Unit / Ship / Establishment:


8th Battalion London Regiment (Post Office Rifles)


  Detail :

 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) August 1914 : at 130 Bunhill Row. Record same as 1/6th Bn. Moved on mobilisation to Bisley, going on in September to Crowborough. 5 November 1914 : moved to Watford and transferred to 4th London Brigade in 2nd London Division. 18 March 1915 : landed at Le Havre. 11 May 1915 : formation renamed 140th Brigade in 47th (2nd London) Division. 2 February 1918 : transferred to 174th Brigade in 58th (2/1st London) Division, absorbed the disbanded 2/8th Bn and renamed 8th Bn.

  Notes:

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 Rank Initials Surname Died Lodge
 2Lt K.E.M. GARDINER  17-10-1915 Klang No.3369
 Capt. H.O.T. WEBB  15-09-1916 Grecia No.1105
Star in the East No.1355
 Sgt. H.E. MANSER  17-05-1917 St Michael le Querne No.2697
 Capt. F.P. WHEELDON  30-10-1917 Lodge of Agriculture No.1199
 Rfn. G. COMPTON  10-08-1918 Albert Edward No.1714
 Rfn. S.C. GILBERT  31-08-1918 Hamilton No.3309

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