Poplar and Stepney Rifles
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The 17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles), was a unit of Britain's Territorial Force formed in 1908 from Volunteer corps dating back to 1859. It saw considerable service on the Western Front, at Salonika and in Palestine during the First World War. It served as a motorised infantry regiment during the Second World War before conversion to an artillery unit in 1947 and subsequent amalgamation in 1967.
Quick Facts 17th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)Tower Hamlets Rifles, The Rifle Brigade 656th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Tower Hamlets) TA, Active ...
17th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Tower Hamlets Rifles, The Rifle Brigade 656th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery (Tower Hamlets) TA | |
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Active | 1860–1967 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Volunteer Force/Territorial Army |
Type | Infantry Battalion Anti-Aircraft Regiment |
Role | Infantry, Air Defence |
Garrison/HQ | Tredegar Road, Tower Hamlets, London |
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