Group    From 1908  To 1922

17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

Categories: Armed Forces

London unit which served in WW1 where it lost 1,022 soldiers. More information at Stepping Forward London.

It's Wikipedia page shows how it was formed in 1908, gives details of its service during WW1 and how in 1922 it became the 17th London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles).

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles)

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