74-520: Strand School was a boys' grammar school in the Tulse Hill area of South London . It moved there in 1913 from its original location at King's College in London's Strand . Distinguished in its heyday for its contribution of young men to the civil service , it finally closed its doors in 1979 after hotly contested attempts by the education authorities from the early 1950s onwards to turn it into
148-497: A colonial corps with those of a foreign legion . Swiss and German forest fighting experts, American colonists and British volunteers from other British regiments were recruited. These men were Protestants, an important consideration for fighting against the predominantly Catholic French. The officers were also recruited from Europe – not from the American colonies – and consisted of English, Scots, Irish, Dutch, Swiss and Germans. It
222-671: A comprehensive school . Former pupils included a leader of the Greater London Council , figures prominent in the world of entertainment, and the scientist and environmentalist James Lovelock , originator of the Gaia hypothesis . Strand School got its name from the fact that it originated in the evening department of King's College in London's Strand. The teaching of evening classes commenced there in 1848; under Alfred Barry, principal between 1868 and 1883, these were "considerably extended": The Civil Service Department, as it
296-451: A 5th battalion had been raised on Barbados , with additional companies formed on the Isle of Wight , and equipped entirely with rifles. The troops of the 5th battalion were so effective that Sir Arthur Wellesley recommended their use to the divisional commanders describing them as the "most useful, active and brave troops in the field". A 7th battalion was raised specifically for service in
370-582: A cadet company within the 1st Cadet Battalion, the Royal West Surrey Regiment . The company quickly expanded to become the 2nd Cadet Battalion, the Royal West Surrey Regiment, at which point he moved the battalion headquarters to No. 2 Finsbury Square (and in 1904 to 24 Sun Street, which he had specially built for the purpose). In 1894 he applied to Prince George, Duke of Cambridge , Colonel-in-Chief, to affiliate to
444-588: A hiking party of 27 were caught in a blizzard in the Black Forest , near Freiburg, Germany , and five boys froze to death. They had set out on a three-hour hike between hostels, via Schauinsland , 4200 feet. The master in charge, Kenneth Keast ignored local terrain, the weather reports indicating severe weather, and multiple warnings from locals, directing his group up the steepest flank of the Schauinsland in severe weather, ultimately stranding his group on
518-457: A sculpture. Other features of the school were its main hall with its war memorial to pupils and former pupils who died in the First and Second World Wars, in the form of a large organ bought by public subscription, the gymnasium at the rear of the main building, and, on the top floor, what were laboratories and the dining hall . In the 1960s a two-storey art and woodkwork/metalwork block
592-570: The 2nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st Armoured Division , was then engaged in action throughout the final stages of the Tunisian Campaign . The battalion, now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Edward Williams , served in the Italian Campaign then with the independent 9th Armoured Brigade and finally the 6th Armoured Division 's 61st Infantry Brigade . The 2nd Battalion, KRRC, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Wilson ,
666-792: The 2nd Brigade in the 1st Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge in May 1915. The 3rd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of the 80th Brigade in the 27th Division in December 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915. The 4th Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of
740-511: The 33rd Division in November 1915 for service on the Western Front. The 17th (Service) Battalion (British Empire League) landed at Le Havre as part of the 117th Brigade in the 39th Division in March 1916 for service on the Western Front. The 18th (Service) Battalion (Arts & Crafts) landed at Le Havre as part of the 122nd Brigade in the 41st Division on 3 May 1916 for service on
814-512: The 60th Brigade in the 20th (Light) Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 10th and 11th Battalions. The 13th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 111th Brigade in the 37th Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Morval in September 1916, the advance to
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#1732780393828888-642: The American War of Independence . After assembly in the Isle of Wight , both battalions were sent in 1776 to Florida where they were joined by detachments from 1st and 2nd Battalions. These battalions were deployed to Georgia and were involved in skirmishes at Sudbury in January 1779, the Battle of Briar Creek in March 1779, the Siege of Savannah in October 1779 where elements from the 4th Battalion captured
962-633: The Battle of Festubert in May 1915, the Battle of Loos in September 1915 and the Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line , the Battle of Arras in November 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917, the Second Battle of the Somme in Autumn 1918 and the Battle of the Selle in October 1918. The 2nd Battalion landed at Le Havre as part of
1036-531: The Battle of Flers–Courcelette in September 1916, the Battle of Morval in September 1916 and the Battle of Le Transloy in October 1916 before taking part in the advance to the Hindenburg Line , the Battle of Langemarck in August 1917, the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge in September 1917, the Battle of Polygon Wood in September 1917 and the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917. The 12th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of
1110-500: The Battle of St Quentin in March 1918 and the Battle of the Avre in April 1918. The 8th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 41st Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in May 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 7th Battalion. The 9th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 42nd Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in May 1915 for service on
1184-603: The Commissions to Foreign Protestants Act 1756 ( 29 Geo. 2 . c. 5) The Earl of Loudoun , who as commander-in-chief of the Forces in North America, was appointed colonel-in-chief of the regiment. About fifty officers' commissions were given to Germans and Swiss, and none were allowed to rise above the rank of lieutenant-colonel. According to a modern history of the regiment, the idea for creating this unique force
1258-719: The Hindenburg Line and the Battle of Arras in April 1917 as well as the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917, the Battle of Cambrai in November 1917 and the Hundred Days Offensive in Autumn 1918 before taking part in the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and the Final Advance in Picardy . The 16th (Service) Battalion (Church Lads' Brigade) landed at Le Havre as part of the 100th Brigade in
1332-755: The London County Council (LCC) agreed that intermediate county scholarships could be held there, and in 1905 it was allowed to become a centre for the training of pupil teachers. In 1907 the Board of Education determined that a mere basement was insufficient for a school. The threat of withdrawal of grant support caused the LCC to undertake to provide new buildings in Elm Park, between Tulse Hill and Brixton Hill in South London . In 1909 government of
1406-676: The Montreal Campaign from July to September 1760 which finally wrested Canada from France. At Quebec General James Wolfe is said to have granted the 60th the motto Celer et Audax (Swift and Bold). To reward and maintain their service and loyalty, Parliament passed the American Protestant Soldier Naturalization Act 1762 ( 2 Geo. 3 . c. 25), which offered British naturalization to those officers, engineers and soldiers who had or would serve for two years, with certain conditions and on
1480-815: The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and the Rifle Brigade in the Green Jackets Brigade and in 1966 the three regiments were formally amalgamated to become the Royal Green Jackets . The KRRC became the 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets . On the disbandment of the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in 1992, the RGJ's KRRC battalion was redesignated as the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets, eventually becoming 2nd Battalion, The Rifles in 2007. The King's Royal Rifle Corps
1554-605: The Rifle Brigade to form the Green Jackets Brigade . In 1958, the regiment was re-titled the 2nd Green Jackets, the King's Royal Rifle Corps , while the two other regiments of the Green Jackets Brigade were re-titled the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) and 3rd Green Jackets, the Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) respectively. In 1966, the three regiments were amalgamated to form the three battalions of
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#17327803938281628-633: The Royal Green Jackets . The regimental collection is held by the Royal Green Jackets (Rifles) Museum which is based at Peninsula Barracks in Winchester . The territorial battalions were as follows: In the Second World War, the following territorial battalions were formally made part of the KRRC: There were two cadet battalions: 1st Cadet Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps and Queen Victoria's Rifles Cadet Corps (re-titled
1702-824: The Territorial Force and the latter the Special Reserve ; the regiment now had two Reserve but no Territorial battalions. The 1st Battalion landed at Rouen as part of the 6th Brigade in the 2nd Division in August 1914 for service on the Western Front . It saw action at the Battle of Mons in August 1914, the First Battle of the Marne and the First Battle of the Aisne in September 1914 and First Battle of Ypres in October 1914. It fought at
1776-676: The 1st Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps at the Battle of Dundee, and the others with units of the C.I.V.s. Their comrades erected brass plaques in their memory in the Drill Hall at Sun Street. These are now displayed in the Cadet Company Office here at Davies Street. In recognition of this service, King Edward VII granted the battalion the honour of wearing on its accoutrements the battle honour "South Africa 1900–1902" (Army Order 151 of 1905). The announcement of this privilege
1850-627: The 2nd Cadet Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps in 1945). Over the years, the formation of the cadet battalions was changed regularly, due to the changes to do with rules and the commanding officer. The 1st Cadet Battalion owes its foundation to the Reverend Freeman Wills, who was commissioned into the Volunteer Army in the rank of captain on 26 July 1890. He was also Vicar of St Agatha's just behind Sun Street, Finsbury Square . On receiving his commission he decided to form
1924-474: The 2nd Cadet Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps. In 1951 the 1st and 2nd Cadet Battalion were amalgamated. This resulted in the disposal of the headquarters of the 1st Cadet Battalion at Sun Street. In 1954, the battalion office of the 'new' 1st Cadet Battalion was established at 56 Davies Street, where it remains to this day. Today, the KRRC 1st Cadet Battalion still exists, with the following units making up
1998-557: The 80th Brigade in the 27th Division in December 1914 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915 but moved to Salonika in November 1915 before returning to France in June 1918. The regiment did not have any territorial force battalions. The 7th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 41st Brigade in the 14th (Light) Division in August 1914 for service on
2072-706: The American War of 1812 . After the Napoleonic Wars, the regiment received a new title: first, in 1815, its name was changed to The Duke of York's Own Rifle Corps and then, in 1830, to the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC). In 1858, the Rifle Depot at Winchester was made their headquarters. The regiment served in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882. During the rest of the 1800s, the unit also
2146-531: The British Army many years in the future. Bouquet was commanding officer of the 1st battalion, and with his fellow battalion commanders, worked to form units that were better suited to warfare in the forests and lakes of northeast America. Elements of the new regiment fought at Louisbourg in June 1758, the Cape Sable Campaign in September 1758 and Quebec in September 1759, and finally
2220-405: The British Army roll after their surrender at Fort Oswego . Among the distinguished foreign officers given commissions in the 60th (Royal Americans) was Henry Bouquet , a Swiss citizen, whose forward-looking ideas on tactics, training and man-management (including the unofficial introduction of the rifle and more practical clothing suited to bush-fighting) would come to be accepted as standard in
2294-540: The ILEA again proposed that Strand, described by Labour's Roy Hattersley as a "small maintained boys' grammar school in an elderly building," be turned into a comprehensive; its pupils were to be transferred to Dick Sheppard, with the Strand and Tulse Hill buildings merged to form a single new comprehensive school. Battle once again commenced. Margaret Thatcher , at the time Secretary of State for Education , later approved
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2368-514: The KRRC. The battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel J. A. M. Elison-Mccartney, was initially part of the TA 1st London Division , serving as the division's motorcycle battalion. However, like the 2nd Battalion, it was also lost in the defence of Calais in May 1940. The battalion was later reformed in the United Kingdom and, in December 1940, transferred to the 27th Armoured Brigade , part of
2442-467: The King's Royal Rifle Corps was formed in 1942 when a Home Guard instruction was issued ordering each Home Guard battalion to raise a cadet unit. Lieutenant-Colonel R.L. Clark of Queen Victoria's Rifles was given the task, and on 15 May 1942 the Queen Victoria's Rifles Cadet Corps was born. Over the next three years the unit expanded to five companies, which in April 1945 led to it being re-titled
2516-531: The Ordinary and Advanced level GCE examinations. Extra-curricular activities included a variety of sports such as football, cricket, swimming, athletics, boxing and fives . Games and social activities were organised on a House system , with boys being allocated a house on entering the school and thereafter being guided by a housemaster. There was active competition between the school's six houses: Arundel, Bedford, Exeter, Kings, Lancaster, and Salisbury. These are
2590-785: The Second Boer War, the commanding officer, Colonel Freeman Croft-Wills, persuaded the War Office to accept a company of the older cadets, principally N.C.O.s (non-commissioned officers), the company being enrolled in the City Imperial Volunteers. Around 100 cadets thus served in South Africa with this unit, whilst other cadets and ex-cadets served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and other units. Four were killed in action, one serving with
2664-527: The Victoria Cross for his action at Kafr Dowar , Egypt , on 5 August 1882; his VC was later rescinded when he was convicted of embezzlement, theft, and being absent without leave. Following the end of the war in South Africa, the 1st battalion was transferred to Malta , where it arrived in October 1902. In 1908, the Volunteers and Militia were reorganised nationally, with the former becoming
2738-448: The Western Front and saw action most of the same battles as the 7th and 8th battalions. The 10th (Service) Battalion and 11th (Service) Battalion landed at Boulogne-sur-Mer as part of the 59th Brigade in the 20th (Light) Division in July 1915 for service on the Western Front and saw action at the Battle of Mont Sorrel in June 1916, the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916 and the Battle of Guillemont in September 1916 as well as
2812-434: The Western Front and saw action the Second Battle of Ypres in May 1915, the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916 and the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in September 1916 as well as the advance to the Hindenburg Line , the Battle of Arras in April 1917, the Battle of Langemark in August 1917, the First Battle of Passchendaele in October 1917 and the Second Battle of Passchendaele in November 1917 before taking part in
2886-511: The Western Front. The 20th (Service) Battalion (British Empire League Pioneers) landed at Le Havre as pioneer battalion for the 3rd Division in March 1916 for service on the Western Front. The 21st (Service) Battalion (Yeoman Rifles) landed in France as part of the 124th Brigade in the 41st Division in May 1916 for service on the Western Front but moved to Italy in November 1917 before returning to France in March 1918. Seven members of
2960-695: The battalion continued serving with 4th Armoured Brigade in the Normandy landings in June 1944 and the subsequent campaign in North-West Europe , finally leaving 1st Division six days after VE Day . Two officers of note served with the battalion in its final campaign of the war, Roland Gibbs and Edwin Bramall . The 1st Battalion of the Queen Victoria's Rifles (QFR) was a Territorial Army (TA) unit which had been closely associated with
3034-465: The battalion was placed on a financial basis that many volunteer corps would have envied. There were to be many ups and down in later years, especially when recognition of the Cadet Force was withdrawn between the two world wars, but fortunately the enthusiasm and commitment of those involved consistently triumphed over the parsimony of governments. In 1900, when volunteers were urgently needed for
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3108-411: The closure, but not the Tulse Hill School alterations. Strand parents this time chose to contest the closure in the courts: in May 1972 an injunction was granted forbidding closure. The Labour-controlled ILEA was forced to abandon immediate closure of Strand, but made a second application to the minister in July 1972. Thatcher turned down this application in January 1973, saying that the change of heart
3182-477: The colour of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment , and at Augusta in September 1780. The 3rd battalion later took part in the British defense of the Gulf Coast . Elements of the battalion fought at the Battle at The Village and the Siege of Pensacola . The 3rd and 4th battalions were disbanded in June 1783. During the Napoleonic Wars , the regiment saw action in the Peninsular War . The first four battalions had been raised as regular line battalions, but in 1797
3256-479: The command of Lieutenant Colonel George Erskine and transferred to the 22nd Armoured Brigade of the 1st Armoured Division. The reformed battalion took part in the Battle of Gazala in May 1942 and the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 during the North African Campaign , forming part of the division's 7th Motor Brigade during the latter engagement and transferring to 4th Armoured Brigade in January 1943. Now under Lieutenant Colonel W. Heathcote-Amory,
3330-414: The commercial school to move into the college basement. Examinations on offer had by this time increased beyond those of the civil service as such, to include telegraph learners, assistant surveyorships, as well as those for customs and excise appointments. The success rate of Strand pupils was noteworthy. Many Old Strandians, as they became known, went on to distinguished careers in the civil service. In 1900
3404-455: The headmastership in 1909, to run St George's College for women, Red Lion Square, and St George's College for men in Kingsway. R.B. Henderson took over as headmaster of Strand School in 1910, and he it was who supervised the move to South London in 1913. After the move to its new red brick premises, Strand flourished as a grammar school. Though its priority had been to prepare candidates for the civil service, it went on to offer courses leading to
3478-417: The latter affiliated to the Kings Royal Rifle Corps . The school published each July and December The Strand School Magazine . A printing press in the gallery above the main hall turned out three school calendars a year, one for each term, visiting cards, membership cards for school societies and letter-headings, as well as programmes for school plays. The school suffered a major tragedy on 17 April 1936 when
3552-424: The mid-1950s came the first serious threat to Strand School's existence, when two large comprehensive schools were opened locally: Dick Sheppard School for girls in 1955, and the giant Tulse Hill School for boys in 1956, the latter built on what had been the Strand playing fields . Only by a narrow margin – following an intense campaign by parents, old boys and school governors – had
3626-409: The model of the Plantation Act 1740 . These earlier engagements were conventional battles on the European model, but fighting during Pontiac's War in 1763 was of a very different character. The frontier war threatened the British control of North America. The new regiment at first lost several outlying garrisons such as Fort Michilimackinac , later a detachment fought under Bouquet's leadership at
3700-399: The names of streets off the Strand , plus Kings College. Salisbury Street no longer exists. The school had an annual sports day, which was held on the school field until 1952, when Tulse Hill Comprehensive was built there. There were a number of societies, including a debating society, a dramatic society and, in later years, a film society. The cadet force , had air force and army sections,
3774-420: The new Elmgreen secondary school . Elm Court School opened in Elm Park SW2 in March 2009. The buildings near the southern end of Elm Park were built by the London County Council between 1912 and 1914 under the direction of the chief architect W.E. Riley. The style employed was Edwardian , with a red brick frontage decorated with Portland stone dressings, enlivened by a central stone arched window incorporating
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#17327803938283848-550: The new Jubilee Primary School was being built on Brockwell's site. When Jubilee Primary finally opened in 2003 the Strand premises again fell vacant. In 2007, to house Elm Court School, major renovation were made at the former Strand School site. Elm Court is a special educational needs school with capacity for 100 pupils at key stages 3 and 4, "aged 9 to 19 years who have learning difficulties with associated social and communication needs. Many ... pupils have autism". The school moved from Elmcourt Road in West Norwood to make way for
3922-405: The newly formed 9th Armoured Division . The 9th Battalion ( The Rangers ) was deployed to the Mediterranean theatre as part of the 1st Armoured Brigade in the 7th Armoured Division. It saw action in the Greek campaign in April 1941 before being disbanded in August 1942. In 1958 for administrative purposes, the KRRC was brigaded with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and
3996-412: The regiment received the Victoria Cross. After 1918, the unit returned to garrison duties in India, Palestine and Ireland. In 1922, the regiment was reduced from four to two battalions with the third and fourth being disbanded. In 1926, the Regiment was reorganised as one of the first mechanised infantry regiments. The 1st Battalion, KRRC, commanded initially by Lieutenant Colonel William Gott ,
4070-420: The regiment, with the title of 1st Cadet Battalion, the King's Royal Rifle Corps. Consent was granted on 8 November 1894, and the battalion has remained a part of the regiment ever since. In the days of their foundation, cadet battalions were privately organized and funded. On becoming a part of the King's Royal Rifle Corps, subscriptions began to flow in and, after the commanding officer had spent nearly £1,000,
4144-551: The right hand court in use (from 1914) exists in the Frith Collection . Former pupils are known as Old Strandians. They include the following: Grammar schools in the United Kingdom Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.237 via cp1104 cp1104, Varnish XID 207967952 Upstream caches: cp1104 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:53:14 GMT Kings Royal Rifle Corps The King's Royal Rifle Corps
4218-443: The school beaten off a plan to abolish it as a grammar school, and turn it into one of the two comprehensives: what became Tulse Hill Comprehensive was to have been known as "Strand Comprehensive." The successful campaign provided what was to prove, in the end, only temporary respite. With the abolition of the tripartite system in education, the Inner London Education Authority took the decision to go fully comprehensive. So in 1972
4292-413: The school was handed over to a committee, which included LCC representatives. As a condition of the incorporation of King's College into the University of London , under the terms of the King's College London (Transfer) Act 1908 ( 8 Edw. 7 . c. xxxix), the civil service classes for adults had to be placed under separate administration, so Braginton agreed to make the necessary arrangements: he relinquished
4366-439: The southeastern mountain flank. The event was used by the Nazi regime as a propaganda tool in which Keast was absolved from blame. Initially commended for his courage by the London County Council 's committee of enquiry, subsequent investigative reports, including a 2016 article in The Guardian highlighted the negligence of the master in charge. In 1938 the Engländerdenkmal ("Monument to Englishmen") of architect Hermann Alker
4440-478: The victory of Bushy Run in August 1763. The 60th was uniformed and equipped in a similar manner to other British regiments with red coats and cocked hats or grenadier caps, but on campaign, swords were replaced with hatchets, and coats and hats cut down for ease of movement in the woods. Two additional battalions of the regiment (the 3rd and 4th battalions) were raised in England in 1775, principally of men recruited from England and Hanover in 1775 for service in
4514-431: Was St Martin-In-The-Fields High School for Girls . Tulse Hill School closed in 1990, and Dick Sheppard School in 1994. After Strand School's closure, the buildings became known as the Strand Centre and had various uses. They were used as temporary premises for schools being renovated and by an Albanian Youth Group. In 2000 they were converted for use as a primary school to temporarily house Brockwell Primary School, while
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#17327803938284588-433: Was 4 March 1756 before a special act of parliament created four battalions of 1,000 men each to include foreigners for service in the Americas. A regimental history compiled in 1879 states that, in November 1755, Parliament voted the sum of £81,000 for the purpose of raising a regiment of four battalions, each one thousand strong, for service in British North America . To provide experienced personnel, Parliament passed
4662-424: Was active in China, Canada ( Wolseley expedition ), Afghanistan, India, Burma and South Africa. The regiment was deployed during the Second Boer War from the outset playing a key role in the first battle at Talana Hill . Two officers from the regiment were awarded the Victoria Cross ; Lieutenant Frederick Roberts and Lieutenant Llewelyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies . Private Frederick Corbett also received
4736-417: 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 . In 1958, the regiment joined
4810-452: Was because she had "listened to the parents and watched their fight to save a small school which provided an opportunity for anyone who got there on a basis of merit, whatever his background." Around 1979 Strand School was closed down. Its remnants were merged with Dick Sheppard School , which became, for the time that remained, a mixed school. Of all four schools, the only one to survive the rigours of improvement and shifting education policy
4884-412: Was built next to the gymnasium. The school has been described as, "one of the finest secular buildings in terms of its architectural quality and character" and, "a splendid local landmark of significant historic and architectural interest in its own right." A less obvious feature is the two fives courts located behind the school. These are similar to those required for Rugby fives . A photograph showing
4958-481: Was deployed to North Africa upon war's outbreak and saw action as part of the pivot group within the 7th Armoured Division at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh in November 1941, the First Battle of El Alamein in July 1942 and the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 during the Western Desert Campaign . Rifleman John Beeley was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross for his actions during Operation Crusader in North Africa in late 1941. The battalion, now part of
5032-476: Was erected by the Hitler Youth in commemoration. During the Second World War Strand School was evacuated to Effingham in Surrey . The school in 1944, via its then-headmaster Leonard Dawe , was involved in what became known as the D-Day Daily Telegraph crossword security alarm . Strand served its surrounding area for most of the twentieth century as the local boys' grammar school, with nearby St Martin-in-the Fields High School providing for girls. In
5106-434: Was known in the early years, started with an intake of 172 men: it did not yet constitute a school for boys. In 1892 Braginton got permission to run a correspondence course, and day classes, for pupils wishing to compete for "boy clerkships" and "boy copyistships". Thus, in 1893, began Strand School. The school's name was not apparent, however, till 1897, when King's College School moved to Wimbledon , making it possible for
5180-449: Was made to the battalion by King George V , then Prince of Wales, when, accompanied by Queen Mary , he distributed the prizes at the Guildhall in the City of London. The 1st Cadet Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps are the only cadet unit in the United Kingdom to have been granted such an honour and are permitted to wear the miniature 60th cap badge with the single battle honour, and call their cadets "riflemen". The 2nd Cadet Battalion,
5254-411: Was part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) that landed in France in May 1940. The battalion, which was part of the 30th Infantry Brigade , 1st Armoured Division, and now commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Euan Miller , was lost in the defence of Calais , where the brigade slowed the German advance and enabled the Dunkirk evacuation to proceed. The battalion was reformed in the summer of 1940 under
5328-511: Was proposed by Jacques Prevost, a Swiss soldier and adventurer who was a friend of the Duke of Cumberland (the Duke was the King's third son and also Commander-in-Chief of the Forces ). Prevost recognised the need for soldiers who understood forest warfare, unlike the regulars who were brought to America in 1755 by General Edward Braddock . The regiment was intended to combine the characteristics of
5402-465: Was raised in the American colonies in 1756 as the 62nd (Royal American) Regiment to defend the colonies against attack by the French and their indigenous allies. After Braddock's defeat in 1755, royal approval for a new regiment, as well as funds, were granted by parliament just before Christmas 1755 – hence the regiment's traditional birthday of Christmas Day. However, parliamentary delays meant that it
5476-468: Was the first time foreign officers were commissioned as British Army officers. In total, the regiment consisted of 101 officers, 240 non-commissioned officers and 4,160 enlisted men. The battalions were raised on Governors Island , New York. The regiment was renumbered the 60th (Royal American) Regiment in February 1757 when the 50th (Shirley's) and 51st (Pepperrell's) foot regiments were removed from
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