49th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers Corps (Post Office Rifles) 24th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) | |
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Active | 1868–1921 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Territorial Army |
Type | Infantry |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | London Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | Bunhill Row drill hall |
The Post Office Rifles was a unit of the British Army formed in 1868 from volunteers as part of the Volunteer Force, which later became the Territorial Force (and later the Territorial Army). The unit evolved several times until 1935, after which the name was lost during one of many reorganisations.[1]