Reorganisation of London Units 1971-1975

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The Territorial units of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve had a short existence, for in 1969 they were placed on a care and maintenance basis and reduced to cadres.
In 1971, however, the Territorial cadres of The Greater London Regiment, Royal Artillery; and of The London and Kent Regiment Royal Artillery; and the 6^th and 10^th Battalions The Queen's Regiment, together with the cadres of The Surrey Yeomanry Royal Artillery, were revived to form an additional Volunteer Battalion ( 6^th ) of The Queen's Regiment. In 1975 this Battalion was amalgamated with the 7^th (which had its origins in the Territorial Battalions of The Buffs, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent and The Royal Sussex) to form the 6^th / 7^th Battalion, The Queen's Regiment.
The 5^th (Territorial) Battalion of The Royal Green Jackets ceased to exist in 1969 except as a cadre, which was re-named Royal Green Jackets London; and The London Scottish reduced to a cadre their company in The London Yeomanry and Territorials. Both these cadres were disbanded in 1975.
In 1975 the successors of The London Regiment stood as follows: Royal Corps of Signals:

1908 London Regiment Battalion

13, 25

31^st (Greater London) Signal Regiment (Volunteers)

The Queen's Regiment:

3, 6, 22, 23

5^th (Volunteer) Battalion

3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

6^th / 7^th (Volunteer) Battalion

The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers:

1, 2

C (City of London) Company, 5^th (Volunteer) Battalion

The Royal Irish Rangers:

18

D (London Irish Rifles) Company, 4^th (Volunteer) Battalion

The Royal Green Jackets:

5, 9, 12, 15, 16

4^th (Volunteer) Battalion

1st Battalion, 51st Highland Volunteers:

14

G (London Scottish) Company

28

21st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Volunteers)
Of the original 26 Battalions of The London Regiment only the 28^th (Artists Rifles) survived as a Battalion.
Five of the original Battalions, however, represented the major component in 4^th Royal Green Jackets, as did the two in 31^st Signal Regiment. Four of the original Battalions of The London Regiment retained their identities as Companies in The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, The Royal Irish Rangers and 51^st Highland Volunteers. 13 of the original Battalions descended to become part of two volunteer Battalions of The Queen's Regiment.