Overview
This is a brief, unvarnished account of two battalions of the London Regiment: 1/8th which went to France with 47th (2nd London) Division in March 1915; and its second line counterpart, 2/8th, which arrived out with 58th (2/2nd London) Division in January 1917. In February 1918, the reduction of the number of battalions in a brigade from 12 to 9 resulted in both battalions amalgamating to form the 8th Battalion - in 58th Division. There is a list of Honours and Awards, headed by the VC won by Sgt Knight of 2/8th Battalion in the Salient in September 1917. A summary of casualties shows a total of 201 Officers and 5051 Other Ranks of whom 53 and 1027 respectively were dead.
- | Author: One of the Battalion Commanders
- | Publisher: Naval & Military Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 11, 2014
- | Number of Pages: 52 pages
- | Binding: Paperback or Softback
- | ISBN-10: 1783311398
- | ISBN-13: 9781783311392
