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22nd (Kensington) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers



   22nd (Kensington) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) was raised at White City on the 11th of September 1914, by the Mayor and Borough of Kensington. In June 1915 they joined 99th Brigade, 33rd Division at Clipstone camp near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire in July 1915. In August they moved to Salisbury Plain for final training and firing practice. In November they received orderes to prepare to proceed to France and the Divisional Artillery and Train were replaced by the units raised for the 54th (East Anglian) Division. By the 21st of November the 33rd Division had concentrated near Morbecque. On the 25th of November 1915 The Battalion transferred to 2nd Division as part of an exchange to strengthen the inexperienced 33rd Division. They took part in the Winter Operations 1914-15 and in 1915 saw action at The Battle of Festubert and The Battle of Loos. In 1916 they fought in the Battles of the Somme and the Operations on the Ancre. In 1917 they were in action during The German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the Battles of Arras and The Battle of Cambrai. The Battalion was disbanded in France on the 3rd of February 1918.

15th Nov 1915 On the Move

16th Nov 1915 On the Move

17th Nov 1915 In Camp

18th Nov 1915 On the Move

20th Nov 1915 Visits

20th Nov 1915 Recce

22nd Nov 1915 New Billets

24th Nov 1915 Conference

25th Nov 1915 Reorganisation

26th Nov 1915 Instruction  location map

29th Nov 1915 Instruction

30th Nov 1915 Instruction  location map

2nd Dec 1915 Poor Weather

16th Dec 1915 Reorganisation

12th Jan 1916 Route March

18th Jan 1916 Reliefs  location map

5th Mar 1916 Reliefs

9th Mar 1916 Reliefs Complete

17th Mar 1916 Reliefs

12th Apr 1916 Bad Weather

21st Apr 1916 Reliefs

25th Apr 1916 Reliefs

29th Apr 1916 Reliefs

3rd May 1916 Reliefs

7th May 1916 Reliefs

20th May 1916 Training  location map

22nd May 1916 Orders  location map

23rd May 1916 Orders

24th May 1916 Orders

26th May 1916 Reliefs

29th May 1916 Reliefs

16th Jun 1916 Reliefs

18th Jun 1916 Reliefs

19th Jun 1916 Reliefs Completed

23rd Jun 1916 Reliefs

27th Jun 1916 Reliefs

9th Jul 1916 Reliefs

13th Jul 1916 Reliefs

25th Aug 1916 Reliefs  location map

29th Aug 1916 Reliefs  location map

4th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

16th Sep 1916 Reliefs  location map

10th Oct 1916 Training

11th Oct 1916 Training

12th Oct 1916 Training

13th Oct 1916 Training

20th Oct 1916 Reliefs

2nd Nov 1916 Reliefs

5th Nov 1916 Artillery Active

13th Nov 1916 Attack Made

1st Feb 1917 Reliefs

17th Feb 1917 Attack Made

24th Feb 1917 Change of Billets  location map

21st of May 1917 Quiet Night  location map

24th May 1917 Working Parties  location map

24th of May 1917  Relief Completed  location map

25th May 1917 Working Parties  location map

26th May 1917 Working Parties  location map

8th Jun 1917 Reliefs  location map

20th Jun 1917 Move

21st Jun 1917 Reliefs

6th Oct 1917 On the March

15th Oct 1917 Inspection

25th Oct 1917 Exercise

31st Oct 1917 Training

5th Nov 1917 On the March

6th Nov 1917 On the March

7th Nov 1917 On the March

26th Nov 1917 Reliefs  location map

27th Nov 1917 Attack Made  location map

13th Dec 1917 Reliefs  location map

4th Jan 1918 In Reserve

5th Jan 1918 In Reserve

6th Jan 1918 In Reserve

7th Jan 1918 Training

9th Jan 1918 Snow

10th Jan 1918 Snow

11th Jan 1918 Poor Weather

12th Jan 1918 Training

13th Jan 1918 Snow and Frost

13th Jan 1918 Football

14th Jan 1918 Training

15th Jan 1918 Training

16th Jan 1918 Bad Weather

17th Jan 1918 Poor Weather

19th Jan 1918 Orders

20th Jan 1918 Orders

21st Jan 1918 Heavy Rain

23rd Jan 1918 Reliefs

24th Jan 1918 In the Line

25th Jan 1918 Artillery Active  location map

26th Jan 1918 Orders  location map

27th Jan 1918 Fog

28th Jan 1918 Artillery Active  location map

29th Jan 1918 Artillery Active

30th Jan 1918 Artillery Active

31st Jan 1918 Thick Mist

1st Feb 1918 Trenches Improved

2nd Feb 1918 Trenches Improved

2nd Feb 1918 Reorganisation

3rd Feb 1918 Orders

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Those known to have served with

22nd (Kensington) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

during the Great War 1914-1918.

  • Alley William Frederick. Cpl.
  • Deeks Victor Alfred. Pte. (d.8th November 1918)
  • Farnes Albert. Pte. (d.8th Mar 1917)
  • Kingsland Frederick William. L/Cpl. (d.2nd February 1917)
  • Parkes Alexander Henry. Pte. (d.1st Sep 1916)
  • Skilton Charles Walter F.. Pte. (d.26th Dec 1916)
  • Stow Eustace Tregear. L/Cpl. (d.1st February 1916)
  • Turner Albert. Pte. (d.28th December 1917)

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  Pte. Alexander Henry Parkes 2nd Bn. Royal Fusiliers (d.1st Sep 1916)

Alexander Henry Parkes was my Grandfather. He fought in the Battle of the Somme and was killed aged 40 at Delville Wood. He is buried in Delville Wood Cemetery.

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Roy Parkes






  Pte. Albert Turner 22nd (Kensington) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (d.28th December 1917)

Albert Turner was my grandad on my father's side of the family. He died aged 33 and is buried in Louverval, France.

John Turner






  L/Cpl. Eustace Tregear Stow 22nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.1st February 1916)

Eustace Tregear Stow's male line has been traced back to circ. 1660's to Shoreham, Sussex with occupations such as shipwrights, Royal Navy, Customs & Excise and Post Office. With extensive research of this large family not many descendants exist today except through Eustace (and a few others). He died young but his family lives on.

Vicky Nash






  Pte. Victor Alfred Deeks 22nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.8th November 1918)

Victor Deeks died on the 8th November 1918, aged 21. Buried in in the Niederzwehren Cemetery in Germany, he was the son of Alfred J. and E. Maud Deeks, of 6, Brunswick Terrace, Cambridge.

s flynn






  Pte. Albert Farnes 22nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.8th Mar 1917)

Albert Farnes served with the 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers and died on 8th March 1917.

Keith Farnes






  Pte. Charles Walter F. Skilton 22nd Btn. Royal Fusiliers (d.26th Dec 1916)

Charles Skilton was executed for desertion 26/12/1916 age 20. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing in Somme, France.

s flynn






  Cpl. William Frederick Alley 22nd (Service) Battalion (Kensington) Royal Fusiliers

Frederick William Alley 1891-1959

Will Alley is my maternal grandfather. He had a glass eye which he would sneakily place on my shoulder and say "I've got my eye on you!" The glass eye was the result of an injury in the trenches in 1916. He always told us that a sniper's bullet killed the soldier next to him and then shot out his eye. According to his military records: Disability Gun shot wound. Date of disability: He states 4.2.1916, Place of disability: He states Givenchy. He states that while on sentry duty in trench at Givenchy he was shot through the mouth by rifle bullet which continued its course through nose and entered left eye. His eye was removed same day at Bethune Hospital, France. His MHS shows that his eye was removed for bullet wound same day in France. The report states No 654 Pte E.R. Clark, 22nd Roy Fus, is supposed to have wounded Pte Alley by the accidental discharge of his rifle in the front line trench., There were no witnesses of the accident Present condition is reported as: His left eye is enucleated and has left a socket which is fairly healthy but is occasionally subject to attacks of conjunctivitis. RE vision = 6/36 [myopic] and with glass vision is 6/12.

Kay Prosser






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