19th Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras)

19th Bn, London Regiment (St Pancras)
33rd (St Pancras) AA Bn, RE
33rd (St Pancras) S/L Regiment, RA
632nd (St Pancras) Regiment, RA
568 (St Pancras) LAA/SL Regiment, RA
Badge of the 19th London Regiment from the Albany Street drill hall.
Active28 February 1860 – 1 May 1961
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
TypeInfantry Battalion, Searchlight Regiment, Anti-Aircraft Regiment
RoleInfantry, Air Defence
Nickname(s)Christie's Minstrels (2/19th Bn)
EngagementsWestern Front
Salonika
Palestine
The Blitz
Baby Blitz
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Lord Enfield

The 19th Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras) was a Volunteer unit of the British Army in existence from 1860 to 1961 under various titles. A detachment served in the Second Boer War and two full battalions fought in World War I, receiving the surrender of Jerusalem and crossing the Jordan among other exploits. During World War II the regiment operated as a searchlight unit and briefly as an infantry battalion, before becoming an anti-aircraft regiment in the postwar years.