3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment

20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps
3rd City of London Regiment
69th (3rd City of London) S/L Regiment
625th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Active13 December 1859 – 10 March 1955
Country United Kingdom
Branch Territorial Army
RoleInfantry
Air Defence
Size1 Battalion
4 Battalions (WWI)
3 Batteries (WWII)
Part ofRoyal Fusiliers
London Regiment
Garrison/HQ21 Edward Street, Hampstead Road, St Pancras (3rd Londons)
Harrow Road, Paddington (69th S/L)
NicknameRailway Rifles
EngagementsSecond Boer War
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The 3rd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) was a volunteer unit of the British Army under various titles from 1860 to 1961. Originally raised from railwaymen, the battalion sent a detachment to the Second Boer War and several battalions fought in World War I. Shortly before World War II, it became a searchlight unit and defended the UK during the Blitz, remaining in the air defence role in the postwar Territorial Army.