22nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Kensington)
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Not to be confused with 13th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Kensington).
The 22nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Kensington) was a 'Pals battalion' raised in London for 'Kitchener's Army' in World War I. Half of the volunteers came from the Royal Borough of Kensington, the other half were 'Colonials' from around the British Empire. This unusual battalion served on the Western Front from November 1915 until its disbandment in February 1918, seeing action at the Somme, the Ancre, Arras and Cambrai.
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22nd (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Kensington) | |
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Active | 11 September 1914–5 February 1918 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | New Army |
Type | Pals battalion |
Role | Infantry |
Size | One Battalion |
Part of | 33rd Division 2nd Division |
Garrison/HQ | Kensington |
Patron | Mayor and Borough of Kensington |
Engagements | Vimy Ridge Delville Wood Guillemont The Quadrilateral Grevillers Oppy Wood Cambrai |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lt-Col Randle Barnett Barker, DSO* |
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