Expansion in The Great War and Re-linkage with Regular Regiments

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On the outbreak of the First World War (WW1), The London Regiment was embodied and all Battalions raised 2^nd line Battalions. Later, 3^rd line Battalions were raised; and the 1^st , 2^nd , 3^rd and 4^th Battalions, The London Regiment raised 4^th line Battalions. By the end of 1914, the original 26 Battalions had expanded to 58 Battalions; and by May 1915 they had reached their maximum strength of 82 Battalions.
In April 1916, the 4^th Battalions of the 1^st , 2^nd , 3^rd and 4^th , and the 3^rd Battalions of the 5^th to 25^th , were redesignated Reserve Battalions. Shortly afterwards, the 2^nd Battalions of the 1^st , 2^nd , 3^rd and 4^th were absorbed into their 1^st Battalions, and their 3^rd Battalions were re-numbered as 2^nd Battalions. Thus in June 1916 each of the original 1^st to 25^th Battalions consisted of a 1^st line Battalion, a 2^nd line Battalion and a Reserve Battalion; e.g. 1^st / 23^rd , 2^nd / 23^rd , and 23^rd (Reserve). The 28^th now had only one Battalion – the 2^nd / 28^th had been absorbed into the 1^st / 28^th , and the 3^rd / 28^th had become 15^th Cadet Battalion Officer Training Corps. Thus in June 1916, the London Regiment consisted of 76 Battalions.
In July 1916, all Battalions were posted back to regular Regiments. Thus The London Regiment, as a separate Regiment, lasted only just over eight years. The name, however, continued, as Battalions did not change their titles.
In most cases, the regular Regiment to which Battalions of The London Regiment were now posted were those of which, prior to 1908, they had been Volunteer Battalions. However there were some changes.
Three Battalions of The London Regiment which before 1908 had been Volunteer Battalions of The King's Royal Rifle Corps were now part of a different regular Regiment. They were:

5

which joined The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)

7, 13

which joined The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)
Three Battalions of The London Regiment which before 1908 had been Volunteer Battalions of The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) were now part of a different regular Regiment. They were:

14

which joined The Gordon Highlanders

18

which joined the Royal Irish Rifles

28

which became an Officer Training Corps
In July 1916, The London Regiment stood as follows:
The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment):

1^st / 22^nd , 2^nd / 22^nd and 22^nd (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (The Queen's)
1^st / 24^th , 2^nd / 24^th and 24^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (The Queen's)

The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment):

1^st / 1^st , 2^nd / 1^st and 1^st (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1^st / 2^nd , 2^nd / 2^nd and 2^nd (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1^st / 3^rd , 2^nd / 3^rd and 3^rd (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
1^st / 4^th , 2^nd / 4^th and 4^th (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

The East Surrey Regiment:

1^st / 21^st , 2^nd / 21^st and 21^st (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles)
1^st / 23^rd , 2^nd / 23^rd and 23^rd (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment):

1^st / 20^th , 2^nd / 20^th and 20^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich)

The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment):

1^st / 7^th , 2^nd / 7^th and 7^th (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment
1^st / 13^th , 2^nd / 13^th and 13^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Princess Louise's Kensington)
1^st / 19^th , 2^nd / 19^th and 19^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (St Pancras)

The King's Royal Rifle Corps:

1^st / 6^th , 2^nd / 6^th and 6^th (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (City of London Rifles)
1^st / 9^th , 2^nd / 9^th and 9^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Queen Victoria's)
1^st / 11^th , 2^nd / 11^th and 11^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles)
1^st / 12^th , 2^nd / 12^th and 12^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (The Rangers)
1^st / 15^th , 2^nd / 15^th and 15^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own, Civil Service Rifles)
1^st / 16^th , 2^nd / 16^th and 16^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

The Gordon Highlanders:

1^st / 14^th , 2^nd / 14^th and 14^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (London Scottish)

The Royal Irish Rifles:

1^st / 18^th , 2^nd / 18^th and 18^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own):

1^st / 5^th , 2^nd / 5^th and 5^th (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
1^st / 8^th , 2^nd / 8^th and 8^th (Reserve) (City of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)
1^st / 10^th , 2^nd / 10^th and 10^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Hackney)
1^st / 17^th , 2^nd / 17^th and 17^th (Reserve) (County of London) Battalions,
The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)
1^st / 25^th , 2^nd / 25^th and 25^th (Reserve) (County of London) Cyclist Battalions,
The London Regiment

Officers' Training Corps:

28^th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Artists Rifles)