Unit
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RVC identity
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Volunteer Battalion identity
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Headquarters
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1938 identity
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1st London Division
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1st London Brigade
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1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
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10th Middlesex RVC
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1st Volunteer Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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Bloomsbury (Handel Street)
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8th (1st City of London) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
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23rd Middlesex RVC
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2nd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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Westminster (Tufton Street)
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9th (2nd City of London) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
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11th Middlesex RVC
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3rd Volunteer Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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St Pancras (Edward Street)[a] |
10th (3rd City of London) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
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1st Tower Hamlets RVC
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4th Volunteer Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
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Shoreditch (Shaftesbury Street)[b] |
60th (City of London) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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2nd London Brigade
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5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
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1st London VRC (City of London Volunteer Rifle Brigade)
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9th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Finsbury (Bunhill Row)[b] |
1st Battalion, London Rifle Brigade, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)
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6th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
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2nd London VRC
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10th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Finsbury (Farringdon Road)
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31st (City of London Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers [later 31st (City of London Rifles) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery]
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7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
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3rd London VRC
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11th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Finsbury (Sun Street)[b] |
32nd (7th City of London) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers [later 32nd (7th City of London) Searchlight Regiment Royal Artillery]
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8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
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24th Middlesex VRC
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7th Volunteer Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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Finsbury (Bunhill Row)[b] |
n/a[c] |
3rd London Brigade
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9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s), Berkeley Square
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1st Middlesex (Victoria and St. George’s) VRC
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4th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Westminster (Davies Street)
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Queen Victoria’s Rifles, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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19th Middlesex (St. Giles’s and St. George’s, Bloomsbury) VRC
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6th Volunteer Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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10th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Paddington Rifles); disbanded 1912
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18th Middlesex VRC
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4th Volunteer Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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Paddington (Harrow Road)[b] |
n/a
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10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney), London Regiment
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n/a
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formed in 1912 to replace the Paddington Rifles
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Hackney (The Grove)[b] |
5th (Hackney) Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
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11th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)
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21st Middlesex (Finsbury) VRC
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7th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Pentonville (Penton Street)[b] |
61st (Middlesex) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery
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12th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (The Rangers)
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22nd Middlesex VRC (Central London Rangers)
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8th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Holborn (Chenies Street)
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The Rangers, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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2nd London Division
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4th London Brigade
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13th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Kensington)
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4th (Kensington) Middlesex VRC
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3rd Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Kensington (Iverna Gardens)
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Princess Louise’s Kensington Regiment, Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own)
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14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish)
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7th (London Scottish) Middlesex VRC
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1st Volunteer Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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Westminster (Buckingham Gate)[b] |
London Scottish, Gordon Highlanders
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15th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles)
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The Prince of Wales’s Own 12th Middlesex (Civil Service) VRC
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5th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Westminster (Somerset House)
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n/a[d] |
16th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles)
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13th Middlesex (Queen’s Westminster) VRC
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6th Volunteer Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
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Kensington (Buckingham Gate)
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Queen’s Westminsters, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps [Later 11th & 12th (Queen’s Westminsters) Battalions, King’s Royal Rifle Corps]
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5th London Brigade
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17th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)
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2nd Tower Hamlets VRC
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9th Volunteer Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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Bow (Tredegar Road)[b] |
Tower Hamlets Rifles, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) [later 9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) (Tower Hamlets Rifles); 656th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery (Rifle Brigade)]
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18th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)
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16th Middlesex (London Irish) VRC
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3rd Volunteer Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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Chelsea (Duke of York’s Headquarters)
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London Irish Rifles, Royal Ulster Rifles
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19th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (St. Pancras)
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17th Middlesex ((North Middlesex) VRC
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3rd Volunteer Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
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Camden Town (High Street)[b] |
33rd (St. Pancras) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers [later 33rd (St. Pancras) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Artillery]
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20th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich)
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3rd Kent VRC
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2nd Volunteer Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
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Blackheath (Holly Hedge House)
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34th (The Queen’s Own Royal West Kent) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers [later 34th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (Queen’s Own Royal West Kent)]
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6th London Brigade
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21st (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
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1st Surrey (South London) VRC
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1st Volunteer Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
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Camberwell (Flodden Road)[e] |
35th (First Surrey Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers [later 35th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery (First Surrey Rifles)]
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22nd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen’s)
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6th Surrey RVC
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3rd Volunteer Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
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Bermondsey (Jamaica Road)[b] |
6th (Bermondsey) Battalion, The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
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23rd (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment
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7th Surrey RVC
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4th Volunteer Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
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Battersea (St John’s Hill)
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42nd (7th (23rd London) Bn, The East Surrey Regiment) Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment
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24th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen’s)
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8th Surrey RVC
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4th Volunteer Battalion, Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
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Southwark (New Street)
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7th (Southwark) Battalion, The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
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Others
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25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, London Regiment.
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26th (Cyclist) Middlesex VRC
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Rifle Brigade
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Fulham (Fulham House)
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n/a[f] |
26th (County of London) Battalion
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Title allotted to Infantry Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company but never used
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27th (County of London) Battalion
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Title allotted to the Inns of Court Regiment but never used
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28th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Artists Rifles)
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20th Middlesex (Artists) VRC
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6th Volunteer Battalion, Rifle Brigade
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St Pancras (Dukes Road)
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Artists Rifles, Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) [later 163 Officer Cadet Training Unit]
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29th (City of London) Battalion[g] |
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30th (City of London) Battalion[h][i] |
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31st (City of London) Battalion[j][i] |
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32nd (City of London) Battalion[k][i] |
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33rd (City of London) Battalion London Regiment (Rifle Brigade)[l][m] |
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34th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (King’s Royal Rifle Corps)[l][n] |
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