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The building was designed as the headquarters of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment and was completed in around 1902. [1] This unit evolved to become the 8th Battalion, The Middlesex Regiment in 1908. [2] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to the Western Front. [3]
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 ...
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.
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.
At Arras this retreat was minor, so the attack went in on schedule on 9 April (the First Battle of the Scarpe), starting from old German communication trenches. 167th Brigade attacked with 1/3rd Londons and 1/8th Middlesex leading, 1/1st Londons in support, the objective being Neuville-Vitasse. 1/3rd Londons progressed well and reached their ...
The existing Post Office Rifles was redesignated as the 1/8th Battalion, London Regiment when a second Post Office Rifles battalion, the 2/8th Londons, was formed in September 1914. [5] In 1915 a third line battalion, the 3/8th was formed. [5] Between them, the three battalions earned 19 battle honours. [6]
On 8 April, the unit's title was changed to 3rd (Reserve) Bn, London Regiment, forming part of the 1st London Reserve Group. On 1 September 1916, the 3rd Reserve Bn absorbed the 4th Reserve Bn, and continued training recruits for the rest of the war in 1st London Reserve Brigade under the command of Brig-Gen Howell, CO of 3rd Londons on the ...
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 ...