3rd City of London Rifle Volunteers 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment 32nd Searchlight Regiment, RA 567 (7th City of London) Searchlight Regiment, RA | |
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Active | 1860–1961 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Type | Infantry Battalion Searchlight Regiment Anti-Aircraft Regiment |
Role | Infantry Air Defence |
Part of | London Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | Great Tower Street New Broad Street Sun Street, Finsbury Square (1903–1961) |
Nickname(s) | Working Men's Shiny Seventh |
March | My Lady Greensleeves |
Engagements | WWI: |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Alfred Bate Richards |
The 7th (City of London) Battalion of the London Regiment was a volunteer unit of the British Army from 1860 until 1961. Recruited from London working men, it sent volunteers to the Second Boer War, saw extensive service on the Western Front during World War I, and defended the United Kingdom as a searchlight regiment during World War II.