Reorganisation of London Units in 1993
- In 1993 the title of the London Regiment was revived. Since the Army Succession Warrant of 1967 deleted all mention of the London Regiment (1908), the new Regiment was not deemed to be the successor major unit. However, the four companies that were brought together to form the London Regiment (1993) were “fully entitled to the Honours they have now and if they were to be expanded to Battalion size, the resurrected unit would be entitled to the Colours of their parent cap badge.” (Director General Personnel Headquarters Land Forces 18th October 2010). This reaffirmed that Battle Honours could only be emblazoned on the Colours of the Regiment/Battalion-sized units. The new 1993 London Regiment was created by bringing together one company each from the London Scottish (14) and London Irish (18), together with two companies from The Queen’s Fusiliers (City of London) whose Regiment, created only in 1986, ceased to exist. Their remaining company (A Company) reverted to the 6th/7th Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment (Queen’s and Royal Hampshires) who had formerly been the 6th/7th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Queen’s Regiment. The newly created London Regiment had a Headquarter Company and two rifle companies coming from The Queen’s Fusiliers. The organisation was:
HQ (Anzio) Company
A (London Scottish) Company
B (Queen's Regiment) Company
C (City of London Fusiliers) Company
D (London Irish Rifles) Company - In 1993 the successors of The London Regiment (1908) stood as follows:
1908 London Regiment BattalionRoyal Corps of Signals:13, 2531st Signal Regiment (Volunteers)The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires):3, 6, 22, 236th / 7th (Volunteer) BattalionThe Royal Green Jackets:5, 9, 12, 15, 164th (Volunteer) Battalion2821st Special Air Service Regiment (Artists) (Volunteers)14A (London Scottish) Company4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 24B (Queen's Regiment) Company and HQ (Anzio) Company1, 2, 3, 4C (City of London Fusiliers) Company18D (London Irish Rifles) Company
- In 1994, the 6th / 7th (Volunteer) Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) was renumbered as 3rd Battalion. The title 'Volunteer' Battalion was generally dropped in this year.