London Regiment (1993)

The London Regiment is an infantry regiment in the Army Reserve of the British Army. It was raised in 1993, perpetuating the lineage of some but not all the battalions of an earlier regiment of the same name. The London Regiment is the only reserve infantry battalion of the Guards Division as well as being the only reserve infantry battalion completely in London District.[4]

This article is about the London Regiment activated in 1993. It is not to be confused with an earlier London Regiment (1908–1938).
London Regiment
Regimental Cap star of the London Regiment
ActiveSince 20 April 1993
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeLight Role Infantry
RoleInfantry
SizeBattalion
450 personnel[1]
Part ofLondon District
Garrison/HQSt John's Hill, London[2]
MarchLondons Return
EngagementsIraq War
Operation Herrick
Websitewww.army.mod.uk/who-we-are/corps-regiments-and-units/infantry/london-regiment/
Commanders
Royal Honorary ColonelThe Earl of Wessex[3]
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
TartanHodden Grey (A Company)
Saffron (D Company pipers kilts)
AbbreviationLONDONS

History
Pipes & drums of A (London Scottish) Company and D (London Irish Rifles) Company and the Corps of Drums of C (City of London Fusiliers) Company at the Lord Mayor's Show, together with the pipes & drums of the Toronto Scottish (an affiliated regiment). A bugle major from the Royal Rifle Volunteers can also be seen in the front.

The London Regiment was reformed in 1993 through the regimentation of some of the remaining successors of the original regiment (not including, for example, the Artists Rifles or Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's)). At formation it consisted of:[5][6]

Two companies of the Royal Green Jackets, F Company[lower-alpha 1] and G Company,[lower-alpha 2] formed part of the regiment between 1998 and 2004.[6]

In May 2004 Messines company, which was made up from an HQ and included two platoons from across the London Regiment deployed to Iraq.[7]

Following the restructuring of the British Army in 2004, it was announced that the Guards Division would gain a TA battalion. This saw the London Regiment retaining its name and multi-badge structure, while transferring from the Queen's Division to the Guards Division. The two Royal Green Jackets companies were transferred to the Royal Rifle Volunteers in preparation for the formation of The Rifles in 2007.[8]

Current structure

In July 2017 B Company transferred to the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment to become B Company, 4th Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment;[9] and C Company transferred to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers to become C Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.[10] To replace these two units, F Company, 7th Battalion The Rifles returned to the London Regiment, while a new G Company was raised.[11] In addition to the regimental re-structuring, the regiment was moved under command of the 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East and tasked, and will also be known, as the 'Guards reserve battalion'.[12][13] A recent FOI answer states it also falls under HQ London District.[4] Following Army 2020 Refine, the regiment is organised as follows:[14][15]

  • Regimental Headquarters at 27 St John's Hill, Battersea, London
  • HQ (London Irish Rifles) Company at Connaught House, 4 Flodden Road, London,
  • A (London Scottish) Company at Army Reserve Centre, 76D Rochester Row, Westminster and Mortar Platoon at Hudson House, Catford
  • F (Rifles) Company at Army Reserve Centre, 190 Hammersmith Road, Kensington[16]
  • G (Guards) Company at 19 Portsmouth Road, Kingston upon Thames[17]

Notes
  1. Successor to 9th and 16th Battalions London Regiment (1908)
  2. Successor to 5th and 12th Battalions London Regiment (1908).

References
  1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. "West of St John's Road" (PDF). English Heritage. p. 27. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "No. 59772". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 May 2011. p. 8211.
  4. "London District". whatdotheyknow.com. Whatdotheyknow. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020. The London Regiment
  5. "History of the Regiment". The London Scottish Regiment. Archived from the original on June 12, 2003. Retrieved 27 April 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "London Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  7. "A (London Scottish) Company, the London Regiment in Iraq". The London Scottish Regiment. Archived from the original on March 4, 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. "The Rifles". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. "Tigers come to Edgware". The Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association for Greater London. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. "First camp for the enhanced and expanded Fifth Fusiliers". The Fusiliers. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  11. "The Guards come to Kingston". The Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association for Greater London. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  12. "London Regiment". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  13. "London Regiment, the Army 2020 Refine". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  14. "SUMMARY OF ARMY 2020 RESERVE STRUCTURE AND BASING CHANGES" (PDF). 2013-12-03. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  15. "Further supplementary evidence submitted by the Ministry of Defence". data.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  16. "Sometimes you just can't wait to be invited in". facebook.com. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  17. "Great weekend with more LONDONS recruits passing Phase 1 Training at Pirbright". www.facebook.com. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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