Group    From 16/5/1860  To 1961

6th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

Categories: Armed Forces

A London unit founded in 1860 and whose lineage ended after various amalgamations in 1961. Their Wikipedia page describes the Battalion's history.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
6th (City of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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London Troops War Memorial

Designed by Aston Webb with figures by Alfred Drury. The Duke of York who un...

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Other Subjects

Serjeant John Abrahall

Serjeant John Abrahall

John Abrahall was born on 6 February 1875 in Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland, a son of William James Abrahall (1842-1890) and Mary Jane Abrahall née Lewis (1855-1939). His father was a soldier who ...

Person, Armed Forces, Belgium, Ireland

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Colonel Algernon Sidney

Colonel Algernon Sidney

Opponent of King Charles II.  Born Baynard's Castle.  Exiled in Rome.  Returned in 1677 and was implicated in the Rye House Plot.  Beheaded on Tower Hill.

Person, Armed Forces, Execution, Politics & Administration, Italy

1 memorial
John Stanhope Collings-Wells, VC

John Stanhope Collings-Wells, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 22-27 March 1918, aged 37, while serving in the Bedfordshire Regiment. "After six days’ continuous fighting, he led the attack, and even when severely wounded he c...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Colin Dudley DFC

Colin Dudley DFC

Sculptor.  From the picture source: "He has written books on architectural history and is a talented artist. As well as doing a tour of ops as a Halifax Navigator with 578 squadron."

Person, Armed Forces, Sculpture, Australia

1 memorial
W. H. Edgcomb

W. H. Edgcomb

Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.

Person, Armed Forces, South Africa

War dead, Other war
1 memorial