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At dawn on the 7th patrols found that the enemy was still in front of them, and at 9 a.m. the brigade attacked with the 8th Middlesex on the right and the 7th Middlesex on the left. They swept on through the northern part of the wood, and by 10.30 a.m. the 7th Middlesex entered the village of Onnezies.
The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms when the 57th (West Middlesex) and 77th (East Middlesex) Regiments of Foot were amalgamated with the county's militia and rifle volunteer units.
The unit was renumbered the 5th (West Middlesex) Middlesex RVC on 3 September 1880 and was attached as a Volunteer Battalion (VB) to the Royal Fusiliers on 1 July the following year, transferring to the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) as the 4th VB in July 1883, without changing its title in either case.
By 19:00 all of the objectives had been captured, in one day the division had advanced 6,000 yards (3.4 mi; 5.5 km) over a front of 3 miles (4.8 km) for the cost of 12 killed and 56 wounded. [72] The pressure was to be maintained on the Germans so that they could not reinforce the main British effort at Arras in early April. On 12 April an ...
At Arras, this retreat was minor, so the attack went in on schedule on 9 April, from old German communication trenches. 167th Brigade attacked with 1/3rd Londons and 8th Middlesex leading, the objective being Neuville-Vitasse. 1/3rd Londons progressed well, two tanks working with the battalion dealing with a strongpoint at Neuville Mill, and ...
15th Battalion, London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles), 47th Division, marching past the Lord Mayor of London, Colonel Sir Charles Wakefield, 11 June 1916 (IWM Q633). At the start of the First World War the battalion established its headquarters at Somerset House; [3] the commanding officer, Lt Col RG Hayes, refused to serve overseas, an example followed by most of the men of his battalion.
Attacking at 04.45 on 16 August, with 1/1st Londons and 1/8th Middlesex in front, 167th Bde soon found a marsh blocking its advance, which had to be avoided by 1/18th Middlesex edging to the left, pushing 1/1st Londons further left and opening a gap to 169th (3rd London) Brigade on the right. When 167th Bde ran into a second marsh it was held ...
24th Middlesex VRC: 8th (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Honourable Artillery Company (part) 26th (City of London) Bn, The London Regiment (Honourable Artillery Company) Title not adopted , and unit continued to be known as: Honourable Artillery Company Infantry Battalion County of London 1st Middlesex VRC (Queen ...