About: 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment

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The 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) was a volunteer unit of the British Army under various titles from 1860 to 1961. Originally raised from railwaymen, the battalion sent a detachment to the Second Boer War and several battalions fought in World War I. Shortly before World War II, it became a searchlight unit and defended the UK during the Blitz, remaining in the air defence role in the postwar Territorial Army.

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  • The 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) was a volunteer unit of the British Army under various titles from 1860 to 1961. Originally raised from railwaymen, the battalion sent a detachment to the Second Boer War and several battalions fought in World War I. Shortly before World War II, it became a searchlight unit and defended the UK during the Blitz, remaining in the air defence role in the postwar Territorial Army. (en)
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  • Cap badge of the Royal Fusiliers, worn by the battalion from 1890 (en)
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  • Harrow Road, Paddington (en)
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  • Railway Rifles (en)
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  • The 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) was a volunteer unit of the British Army under various titles from 1860 to 1961. Originally raised from railwaymen, the battalion sent a detachment to the Second Boer War and several battalions fought in World War I. Shortly before World War II, it became a searchlight unit and defended the UK during the Blitz, remaining in the air defence role in the postwar Territorial Army. (en)
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  • 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (en)
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  • 20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps (en)
  • 3rd City of London Regiment (en)
  • 625th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (en)
  • 69th (3rd City of London) S/L Regiment (en)
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  • Railway Rifles (en)
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