 officers, 697 men.

Offensive operations near High Wood. Attacks fail.

In reserve.

Delville Wood; battalion achieves all its objectives.

In trenches at Cuinchy. Offensive operations. Total casualties 8 officers and 226 men killed, missing and wounded.

Moves to Rancourt – Bouchavesnes. Drafts totalling 297 men join, but 209 casualties from trench foot, due to foul weather and conditions in trenches.

2^nd Battalion (2^nd Foot)

28^th January

Moves to Fricourt.n re-forms to strength of 29 officers, 824 men. Moves to Laventie.

Battle of the Somme.

Moves to assembly area near Bois de Tailles.

Bn attacks towards Danzig Alley, north of Mametz. Actions of Albert and Bazentin. Objectives secured. Casualties 13 officers and 307 men killed, wounded and missing.

In reserve.

High Wood.

In reserve.

Delville Wood.

Action at Guilemont.

Ypres.

In reserve at Bertrancourt and Louvencourt.

Special Reserve

3^rd Battalion (2^nd Royal Surrey Militia)

28^th February

Moves to Sittingbourne. Reorganised into A Coy (BEF unfit for service), B,C, D Coys (Drafting), 1, 2, 3, 4 Training Companies.

Territorial Force

1^st/4^th Battalion

January - February

Mohmand Campaign, NW Frontier India.

February - December

Peshawar and Lahore.

2^nd/4^th Battalion

January - February

Re-forms at Warden, Egypt.

May

Ismailia and the Suez Canal.

August - December

Kantara and Rumani.

3^rd/4^th Battalion

Home service.

4^th/4^th Battalion

8^th April

Absorbed into 4^th (Reserve) Battalion.

4^th (Reserve) Battalion

8^th April

Formed from 4^th/4^th Battalion. Home Service.

1^st September

Absorbs 5^th (Reserve) Battalion.

1^st/5^th Battalion

11^th January

Mesopotamia. Joins 12 Infantry Brigade (12^th Indian Division) at Nasariyeh.

12^th July

Operations against the Turks in Mesopotamia. Strength 27 officers, 1,020 men.

2^nd/5^th Battalion

Home Service.

3^rd/5^th Battalion

8^th April

Redesignated as 5^th (Reserve) Battalion.

5^th (Reserve) Battalion

1^st September

Absorbed into 4^th (Reserve) Battalion.

1^st/22^nd (County of London) Battalion the London Regiment
(The Queen's)

September

Battle of High Wood.

Ocober

Battle of Warlencourt.

2^nd/22^nd (County of London) Battalion the London Regiment
(The Queen's)

Moves to France. Vimy Ridge.

22^nd TF Reserve Battalion

1^st September

King’s Lynn. Absorbs 24^th TFRB.

24^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment
(The Queen’s)

January

Hohenzollern Redoubt; Loos.

March - May

Souchez; Vimy Ridge.

July

Angres.

1^st July

Moves to the Somme battlefield.

15^th September

Battle of High Wood.

14^th October

Battle of Butte de Warlencourt.

17^th October

Moves to Ypres.

December

Hill 60 Sector.

2^nd/24^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment
(The Queen’s)

January

Moves to Warminster.

6 (Reserve) Infantry Brigade of 2^nd London (Reserve) Division becomes 181 Infantry Brigade (60^th (London) Division).

Inspected by HM King George V.

Embarks at Southampton for Le Havre.

In trenches, Vimy Ridge.

Embarks at Marseilles.

Arrives in Salonika.

3^rd/24^th (County of London) Battalion The London Regiment
(The Queen’s)

Becomes 24^th Territorial Force Reserve Battalion.

24^th Territorial Force Reserve Battalion

Moves to Wells-next-the-Sea.

Absorbed into 22^nd TF Reserve Battalion.

Service Battalions

6^th Battalion

February - April

Returns to Hohenzollern Redoubt for mining and operations in trenches.

April - June

In reserve.

16^th - 18^th June

Moves to the Somme battlefield.

2^nd July

Attack near Albert fails. Casualties 10 officers, 294 men killed, wounded and missing.

July

Offensive operations and duty in trenches near Arras.

August

In reserve.

27^th September

Returns to the Somme battlefield.

7^th October

Attack on Gueuedecourt.

November - December

In trenches in Beaumetz and Ambrimes sectors.

7^th Battalion

1^st July

Battle of the Somme.

11^th - 13^th July

Capture of Trônes Wood. Casualties 13 officers, 216 men killed, wounded and missing.

28^th September

Joins 53 Infantry Brigade; attack on Schwaben redoubt. Casualties 11 officers, 384 men killed, wounded and missing.

October - November

Battle of Épéhy; breaking of the Hindenburg Line.

December

Re-forms at Abbeville.

8^th Battalion

January

Hooge salient.

March - July

Dranoutre.

Battle of the Somme.

August

In trenches, Morlancourt sector.

1^st - 5^th September

Delville Wood.

September -
December

Vimy Ridge sector.

9^th Battalion

1^st August

Transfers all manpower to 11^th East Surreys. Disbanded.

10^th (Battersea) Battalion

5^th May

Embarks at Southampton for Le Havre. Moves to Ploegsteert sector (Flanders).

September

Moves to Pommier redoubt.

Battle of the Somme.

15^th September

Attack on Flers. Casualties 18 officers, 303 men killed, wounded and missing.

October - December

In reserve.

11^th (Lambeth) Battalion

3^rd May

Embarks at Southampton for Le Havre. Strength 33 officers, 924 men. Moves to Strazeele.

June - August

Le Bizet.

Battle of the Somme.

15^th September

Attack on Flers.

October - December

Mametz.

12^th (Reserve) Battalion

1^st September

Transferred out of the Regiment as 97^th Battalion Territorial Force Reserve.

16^th (Home Service) Battalion

11^th November

Raised at Farnham.

19^th Battalion

Home Service on coast defences. Absorbs 70^th Provisional Battalion and supplies drafts for overseas service.

Labour Battalions

13^th Battalion

6^th July

Raised at Balmer.

14^th Battalion

16^th August

Raised at Crawley.

15^th Battalion

12^th September

Raised at Crawley.

17^th Battalion

8^th November

Raised at Crawley.

18^th Battalion

November

Raised at Purfleet.