London unit which served in WW1 where it lost 1,022 soldiers. More information at Stepping Forward London.
It's Wikipedia page shows how it was formed in 1908, gives details of its service during WW1 and how in 1922 it became the 17th London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles).
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)
Designed by Aston Webb with figures by Alfred Drury. The Duke of York who un...
Poplar & Stepney Rifles Site of the Drill Hall (1860 - 1907) of 26th Midd...
Bruce Charles Downs was born on 24 June 1916 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, USA, the second of the three children of Bruce George Downs (1890-1966) and Lena Vivian Downs née Bright (b.1896...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
The plaque says that 8 people were killed but has the names of only five: four women and one 7-year-old girl.
These reliefs are high up, at either end of the building. Not really memorials so normally we would not have collected these lovely cheru...
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