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The London Regiment is a Territorial Army Regiment in the British Army . It was first formed in 1908 in order to regiment the various territorial battalions in the newly formed County Of London , each battalion having a distinctive uniform. The London Regiment ceased to exist in 1938 with the Battalion s transferring to regular infantry regiments, the Royal Artillery and the Royal Engineers . The London Regiment was reformed in 1992 through the regimentation of most of the remaining successors of the original regiment (except the Rifles and the Artists' Rifles ). It is the only permanent infantry battalion in London and consists of 7 Companies . They are:
F and G company joined the regiment in 1998 following the Strategic Defence Review . As a consequence, the Artists' Rifles is now the only former unit of the old London Regiment not represented in the current regiment (the heritage of the Artists' Rifles is maintained by 21st SAS Regiment). Within the regiment there are 12 rifle Platoon s, 2 Reconnaissance platoons, 2 Machine Gun platoons, a Mortar platoon and various support elements attached to the HQ company including a Signals platoon. In October 2003 120 members of regiment were called up for active service in Operation Telic . They were deployed in areas around Basra in southern Iraq in January 2004. This group made up a company known as CAMBRAI company as part of the Multi-National Division (South East) , a UK commanded division. In May 2004 they were replaced by MESSINES company, this was made up from a HQ and two platoons from across the London Regiment, along with a platoon from the Royal Irish Rangers . Following the Restructuring Of The British Army In 2004 , it was announced that the Guards Division would gain a TA battalion. This will see the London Regiment retaining its name and multi-badge structure, while transferring from the Queen's Division to the Guards Division. The two RGJ companies will be transferred to the New Large Rifle Regiment , leaving the remaining companies in their present multi-badge formation. ORIGINAL LONDON REGIMENT BATTALIONS The London battalions formed the London District , which consisted principally of the 1st and 2nd London Divisions. BATTLE HONOURS Battle Honours were awarded to the individual battalions. |
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