Presented by the London County Council in memory of the services rendered in
the Great War 1914-18 by Members of the Council's Staff.
The Council on 9th November, 1920, decided, as a mark of its appreciation, to
present to each member of the staff who served in the Great War, or to the
next-of-kin of those who died on service, a short history of the war so far as
the staff were concerned, with brief particulars of their service.
I. Introduction .
II. Western Front, 1914. — Mons and the Retreat, the Marne and the Aisne,
Antwerp, La Bassee and Armentieres, Ypres
III. Western Front, 1915. — Neuve Chapelle, Hill 60, Ypres, Aubers Ridge,
Festubert, Loos and Hulluch
IV. Western Front, 1916. — The Bluff and St. Eloi, Vimy Ridge, the Somme, and
the Ancre
V. Western Front, 1917. — The Ancre and the German retreat. Arras and Vimy
Ridge, Messines, Lombartzyde, Ypres, Lens, Cambrai
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 Divisions in the British Army on active service during the Great War
were as follows:
Regular. Guards, 1st to the 8th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 1st, 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. Lancs), 56th (London), 57th
(W. Lancs), 58th (London), 59th (N. Midland), 60th (London), 6ist (S. Midland),
62nd (W. Riding), 66th (E. Lancs.), 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).
Department of the Clerk of the Council ,
Department of the Comptroller of the Council A - G,
Department of the Comptroller of the Council H - P,
Department of the Comptroller of the Council Q - & Temporary Staff
Chief Engineer's Department - Central Offices
Chief Engineer's Department - Bridges and Embankments, Tunnels, & Sewerage & Drainage
Chief Engineer's Department - Pumping Stations & Outfall workers & Sludge Vessels
Chief Engineer's Department - Architect's Department (A - C)
Chief Engineer's Department - Architect's Department (D - J)
Chief Engineer's Department - Architect's Department (K - R)
Chief Engineer's Department - Architect's Department (S - W)
London Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service - Administrative Staff & Workshops Staff
London Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service - Uniformed Staff (A - F)
London Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service - Uniformed Staff (G - O)
London Fire Brigade and Ambulance Service - Uniformed Staff (P - Y)
Public Health Department : Estates and Valuation Department : Public Control Department
Parks DEPARTMENT (A -C) ; Parks DEPARTMENT (D - H)
Parks DEPARTMENT (I - P) ; Parks DEPARTMENT (R - Y)
Tramways Department A1 A2 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C3 D1 D2 E F G1 G2 H1 H2 H3 IJ K L M1 M2 M3 NO P1 P2 P3 QR S1 S2 S3 T1 T2 UV W1 W2 W3 Y
Education Officer's Department - Central
Administrative Staff (A- D) Central Administrative Staff
(E - J) Central Administrative Staff
(K - R) Central Administrative Staff
(S - Y)
Industrial and Special Schools ;
Secondary Schools and Training Colleges ;
Technical Institute and Schools of Art
School Attendance Officers & Botany Scheme & Stocktakers
Schoolkeepers A - H & Schoolkeepers I - W
Teaching Staff A B1 B2 B3 C1 C2 D E F G H1 H2 IJ K L M1 M2 NO P P2 QR S1 S2 T UVW (and Y & Z)
Stores Department & Parliamentary Department ;
Asylums and mental deficiency Department.
Central Administrative Staff & Pathological Laboratory & Banstead Mental Hospital ; Bexley Mental Hospital ; Cane Hill Mental Hospital ;
Claybury Mental Hospital ; Colney Hatch Mental Hospital ; Hanwell Mental Hospital ; Horton Mental Hospital ; Long Grove Mental Hospital ;
The Manor Mental Hospital & Ewell Colony & Asylums Engineer's Department