Group    From 1/4/1908  To 1937

24th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (The Queen's)

Categories: Armed Forces

London unit which served in WW1.

Their Wikipedia page gives details about the origins of the battalion, their battle honours and how in 1937 the battalion reverted to the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), as their 7th (Southwark) Battalion. The 1st/7th and 2nd/7th Battalions served through World War Two.

It is shown as the 24th Battalion (The Queen's) on the London Troops War Memorial in Threadneedle Street, London, EC2 and as the 1/24th and 2/24th (County of London) Battalions, the London Regiment (The Queen's) on the Queen's Regiment war memorial in Kennington Park, London, SE5.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
24th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (The Queen's)

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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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Queen’s Regiment war memorial

A TfL document describes this as: "a Portland stone monument by Lucas, Lancas...

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S. L. Lindsell

S. L. Lindsell

Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Dudley Graham Johnson, VC

Dudley Graham Johnson, VC

Awarded the VC for his heroism on 4 November 1918, age 34, while serving in the South Wales Borderers. "During repeated attempts to cross the Sambre Canal his conduct was a fine example of great va...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Trooper Thomas Henry Bantoft

Trooper Thomas Henry Bantoft

Thomas Henry Bantoft was born on 8 December 1894 in Chillesford, Suffolk, the son of Alice Eliza Bantoff (1868-1939). His birth was registered in the 1st quarter of 1895 in the Plomesgate registrat...

Person, Armed Forces, Australia, Israel/Palestine

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
J. Henderson

J. Henderson

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Jas. Kilpartrick

Jas. Kilpartrick

Resident of the West Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial

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Joan Littlewood - Stratford plaque

Joan Littlewood - Stratford plaque

E15, Theatre Square, Theatre Royal Stratford East

Littlewood set up the Theatre Royal Stratford East and ran it with her partner Gerry Raffles until 1974.

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