Tag Archives: London Regiment

Rare private war memorial, College Yard, London NW5

Posted on May 15, 2013 by DH

A rare example of a private World War I memorial can be found in Kentish Town, London NW5. It’s on a row of what are reputed to have been railwaymen’s cottage on College Yard and is in pretty poor condition. … Continue reading →

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The effect of a shellburst as seen by a First World War soldier

Posted on February 24, 2013 by DH

A First World War soldier reflects on his first experience of shellfire. ‘And was I panic stricken? No. Not in the least. It would be hard to analyse my feelings as I gazed at the ugly brown hole in the … Continue reading →

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Training with the 2/19th London Regiment

Posted on January 30, 2013 by DH

‘The first attempts at route marching were round the outer circle in Regent’s Park and even this proved too much for some. Colonel Christie had always been a great believer in the efficacy of singing on the march, so much … Continue reading →

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Private Walter Whitehorn, London Regiment

Posted on December 22, 2012 by DH

Private Walter Whitehorn 3420 1st/19th Battalion, London Regiment Killed in action 25 September 1915 Commemorated on the Loos Memorial Walter Whitehorn’s name also appears on the memorial at Smithfield Meat Market in London. On the morning of 25 September 1915, … Continue reading →

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