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Finsbury Rifles, the Glossary

The Finsbury Rifles was a unit of Britain's Volunteer Force and later Territorial Army from 1860 to 1961.^[1]

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Achiet-le-Grand

Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.

The air raid on Bari (Luftangriff auf den Hafen von Bari, Bombardamento di Bari) was an air attack by German bombers on Allied forces and shipping in Bari, Italy, on 2 December 1943, during World War II.

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Aleppo

Aleppo (ﺣَﻠَﺐ, ALA-LC) is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria.

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Alexandria

Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.

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Alfred Drury

Edward Alfred Briscoe Drury (11 November 1856 – 24 December 1944) was a British architectural sculptor and artist active in the New Sculpture movement.

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Allied invasion of Italy

The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland Italy that took place from 3 September 1943, during the Italian campaign of World War II.

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Allied invasion of Sicily

The Allied invasion of Sicily, also known as the Battle of Sicily and Operation Husky, was a major campaign of World War II in which the Allied forces invaded the island of Sicily in July 1943 and took it from the Axis powers (Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany).

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Anti-Aircraft Command

Anti-Aircraft Command (AA Command, or "Ack-Ack Command") was a British Army command of the Second World War that controlled the Territorial Army anti-aircraft artillery and searchlight formations and units defending the United Kingdom.

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Apulia

Apulia, also known by its Italian name Puglia, is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south.

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Armed Forces of Malta

The Armed Forces of Malta (Forzi Armati ta' Malta) is the name given to the combined armed services of Malta.

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Armistice of Mudros

The Armistice of Mudros (Mondros Mütarekesi) ended hostilities in the Middle Eastern theatre between the Ottoman Empire and the Allies of World War I. It was signed on 30 October 1918 by the Ottoman Minister of Marine Affairs Rauf Bey and British Admiral Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, on board HMS ''Agamemnon'' in Moudros harbour on the Greek island of Lemnos, and it took effect at noon the next day.

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Army Reserve (United Kingdom)

The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army.

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Arras

Arras (Aros; historical Atrecht) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

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Aston Webb

Sir Aston Webb, (22 May 1849 – 21 August 1930) was a British architect who designed the principal facade of Buckingham Palace and the main building of the Victoria and Albert Museum, among other major works around England, many of them in partnership with Ingress Bell.

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Augusta, Sicily

Augusta (archaically Agosta; Austa; Greek and Megara Hyblaea, Medieval: Augusta) is a town and comune in the province of Syracuse, located on the eastern coast of Sicily (southern Italy).

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Bari

Bari (Bare; Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy.

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Barletta

Barletta (Salentino: Varrétte or Barlétte) is a city and former comune in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.

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Basra

Basra (al-Baṣrah) is a city in southern Iraq.

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Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Battle of Abbeville

The Battle of Abbeville took place from 27 May to 4 June 1940, near Abbeville during the Battle of France in the Second World War.

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Battle of Anzio

The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944.

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Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England, "air battle for England") was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe.

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Battle of France

The Battle of France (bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign (Frankreichfeldzug, campagne de France) and the Fall of France, during the Second World War was the German invasion of France, that notably introduced tactics that are still used.

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Battle of Jaffa (1917)

The Battle of Jaffa was an engagement fought during the Southern Palestine Offensive of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in World War I, between the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of the British Empire on one side and the Yildirim Army Group of the Ottoman Empire and German Empire on the other.

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Battle of Megiddo (1918)

The Battle of Megiddo was fought between 19 and 25 September 1918, on the Plain of Sharon, in front of Tulkarm, Tabsor and Arara in the Judean Hills as well as on the Esdralon Plain at Nazareth, Afulah, Beisan, Jenin and Samakh.

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Battle of Polygon Wood

The Battle of Polygon Wood took place from 26 September to 3 October 1917, during the second phase of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War.

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Battle of Sharon

The Battle of Sharon fought between 19 and 25 September 1918, began the set piece Battle of Megiddo half a day before the Battle of Nablus, in which large formations engaged and responded to movements by the opposition, according to pre-existing plans, in the last months of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I.

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Battle of Tell 'Asur

The Battle of Tell 'Asur, also known as the actions of Tel Asur or the Battle of Turmus 'Aya, took place 8–12 March 1918, after the decisive victory at the Battle of Jerusalem and the Capture of Jericho during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I. Fighting took place over an area which extended from the Mediterranean to Abu Tellul and Mussalabeh on the edge of the Jordan Valley.

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Battle of the Menin Road Ridge

The Battle of the Menin Road Ridge, sometimes called "Battle of the Menin Road", was the third British general attack of the Third Battle of Ypres in the First World War.

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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688.

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Beersheba

Beersheba, officially Be'er-Sheva (usually spelled Beer Sheva; Bəʾēr Ševaʿ,; Biʾr as-Sabʿ), is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel.

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Beirut

Beirut (help) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon.

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Brindisi

Brindisi is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the former capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.

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British Battledress

Battledress (BD), later named the No.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War I)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the six divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War.

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British Expeditionary Force (World War II)

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the contingent of the British Army sent to France in 1939 after Britain and France declared war on Nazi Germany on 3 September, beginning the Second World War.

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Cadre (military)

A cadre is the complement of commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers of a military unit responsible for training the rest of the unit.

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Catania

Catania (Sicilian and) is the second-largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo, both by area and by population.

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Caterham

Caterham is a town in the Tandridge district of Surrey, England.

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Caucasus

The Caucasus or Caucasia, is a transcontinental region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.

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Central Force

GHQ Central Force was a home command of the British Army during the First World War.

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Childers Reforms

The Childers Reforms of 1881 reorganised the infantry regiments of the British Army.

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Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell is an area of central London, England.

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Coldbath Fields Prison

Coldbath Fields Prison, also formerly known as the Middlesex House of Correction and Clerkenwell Gaol and informally known as the Steel, was a prison in the Mount Pleasant area of Clerkenwell, London.

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Coldstream Guards

The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army.

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Comiso Airport

Comiso Airport "Pio La Torre", also known as Vincenzo Magliocco Airport, is an airport located in the town of Comiso in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, Italy.

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County of London

The County of London was a county of England from 1889 to 1965, corresponding to the area known today as Inner London.

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Crowborough

Crowborough is a town and civil parish in East Sussex, England, in the Weald at the edge of Ashdown Forest in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells and 33 miles (53 km) south of London.

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Cyril Falls

Cyril Bentham Falls CBE (2 March 1888 – 23 April 1971) was a 20th-century British military historian, journalist, and academic, noted for his works on the First World War.

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Dagenham

Dagenham is a town in East London, England, within the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

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East Anglia

East Anglia is an area in the East of England.

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East Sussex

East Sussex is a ceremonial county in South East England.

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Eastern Front (World War II)

The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in contemporary German and Ukrainian historiographies, was a theatre of World War II fought between the European Axis powers and Allies, including the Soviet Union (USSR) and Poland.

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Egyptian Expeditionary Force

The Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) was a British Empire military formation, formed on 10 March 1916 under the command of General Archibald Murray from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Force in Egypt (1914–15), at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine campaign of the First World War.

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Eighth Army (United Kingdom)

The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War.

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El Alamein

El Alamein (lit) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt.

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Epsom Downs

Epsom Downs is an area of chalk upland near Epsom, Surrey; in the North Downs.

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Erwin Rommel

Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal) during World War II.

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Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties.

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Essex Brigade

The Essex Brigade, later 161st Brigade and 161st Infantry Brigade, was a volunteer infantry formation of the British Army in existence from 1888 until 1941, and again from 1947.

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Essex Regiment

The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958.

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Euston railway station

Euston railway station (or London Euston) is a major central London railway terminus managed by Network Rail in the London Borough of Camden.

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Exeter

Exeter is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon, South West England.

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Facing colour

A facing colour, also known as facings, is a common tailoring technique for European military uniforms where the visible inside lining of a standard military jacket, coat or tunic is of a different colour to that of the garment itself.

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Finchley

Finchley is a large district of north London, England, in the London Borough of Barnet. Finchley is on high ground, north of Charing Cross. Nearby districts include: Golders Green, Muswell Hill, Friern Barnet, Whetstone, Mill Hill and Hendon. It is predominantly a residential suburb, with three town centres: North Finchley, East Finchley and Finchley Church End (Finchley Central).

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Finsbury

Finsbury is a district of Central London, forming the southeastern part of the London Borough of Islington.

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First Army (Home Forces)

First Army was a home service formation of the British Army during the First World War.

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First Battle of Gaza

The First Battle of Gaza was fought on 26 March 1917 during the first attempt by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), which was a British Empire military formation, formed on 10 March 1916 under the command of General Archibald Murray from the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force and the Force in Egypt (1914–15), at the beginning of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War.

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Fleet, Hampshire

Fleet is a town and civil parish in the Hart District of Hampshire, England, centred south-west of London and east of Basingstoke.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Fovant

Fovant is a village and civil parish in southwest Wiltshire, England, lying about west of Salisbury on the A30 Salisbury-Shaftesbury road, on the south side of the Nadder valley.

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Frinton-on-Sea

Frinton-on-Sea is a seaside town and (as just Frinton) a former civil parish, now in the parish of Frinton and Walton, in the Tendring district of Essex, England.

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Gallipoli campaign

The Gallipoli campaign, the Dardanelles campaign, the Defence of Gallipoli or the Battle of Gallipoli (Gelibolu Muharebesi, Çanakkale Muharebeleri or Çanakkale Savaşı) was a military campaign in the First World War on the Gallipoli peninsula (now Gelibolu) from 19 February 1915 to 9 January 1916.

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Gamal Abdel Nasser Airbase

Gamal Abdel Nasser Airbase is a Libyan Air Force (translit, Berber: Adwas Alibyan Ujnna) base, located about 16 km south of Tobruk.

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Gaza City

Gaza, also called Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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German spring offensive

The German spring offensive, also known as Kaiserschlacht ("Kaiser's Battle") or the Ludendorff offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during the First World War, beginning on 21 March 1918.

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Haldane Reforms

The Haldane Reforms were a series of far-ranging reforms of the British Army made from 1906 to 1912, and named after the Secretary of State for War, Richard Burdon Haldane.

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Hindenburg Line

The Hindenburg Line (German: Siegfriedstellung, Siegfried Position) was a German defensive position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front in France during the First World War.

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Ipswich

Ipswich is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Iraq

Iraq, officially the Republic of Iraq, is a country in West Asia and a core country in the geopolitical region known as the Middle East.

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Italian campaign (World War II)

The Italian campaign of World War II, also called the Liberation of Italy following the German occupation in September 1943, consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945.

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Jaffa

Jaffa (Yāfō,; Yāfā), also called Japho or Joppa in English, is an ancient Levantine port city now part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, located in its southern part.

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Jerusalem

Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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John Alexander Christie

John Alexander Christie VC (14 May 1895 – 10 September 1967) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton

Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, (10 February 1896 – 20 January 1989), known as John Harding, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War, served in the Malayan Emergency, and later advised the British government on the response to the Mau Mau Uprising.

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Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's)

The Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's) is a unit of the British Army, which originated in the Volunteer Rifle Corps' movement of the 1850s. Finsbury Rifles and Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's) are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) and military units and formations in London.

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King's Royal Rifle Corps

The King's Royal Rifle Corps was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army that was originally raised in British North America as the Royal American Regiment during the phase of the Seven Years' War in North America known in the United States as 'The French and Indian War.' Subsequently numbered the 60th Regiment of Foot, the regiment served for more than 200 years throughout the British Empire.

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Kirkuk

Kirkuk (كركوك; translit;; Kerkük) is a city in Iraq, serving as the capital of the Kirkuk Governorate, located north of Baghdad.

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Landing at Suvla Bay

The landing at Suvla Bay was an amphibious landing made at Suvla on the Aegean coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire as part of the August Offensive, the final British attempt to break the deadlock of the Battle of Gallipoli.

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Langemark

Langemark is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a subdivision of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle.

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Langemark-Poelkapelle

Langemark-Poelkapelle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.

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Le Havre

Le Havre (Lé Hâvre) is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.

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Lee–Enfield

The Lee–Enfield is a bolt-action, magazine-fed repeating rifle that served as the main firearm of the military forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth during the first half of the 20th century, and was the standard service rifle of the British Armed Forces from its official adoption in 1895 until 1957.

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Lewis gun

The Lewis gun (or Lewis automatic machine gun or Lewis automatic rifle) is a First World War–era light machine gun.

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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List of Provisional Battalions of the Territorial Force

When the Territorial Force (TF) was created in 1908 it was a part-time volunteer force intended for home defence when the Regular British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was deployed overseas, although a small number of TF units had volunteered for 'Imperial Service'.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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Livorno

Livorno is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of the Tuscany region, Italy.

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London and North Western Railway

The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922.

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London District (British Army)

London District (LONDIST) is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing the Greater London area. Finsbury Rifles and London District (British Army) are military units and formations in London.

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London Irish Rifles

The London Irish Rifles (LIR) was a reserve infantry regiment and then company of the British Army. Finsbury Rifles and London Irish Rifles are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) and military units and formations in London.

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London Regiment (1908–1938)

The London Regiment was an infantry regiment in the British Army, part of the Territorial Force (renamed the Territorial Army in 1921). Finsbury Rifles and London Regiment (1908–1938) are military units and formations in London.

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London Scottish (regiment)

The London Scottish was a reserve infantry regiment then a company of the British Army. Finsbury Rifles and London Scottish (regiment) are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) and military units and formations in London.

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London Troops War Memorial

The London Troops War Memorial, located in front of the Royal Exchange in the City of London, commemorates the men of London who fought in World War I and World War II.

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Longbridge Deverill

Longbridge Deverill is a village and civil parish about south of Warminster in Wiltshire, England.

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Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex

This is a list of people who served as Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex.

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Lucheux

Lucheux is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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M116 howitzer

The 75mm Pack Howitzer M1 (redesignated the M116 in 1962) was a pack howitzer artillery piece used by the United States.

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Manfredonia

Manfredonia is a town and commune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is northeast by rail.

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Mesopotamian campaign

The Mesopotamian campaign or Mesopotamian front (Turkish) was a campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I fought between the Allies represented by the British Empire, troops from Britain, Australia and the vast majority from British Raj, against the Central Powers, mostly the Ottoman Empire.

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Messina

Messina (Missina) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina.

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Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury

The Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury was a metropolitan borough within the County of London from 1900 to 1965, when it was amalgamated with the Metropolitan Borough of Islington to form the London Borough of Islington.

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Middle East Command

Middle East Command, later Middle East Land Forces, was a British Army Command established prior to the Second World War in Egypt.

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Milazzo

Milazzo (Milazzu; Mylae) is a municipality (comune) in the Metropolitan City of Messina, Sicily, southern Italy; it is the largest commune in the Metropolitan City after Messina and Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto.

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Military Service Act 1916

The Military Service Act 1916 was an Act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom during the First World War to impose conscription in Great Britain, but not in Ireland or any other country around the world.

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Militia (United Kingdom)

The British Militia was the principal military reserve force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Mosul

Mosul (al-Mawṣil,,; translit; Musul; Māwṣil) is a major city in northern Iraq, serving as the capital of Nineveh Governorate.

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Moudros

Moudros (Μούδρος) is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lemnos, North Aegean, Greece.

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Munich Agreement

The Munich Agreement was an agreement reached in Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Republic, and Fascist Italy.

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Nile Delta

The Nile Delta (دلتا النيل, or simply الدلتا) is the delta formed in Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea.

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No. 11 Group RAF

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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Operation Aerial

Operation Aerial was the evacuation of Allied military forces and civilians from ports in western France.

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Operation Baytown

Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland of Italy that took place on 3 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy, itself part of the Italian Campaign, during the Second World War.

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Palermo

Palermo (Palermu, locally also Paliemmu or Palèimmu) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province.

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Panzer Army Africa

As the number of German troops committed to the North African Campaign of World War II grew from the initial commitment of a small corps, the Germans developed a more elaborate command structure and placed the enlarged Afrika Korps, with Italian units under this new Italian and German command and a succession of commands were created to manage Axis forces in Africa.

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Pentonville

Pentonville is an area in North London, located in the London Borough of Islington.

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Persia and Iraq Command

The Persia and Iraq Command was a command of the British Army established during the Second World War in September 1942 in Baghdad.

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Phoney War

The Phoney War (Drôle de guerre; Sitzkrieg) was an eight-month period at the start of World War II during which there was only one limited military land operation on the Western Front, when French troops invaded Germany's Saar district.

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Pirbright

Pirbright is a village in Surrey, England.

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Poplar and Stepney Rifles

The 17th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Poplar and Stepney Rifles), was a unit of Britain's Territorial Force formed in 1908 from Volunteer corps dating back to 1859. Finsbury Rifles and Poplar and Stepney Rifles are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) and military units and formations in London.

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Port of Tilbury

The Port of Tilbury is a port on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex, England.

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Portland Harbour

Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England.

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QF 3-inch 20 cwt

The QF 3-inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German Zeppelins airships and bombers and on the Western Front in World War I. It was also common on British warships in World War I and submarines in World War II.

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QF 3.7-inch AA gun

The QF 3.7-inch AA was Britain's primary heavy anti-aircraft gun during World War II.

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QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun

The QF 4.5 inch gun has been the standard medium-calibre naval gun used by the Royal Navy as a medium-range weapon capable of use against surface, aircraft and shore targets since 1938.

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Queen's Westminsters

The Queen's Westminsters were an infantry regiment of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army. Finsbury Rifles and Queen's Westminsters are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) and military units and formations in London.

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RAF Gambut

RAF Gambut (or RAF Kambut) is a complex of six abandoned military airfields in Libya, located about north-northeast of the village of Kambut, and east-south-east of Tobruk.

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RAF Gosfield

Royal Air Force Gosfield or more simply RAF Gosfield is a former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England.

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RAF Habbaniya

Royal Air Force Habbaniya, more commonly known as RAF Habbaniya (قاعدة الحبانية الجوية), (originally RAF Dhibban), was a Royal Air Force station at Habbaniyah, about west of Baghdad in modern-day Iraq, on the banks of the Euphrates near Lake Habbaniyah.

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RAF Hornchurch

Royal Air Force Hornchurch, or more simply RAF Hornchurch, is a former Royal Air Force sector station in the parish of Hornchurch, Essex (now the London Borough of Havering in Greater London), located to the southeast of Romford.

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Rome

Rome (Italian and Roma) is the capital city of Italy.

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Royal Army Ordnance Corps

The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army.

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Royal Arsenal

The Royal Arsenal, Woolwich is an establishment on the south bank of the River Thames in Woolwich in south-east London, England, that was used for the manufacture of armaments and ammunition, proofing, and explosives research for the British armed forces.

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Royal Corps of Signals

The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army.

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Royal Exchange, London

The Royal Exchange in London was founded in the 16th century by the merchant Sir Thomas Gresham on the suggestion of his factor Richard Clough to act as a centre of commerce for the City of London.

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Salisbury Plain

Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering.

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Second Battle of El Alamein

The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt. In October 1942 Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery commander of Eighth Army, opened his offensive against the Axis forces.

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Second Battle of Gaza

The Second Battle of Gaza was fought on 17–19 April 1917, following the defeat of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) at the First Battle of Gaza in March, during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War.

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Second Battle of Passchendaele

The Second Battle of Passchendaele was the culminating attack during the Third Battle of Ypres of the First World War.

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Second Boer War

The Second Boer War (Tweede Vryheidsoorlog,, 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over the Empire's influence in Southern Africa.

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Seine

The Seine is a river in northern France.

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Shades of green

Varieties of the color green may differ in hue, chroma (also called saturation or intensity) or lightness (or value, tone, or brightness), or in two or three of these qualities.

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Shell Haven

Shell Haven was a port on the north bank of the Thames Estuary at the eastern end of Thurrock, Essex, England and then an oil refinery.

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Sinai and Palestine campaign

The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918.

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Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (سِينَاء; سينا; Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Southampton

Southampton is a port city in Hampshire, England.

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Southgate, London

Southgate is a suburban area of north London, England, in the London Borough of Enfield, north of Charing Cross.

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St Osyth

St Osyth is an English village and civil parish in the Tendring District of north-east Essex, about west of Clacton-on-Sea and south-east of Colchester.

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Stanhope Memorandum

The Stanhope Memorandum was a document written by Edward Stanhope, the Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on 8 December 1888.

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Strait of Messina

The Strait of Messina (Stretto di Messina; Strittu di Missina) is a narrow strait between the eastern tip of Sicily (Punta del Faro) and the western tip of Calabria (Punta Pezzo) in Southern Italy.

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Suez

Suez (as-Suways) is a seaport city (population of about 700,000) in north-eastern Egypt, located on the north coast of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea, near the southern terminus of the Suez Canal, and is the capital of the Suez Governorate.

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Suez Canal

The Suez Canal (قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).

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Suez Port

The Suez Port (also called Port Tawfiq) is an Egyptian port located at the northern tip of the Gulf of Suez on the Red Sea at southern entrance of the Suez Canal, serving the canal and the city of Suez.

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Suffolk Yeomanry

The Duke of York's Own Loyal Suffolk Hussars was a Yeomanry regiment of the British Army.

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Surrender of Caserta

The Surrender of Caserta (Resa di Caserta) of 29 April 1945 was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of German and Italian Fascist forces in Italy, ending the Italian Campaign of World War II.

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Surrey

Surrey is a ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Sutton Veny

Sutton Veny is a village and civil parish in the Wylye valley, to the southeast of the town of Warminster in Wiltshire, England; the village is about from Warminster town centre.

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Sutton, London

Sutton is a town in the London Borough of Sutton in South London, England.

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Tadworth

Tadworth is a large suburban village in Surrey, England in the south-east of the Epsom Downs, part of the North Downs.

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Tell El Kebir

Tell El Kebir (التل الكبير lit."the great mound") is 110 km north-north-east of Cairo and 75 kilometres south of Port Said on the edge of the Egyptian desert at the altitude of 29 m. Administratively, it is a part of the Ismailia Governorate.

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Tenth Army (United Kingdom)

The Tenth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Territorial Force

The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription.

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Thames Estuary

The Thames Estuary is where the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea, in the south-east of Great Britain.

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The Blitz

The Blitz was a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, in 1940 and 1941, during the Second World War.

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The National Archives (United Kingdom)

The National Archives (TNA; Yr Archifau Cenedlaethol) is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.

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The Rangers (British battalion)

The Rangers was a volunteer unit of the British Army, originally formed in 1860. Finsbury Rifles and the Rangers (British battalion) are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938), military units and formations established in 1860 and military units and formations in London.

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Third Battle of Gaza

The Third Battle of Gaza was fought on the night of 1–2 November 1917 between British and Ottoman forces during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of World War I and came after the British Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) victory at the Battle of Beersheba had ended the Stalemate in Southern Palestine.

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Thorpe Bay

Thorpe Bay is an area of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the City of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England.

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Tobruk

Tobruk or Tobruck (Ἀντίπυργος, Antipyrgos; Antipyrgus; Tobruch; Ṭubruq; also transliterated as Tobruch and Tubruk) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt.

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Tunisia

Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.

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Tunisian campaign

The Tunisian campaign (also known as the Battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces from 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943.

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United States Army North

The United States Army North (ARNORTH) is a formation of the United States Army.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious decoration of the British decorations system.

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Volunteer Force

The Volunteer Force was a citizen army of part-time rifle, artillery and engineer corps, created as a popular movement throughout the British Empire in 1859.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was one of the main theatres of war during the First World War.

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William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton

William Bingham Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton, DSO (6 August 1885 – 30 January 1978), known as Earl Compton from 1897 to 1913, was a British peer and soldier.

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Woodbridge, Suffolk

Woodbridge is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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XXX Corps (United Kingdom)

XXX Corps (30 Corps) was a corps of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Yeovil

Yeovil is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England.

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Ypres Salient

The Ypres Salient, around Ypres, in Belgium, was the scene of several battles and a major part of the Western Front during World War I.

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Z Battery

A Z Battery was a short range anti-aircraft weapon system, launching diameter rockets from ground-based single and multiple launchers, for the air defence of Great Britain in the Second World War.

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10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney), London Regiment

10th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Hackney) was a battalion of the London Regiment, an all-Territorial Force regiment in the British Army. Finsbury Rifles and 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney), London Regiment are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) and military units and formations in London.

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142nd (6th London) Brigade

The 142nd (6th London) Brigade (142 Bde) was an infantry brigade of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army, that served in the First and the Second World Wars, and remained in the United Kingdom throughout the latter. Finsbury Rifles and 142nd (6th London) Brigade are military units and formations in London.

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162nd (East Midland) Brigade

The East Midland Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Territorial Force, part of the British Army, that was raised in 1908.

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169th (3rd London) Brigade

The 169th (3rd London) Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in both the First and the Second World Wars. Finsbury Rifles and 169th (3rd London) Brigade are military units and formations in London.

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175th (2/3rd London) Brigade

The 175th (2/3rd London) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Territorial Force of the British Army. Finsbury Rifles and 175th (2/3rd London) Brigade are military units and formations in London.

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19th Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras)

The 19th Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras) was a Volunteer unit of the British Army in existence from 1860 to 1961 under various titles. Finsbury Rifles and 19th Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras) are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938), military units and formations disestablished in 1961, military units and formations established in 1860 and military units and formations in London.

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1st Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)

The 1st Anti-Aircraft Division (1st AA Division) was an Air Defence formation of the British Army before and during the early years of the Second World War. Finsbury Rifles and 1st Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) are military units and formations in London.

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1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

The 1st Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army.

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1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers

The 1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers, later 5th (Flintshire) Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, was a Welsh unit of the British Army's auxiliary forces. Finsbury Rifles and 1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers are military units and formations established in 1860 and rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army.

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1st Surrey Rifles

The 1st Surrey Rifles (often spelled out in full as First Surrey Rifles and abbreviated as FSR) was a volunteer unit of the British Army from 1859 until 1993. Finsbury Rifles and 1st Surrey Rifles are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938), military units and formations in London and rifle Volunteer Corps of the British Army.

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20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich)

The 20th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich), was a unit of Britain's Territorial Force formed in 1908 from Volunteer corps dating back to 1859. Finsbury Rifles and 20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich) are battalions of the London Regiment (1908–1938) and military units and formations in London.

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226th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 226th Infantry Brigade was a Home Service formation of the British Army that existed under various short-lived titles in both World War I and World War II.

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26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade

26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (26 AA Bde) was an Air Defence formation of the British Army during the Second World War. Finsbury Rifles and 26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade are military units and formations in London.

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28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade

28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade (28 AA Bde) was an air defence formation of the British Territorial Army created in 1925 to command anti-aircraft units in Kent and around the militarily important Medway Towns, which it defended during the Second World War.

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2nd Division (Australia)

The 2nd Division of the Australian Army, also known as the 2nd (Australian) Division, commands all the Reserve brigades in Australia.

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37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade was an air defence formation of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) formed just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Finsbury Rifles and 37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom) are military units and formations in London.

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3rd (Lahore) Division

The 3rd (Lahore) Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army and before 1895, the Bengal Army, first organised in 1852.

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46th (North Midland) Division

The 46th (North Midland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of the Territorial Force, that saw service in the First World War.

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47th (1/2nd London) Division

The 47th (1/2nd London) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised in 1908 as part of the Territorial Force. Finsbury Rifles and 47th (1/2nd London) Division are military units and formations in London.

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49th (West Riding) Infantry Division

The 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army.

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54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division

The 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army.

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56th (London) Infantry Division

The 56th (London) Infantry Division was a Territorial Army infantry division of the British Army, which served under several different titles and designations. Finsbury Rifles and 56th (London) Infantry Division are military units and formations disestablished in 1961 and military units and formations in London.

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58th (2/1st London) Division

The 58th (2/1st London) Division was an infantry division created in 1915 as part of the massive expansion of the British Army during the First World War. Finsbury Rifles and 58th (2/1st London) Division are military units and formations in London.

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6.5×50mmSR Arisaka

The 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka (designated as the (Arisaka) by the C.I.P.) is a semi-rimmed rifle cartridge with a 6.705 mm (.264 in) diameter bullet.

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61st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

61st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment was an air defence unit of Britain's Royal Artillery formed during the Second World War.

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6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom)

6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (6 AA Bde) was an air defence formation of the British Army formed during the Second World War.

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6th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)

The 6th Anti-Aircraft Division (6th AA Division) was an air defence formation created within Anti-Aircraft Command of Britain's Territorial Army just before the Second World War. Finsbury Rifles and 6th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom) are military units and formations in London.

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The 71st Regiment of Foot was a Highland regiment in the British Army, raised as the 73rd (Highland) Regiment of Foot in 1777.

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71st Division (United Kingdom)

71st Division was a short-lived infantry division of the British Army during the First World War.

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7th Battalion, Essex Regiment

The 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment was a volunteer unit of Britain's Territorial Army.

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89th (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

The 89th (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence unit of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) raised in Kent just before the outbreak of World War II.

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8th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom)

The 8th Anti-Aircraft Division (8th AA Division) was an air defence formation of the British Army during the early years of the Second World War.

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90th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

The 90th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery was an air defence regiment of Britain's Territorial Army (TA) formed in the London suburbs of Middlesex during the period of international tension leading up to the outbreak of World War II. Finsbury Rifles and 90th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery are military units and formations in London and military units and formations in Middlesex.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finsbury_Rifles

Also known as 11th Battalion, London Regiment (Finsbury Rifles), 12th (Finsbury Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 21st (Finsbury Rifles) Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 300th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 39th (Finsbury) Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 44th (Finsbury Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery, 461st (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 512th (Finsbury Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 61st (Finsbury Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery, 61st (Middlesex) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, Clerkenwell Rifles.

, Distinguished Service Order, Dunkirk evacuation, East Anglia, East Sussex, Eastern Front (World War II), Egyptian Expeditionary Force, Eighth Army (United Kingdom), El Alamein, Epsom Downs, Erwin Rommel, Essex, Essex Brigade, Essex Regiment, Euston railway station, Exeter, Facing colour, Finchley, Finsbury, First Army (Home Forces), First Battle of Gaza, Fleet, Hampshire, Florence, Fovant, Frinton-on-Sea, Gallipoli campaign, Gamal Abdel Nasser Airbase, Gaza City, Genoa, German spring offensive, Haldane Reforms, Hindenburg Line, Ipswich, Iran, Iraq, Italian campaign (World War II), Jaffa, Jerusalem, John Alexander Christie, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Kensington Regiment (Princess Louise's), King's Royal Rifle Corps, Kirkuk, Landing at Suvla Bay, Langemark, Langemark-Poelkapelle, Le Havre, Lee–Enfield, Lewis gun, Libya, List of Provisional Battalions of the Territorial Force, Liverpool, Livorno, London and North Western Railway, London District (British Army), London Irish Rifles, London Regiment (1908–1938), London Scottish (regiment), London Troops War Memorial, Longbridge Deverill, Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex, Lucheux, Luftwaffe, M116 howitzer, Manfredonia, Mesopotamian campaign, Messina, Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury, Middle East Command, Milazzo, Military Service Act 1916, Militia (United Kingdom), Mosul, Moudros, Munich Agreement, Nile Delta, No. 11 Group RAF, North African campaign, Operation Aerial, Operation Baytown, Palermo, Panzer Army Africa, Pentonville, Persia and Iraq Command, Phoney War, Pirbright, Poplar and Stepney Rifles, Port of Tilbury, Portland Harbour, QF 3-inch 20 cwt, QF 3.7-inch AA gun, QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun, Queen's Westminsters, RAF Gambut, RAF Gosfield, RAF Habbaniya, RAF Hornchurch, Rome, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, Royal Arsenal, Royal Corps of Signals, Royal Exchange, London, Salisbury Plain, Second Battle of El Alamein, Second Battle of Gaza, Second Battle of Passchendaele, Second Boer War, Seine, Shades of green, Shell Haven, Sinai and Palestine campaign, Sinai Peninsula, South Africa, Southampton, Southgate, London, St Osyth, Stanhope Memorandum, Strait of Messina, Suez, Suez Canal, Suez Port, Suffolk Yeomanry, Surrender of Caserta, Surrey, Sutton Veny, Sutton, London, Tadworth, Tell El Kebir, Tenth Army (United Kingdom), Territorial Force, Thames Estuary, The Blitz, The National Archives (United Kingdom), The Rangers (British battalion), Third Battle of Gaza, Thorpe Bay, Tobruk, Tunisia, Tunisian campaign, United States Army North, Victoria Cross, Volunteer Force, Western Front (World War I), William Compton, 6th Marquess of Northampton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, World War I, World War II, XXX Corps (United Kingdom), Yeovil, Ypres Salient, Z Battery, 10th (County of London) Battalion (Hackney), London Regiment, 142nd (6th London) Brigade, 162nd (East Midland) Brigade, 169th (3rd London) Brigade, 175th (2/3rd London) Brigade, 19th Battalion, London Regiment (St Pancras), 1st Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom), 1st Flintshire Rifle Volunteers, 1st Surrey Rifles, 20th Battalion, London Regiment (Blackheath and Woolwich), 226th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), 26th (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, 28th (Thames and Medway) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, 2nd Division (Australia), 37th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 3rd (Lahore) Division, 46th (North Midland) Division, 47th (1/2nd London) Division, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division, 56th (London) Infantry Division, 58th (2/1st London) Division, 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka, 61st Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 6th Anti-Aircraft Brigade (United Kingdom), 6th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot, 71st Division (United Kingdom), 7th Battalion, Essex Regiment, 89th (Cinque Ports) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 8th Anti-Aircraft Division (United Kingdom), 90th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Finsbury Rifles, the Glossary

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