Here is a list of those who received gallantry awards in the Artists rifles in the first world war.
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And here are some amazing books by Walter besant on the history of London, through time, and in specific areas, too
Germany invaded Belgium on the 5th August 1914. A few days later, the British government declared war on Germany. This was the start of a long, and devastating war between the countries; and around the world.
The British Army was quickly deployed as the British Expeditionary Force. It was small, but also made up of professional soldiers; and in 1914 it can be followed through the pages of the First Seven Divisions from Mons to Ypres; and also through the history of the Royal Fusiliers throughout the war.
The German army had about 2.1 million soldiers and 1.7 million older reservists, the French 3.6 million; the Belgians ; and then there was the British army of about 200,000 spread around the Empire; plus 270,000 territorials!
The official "final and corrected" casualty figures for the British Army, including the Territorial Force , were issued on 10 March 1921. The losses for the period between 4 August 1914, and 30 September 1919, included 573,507 "killed in action, died from wounds and died of other causes" and 254,176 missing (minus 154,308 released prisoners), for a net total of 673,375 dead and missing. Casualty figures also indicated that there were 1,643,469 wounded.
The Divisions in the British Army on active service during the Great War were
as follows:
Regular. Guards, ist to the 8th, 27th, 28th, 29th, ist, 2nd and 3rd Cavalry
Divisions.
Service. 9th (Scottish), 10th (Irish), 11th (Northern), 12th (Eastern), 13th
(Western), 14th (Light), 15th (Scottish), 16th (Irish), 17th (Northern), 18th
(Eastern), 19th (Western), 20th (Light), 21st, 22nd (Western), 23rd (Northern),
24th (Eastern), 25th, 26th (Scottish), 30th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th
(Ulster), 37th, 38th (Welsh), 39th, 40th, 41st (Eastern), 63rd (R. Naval).
Territorial. 42nd (E. Lanes), 43rd (Wessex), 46th (N. Midland), 47th (London),
48th (S. Midland), 49th (W. Riding), 50th (Northumbrian), 51st (Highland), 52nd
(Lowland), 53rd (Welsh), 54th (E. Anglian), 55th (W. Lanes), 56th (London), 57th
(W. Lancs), 58th (London), 59th (N. Midland), 60th (London), 6ist (S. Midland),
62nd (W. Riding), 66th (E. Lanes.), 74th (Yeomanry dismounted), 75th.
In accordance with official practice the Battalions of the London Regiment are
referred to throughout by numbers only. Their names were as follows :
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th (Royal Fusiliers), 5th (London Rifle Brigade), 6th
(Rifles), 8th (Post Office Rifles), 9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles), 10th
(Hackney), 11th (Finsbury Rifles), 12th (The Rangers), 13th (Princess Louise's
Kensington Battalion), 14th (London Scottish), 15th (Prince of Wales's Own,
Civil Service Rifles), 16th (Queen's Westminster Rifles), 17th (Poplar and
Stepney Rifles), 18th (London Irish Rifles), 19th (St. Pancras), 20th
(Blackheath and Woolwich), 21st (First Surrey Rifles), 22nd and 24th (The
Queen's), 25th (Cyclist) and 28th (Artists' Rifles).
Events Leading up to the Great War
The Western Front, 1914.
The Western Front, 1915
The Western Front, 1916.
The Western Front, 1917
VI. Western Front, 1918. — The Somme (German offensive), the Lys, the Aisne,
the Marne, Amiens, the Somme (Allied offensive). Arras, Havrincourt and Epehy,
Cambrai and the Hindenburg line, Flanders, Le Cateau, the Selle and the Sambre,
Armistice
VII. The Royal Navy
VIII. The Royal Air Force
IX. Gallipoli
X. Egypt and Palestine .
XI Mesopotamia
XII. Salonica
XIII. British Troops in Italy
XIV. British Troops in Russia
XV. British Troops in Africa
XVI. Deaths from Disease .
XVII. Summary
The final armistice was signed on the 11th November 1918 for cessation of hostilities, at 11 o'clock.
In 1920, the London County Council created a book commemorating all of its
employees who served in the Great War, i.e. the First World War ) 1914 - 1918.
There is a summary listing of many thousands of
employees and some brief detail about their service.
I also list from a number of sources, a simplistic breakdown of the
campaigns which happened during this period.
Also listed on a separate site are a number of individual regiment histories,
e.g. the Artists Rifles and the
First Sportsmans and a number of
Gallantry awards.
Finally, here are the London 4th Battalion, the Seventh Manchesters and the Sherwood ForestersSherwood Foresters and finally the
London University Officers Training Corps.