Memorials City of London Rifles

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the city , county of london troops memorial, royal exchange, london



the city of london rifles war memorial in church of st sepulchre-without-newgate, london


the regiment 1 of titles inscribed on city , county of london troops memorial in front of royal exchange, london, architectural design sir aston webb , sculpture alfred drury. right-hand (southern) bronze figure flanking memorial depicts infantryman representative of various london infantry units. in 1920s clr held annual ceremony in september (about anniversary of loos), began church parade @ st andrew s, holborn (near farringdon road), later @ st bride s, fleet street (the newspaper industry s church). regiment march through city of london royal exchange place wreath @ london troops memorial, after marched drill hall @ farringdon road place second wreath @ regimental war memorial there.



the crude cross marked mass grave of members of city of london rifles killed @ battle of loos, 1915, in church of st sepulchre-without-newgate, london



the bell of ss la marguerite, presented city of london rifles, in church of st sepulchre-without-newgate, london


the regimental memorial, along other clr relics, in church of st sepulchre-without-newgate, not far farringdon road:



in nw corner of church large regimental memorial of wooden panels commemorating men of clr fell in wwi , wwii, surrounding boer war memorial, book of remembrance.
on n pillar of nave doorway crude wooden cross, erected on battlefield @ loos mark mass grave of 87 officers , men of battalion fell there on 25 september 1915. cross made riflemen luce , garnsey , stood throughout war until replaced permanent memorial when bodies reburied in maroc british cemetery. cross in st james s church, croydon.
also in church, hanging wooden tripod, bell of ss la marguerite, vessel took 1/6th londons france in 1915. bell presented regiment when ship scrapped, , in interwar years stood regimental silver in hq @ farringdon rd.

one of these items of silverware, mildren trophy, depicting soldier of 1914–18, presented clr s honorary colonel annual competition companies in attack. in collection of queen s royal surrey regiment.



the zeppelin building , 59–61 farringdon road, london ec1.


59–61 farringdon road rebuilt after 1915 air raid. bears commemorative plaque , today called zeppelin building . side entrance 6th londons hq behind (no 57a) labelled drill hall .


the 6th londons 1 of chalk badges has been preserved on fovant down, visible a30 road.


a detachment of clr attended unveiling of 47th division s memorial cross @ high wood in 1920s.


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a photograph of restored 47th division memorial @ high wood








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