First World War Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's)




1 first world war

1.1 1/13th london regiment (1st kensingtons battalion)
1.2 2/13th london regiment (2nd kensingtons battalion)
1.3 3/13th london regiment (3rd kensingtons battalion)





first world war

during world war regiment increased war fighting capacity 3 separate battalions being formed.


1/13th london regiment (1st kensingtons battalion)

this battalion mobilized on declaration of war on 4 august 1914. in november 1914 departed england france, , saw action on western front, including battles of neuve chapelle (1915), aubers ridge (the regiment s defining action in war) (1915), somme (1916), arras (1917), passchendaele (1917), cambrai (1917), somme (1918), & hundred days offensive (1918). returned corps head quarters in kensington france demobilization in may 1919.


2/13th london regiment (2nd kensingtons battalion)

the battalion formed in august 1914 intention of acting regiment s home training unit, furnishing reinforcements 1st battalion in field replace losses sustained in action. however, november 1914 decided war office war s scale of operations rapidly escalating new 2nd battalions of london territorial force s infantry regiments mobilized active service in field. 2nd kensingtons did send drafts of reinforcements join 1st battalion in france throughout 1915 whilst training in england, ended close of year , responsibility regiment s reinforcement supply transferred 3rd battalion, in preparation 2nd battalion s departure on active service. 2nd kensingtons dispatched ireland in april 1916 deal fenian revolution. afterwards saw action on western front in france (1916); salonika (1917), taking part battle of doiran; , palestine (1917-1918), taking part in third battle of gaza, battle of jerusalem, capture of jericho, first transjordan attack on amman, second transjordan attack on shunet nimrin , es salt , battle of sharon. battalion broken , demoblized in camps @ sidi bashir in egypt, , mersin in asia minor in february march 1919.


3/13th london regiment (3rd kensingtons battalion)

the 3rd battalion formed in november 1914 home training battalion of regiment responsibility supplying reinforcement drafts regiment s 2 fighting battalions in field, role fulfilled until end of conflict in late 1918.








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