Original London Regiment Battalions
The London battalions formed the London District, which consisted principally of the 1st and 2nd London Divisions.
| Unit | Formerly | Headquarters | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st London Division | ||||
| 1st London Brigade | ||||
| 1st (City of London) Battalion, LR (Royal Fusiliers) | 1st Vol Bn, The Royal Fusiliers (late 10th Middlesex RVC) | Bloomsbury | ||
| 2nd (City of London) Battalion, LR (Royal Fusiliers) | 2nd Vol Bn, The Royal Fusiliers (late 23rd Middlesex RVC) | Westminster | ||
| 3rd (City of London) Battalion, LR (Royal Fusiliers) | 3rd Vol Bn, The Royal Fusiliers (late 11th Middlesex RVC) | St Pancras | ||
| 4th (City of London) Battalion, LR (Royal Fusiliers) | 4th Vol Bn, The Royal Fusiliers (late 1st Tower Hamlets RVC) | Shoreditch | ||
| 2nd London Brigade | ||||
| 5th (City of London) Battalion, LR (London Rifle Brigade) | 1st London VRC (City of London Volunteer Rifle Brigade) | Finsbury | ||
| 6th (City of London) Battalion, LR (Rifles) | 2nd London VRC | Finsbury | ||
| 7th (City of London) Battalion, LR, | 3rd London VRC | Finsbury | ||
| 8th (City of London) Battalion, LR (Post Office Rifles) | 24th Middlesex VRC | Finsbury | ||
| 3rd London Brigade | ||||
| 9th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Queen Victoria's), Berkeley Square | 1st Middlesex (Victoria and St. George's) VRC and 19th Middlesex (St. Giles's and St. George's, Bloomsbury) VRC | Westminster | ||
| 10th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Paddington Rifles); disbanded 1912 | 18th Middlesex VRC | |||
| 11th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Finsbury Rifles) | 21st Middlesex (Finsbury) VRC | Pentonville | ||
| 12th (County of London) Battalion, LR (The Rangers) | 22nd Middlesex VRC (Central London Rangers) | Holborn | ||
| 2nd London Division | ||||
| 4th London Brigade | ||||
| 13th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Kensington) | 4th (Kensington) Middlesex VRC | Kensington | ||
| 14th (County of London) Battalion, LR (London Scottish) | 7th (London Scottish) Middlesex VRC | Westminster | ||
| 15th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Prince of Wales's Own Civil Service Rifles) | The Prince of Wales's Own 12th Middlesex (Civil Service) VRC | Westminster | ||
| 16th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Queen's Westminster Rifles) | 13th Middlesex (Queen's Westminster) VRC | Kensington | ||
| 5th London Brigade | ||||
| 17th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) | 2nd Tower Hamlets VRC | Bow | ||
| 18th (County of London) Battalion, LR (London Irish Rifles), | 16th Middlesex (London Irish) VRC | Chelsea | ||
| 19th (County of London) Battalion, LR (St. Pancras) | 17th Middlesex (North Middlesex) VRC | Camden Town | ||
| Others | ||||
| 20th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Blackheath and Woolwich) | 2nd Vol Bn, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | Blackheath | ||
| 6th London Brigade | ||||
| 21st (County of London) Battalion, LR (First Surrey Rifles) | 1st Surrey (South London) VRC | Camberwell | ||
| 22nd (County of London) Battalion, LR (The Queen's) | 3rd Vol Bn, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) | Bermondsey | ||
| 23rd (County of London) Battalion | 4th Vol Bn, The East Surrey Regiment | Battersea | ||
| 24th (County of London) Battalion, LR (The Queen's) | 4th Vol Bn, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt) | Southwark | ||
| Others | ||||
| 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, London Regt. | 26th (Cyclist) Middlesex VRC | Fulham | ||
| 26th (County of London) Battalion | Title allotted to Infantry Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company but never used | |||
| 27th (County of London) Battalion | Title allotted to The Inns of Court Regiment but never used | |||
| 28th (County of London) Battalion, LR (Artists' Rifles), | 20th Middlesex (Artists) VRC | St Pancras | ||
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