London Units in the period between The Great War and Second World War (WW2)

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In 1935, two London Regiments – the 4^th (Royal Fusiliers) and the 11^th (Finsbury Rifles) – became Anti-Aircraft Brigades of the Royal Artillery. At the same time, five London Regiments – the 6^th (City of London Rifles), the 7^th (Post Office Rifles), the 19^th (St Pancras), the 20^th (The Queen's Own) and the 21^st (First Surrey Rifles) – were transferred to the Royal Engineers as Anti-Aircraft Battalions, equipped with searchlights.
In 1937, the remaining 16 London Regiments were re-named as Battalions of their parent Regiments. Thus, after 29 years, the name of The London Regiment, as founded in 1908, disappeared from the Army List. It re-appeared briefly in 1956 with the 23^rd London Regiment which changed its name in 1961. The newly reformed London Regiment did not re-appear until 1993.
Two of the re-named Battalions did not remain as infantry for very long, for in 1938 the 3^rd , now named 10^th Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers, became a Searchlight Regiment, though it retained its Fusilier title; and the 23^rd , now named 7^th Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment, became 42^nd Battalion, Royal Tank Corps.
In 1939, 42^nd Royal Tank Regiment, the Signals unit, and all the infantry Battalions except The Artists Rifles, raised 2^nd line units. The old 11^th London Regiment raised a second anti-aircraft Regiment; and the London Scottish raised an anti-aircraft Regiment in addition to its two infantry Battalions.
On the outbreak of WW2 the successors of The London Regiment stood as follows:

1908 London Regiment Battalion Royal Armoured Corps:

23

42^nd Royal Tank Regiment

23

48^th Royal Tank Regiment

Royal Regiment of Artillery:

4

60^th (City of London) Anti-Aircraft Regiment

11

1^st (Finsbury Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Regiment

11

12^th (Finsbury Rifles) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment

Corps of Royal Engineers:

6, 3

1^st (City of London Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion

7, 8

32^nd ( 7^th City of London) Anti-Aircraft Battalion

19

33^rd (St Pancras) Anti-Aircraft Battalion

20

34^th (The Queen's Own Royal West Kent) Anti-Aircraft Battalion

21

35^th (First Surrey Rifles) Anti-Aircraft Battalion

Royal Corps of Signals:

25

2^nd Corps Signals

25

5^th Corps Signals

The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey):

22

1^st / 6^th (Bermondsey) Battalion

22

2^nd / 6^th (Bermondsey) Battalion

24

1^st / 7^th (Southwark) Battalion

24

2^nd / 7^th (Southwark) Battalion

The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment):

1

8^th ( 1^st City of London) Battalion

2

9^th ( 2^nd City of London) Battalion

3

10^th ( 3^rd City of London) Battalion ( 69^th Searchlight Regiment)

1

11^th Battalion

2

12^th Battalion

The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's):

10

5^th (Hackney) Battalion

10

7^th (Stoke Newington) Battalion

The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own):

13

1^st Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment

13

2^nd Battalion, Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment

The King's Royal Rifle Corps:

9

1^st Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles

9

2^nd Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles

12

1^st Battalion The Rangers

12

2^nd Battalion The Rangers

15, 16

1^st Battalion The Queen's Westminsters

15, 16

2^nd Battalion The Queen's Westminsters

The Gordon Highlanders:

14

1^st Battalion The London Scottish

14

2^nd Battalion The London Scottish

14

3^rd Battalion The London Scottish (97^th Anti-Aircraft Regiment)

The Royal Ulster Rifles:

18

1^st Battalion London Irish Rifles

18

2^nd Battalion London Irish Rifles

The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own):

5

1^st Battalion London Rifle Brigade

5

2^nd Battalion London Rifle Brigade

17

1^st Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifles

17

2^nd Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifles

28

The Artists Rifles
In 1939 The Artists Rifles became 163 Officer Cadet Training Unit.
In 1940, the Tower Hamlets Rifles raised a 3^rd Battalion which, in 1941, became 5^th Battalion, The Reconnaissance Corps.
In 1941, the London Battalions of The King's Royal Rifle Corps and The Rifle Brigade became numbered Battalions of their parent regular Regiment and stood as follows:

1908 London Regiment Battalion

The King's Royal Rifle Corps:

9

1^st Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles became 7^th Battalion

9

2^nd Battalion Queen Victoria's Rifles became 8^th Battalion

12

1^st Battalion The Rangers became 9^th Battalion

12

2^nd Battalion The Rangers became 10^th Battalion

15, 16

1^st Battalion The Queen's Westminsters became 11^th Battalion

15, 16

2^nd Battalion The Queen's Westminsters became 12^th Battalion

The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own):

5

1^st Battalion London Rifle Brigade became 7^th Battalion

5

2^nd Battalion London Rifle Brigade became 8^th Battalion

17

1^st Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifles became 9^th Battalion

17

2^nd Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifles became 10^th Battalion