London Regiment (1993)


The London Regiment is an infantry regiment in the Army Reserve of the British Army. It was raised in 1993, perpetuating the lineage of some the battalions of an earlier regiment of the same name. The London Regiment is the only reserve infantry battalion completely in London District.

History

The London Regiment was reformed in 1993 through the regimentation of some of the remaining successors of the original regiment. At formation it consisted of:
Two companies of the Royal Green Jackets, F Company and G Company, formed part of the regiment between 1998 and 2004.
In May 2004 Messines company, which was made up from an HQ and included two platoons from across the London Regiment deployed to Iraq.
Following the restructuring of the British Army in 2004, it was announced that the Guards Division would gain a TA battalion. This saw the London Regiment retaining its name and multi-badge structure, while transferring from the Queen's Division to the Guards Division. The two Royal Green Jackets companies were transferred to the Royal Rifle Volunteers in preparation for the formation of The Rifles in 2007.

Current structure

In July 2017 B Company transferred to the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment to become B Company, 4th Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment; and C Company transferred to the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers to become C Company, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. To replace these two units, F Company, 7th Battalion The Rifles returned to the London Regiment, while a new G Company was raised. In addition to the regimental re-structuring, the regiment was moved under command of the 11th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters South East and tasked, and will also be known, as the 'Guards reserve battalion'.
Following Army 2020 Refine, the regiment is organised as follows: