Cap Badge - 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion, The London Regiment The 1/25th battalion's WW I service was undertaken in India and the North West Frontier. In 1917 they participated in the Waziristan Campaign. In 1919 they helped quell the Amritsar uprising, and participated in the 3rd Afghan War. In 1917, 200 of the 1/25th left India and fought in Mesopotamia. Most of the Battalion did not return to the UK until Dec 1919. All without their beloved bicycles. Some members of the 2/25th served in France attached to other regiments. August 1914 : at Fulham House, Putney Bridge. Moved on mobilisation to Kent and Sussex coast, going later in the month to the Suffolk coast. 2 December 1915 : moved to Chisledon, joined with three other Cyclist Bns and reorganised as infantry. This 'Brigade' was originally intended for East Africa. 3 February 1916 : sailed from Devonport for India, arriving Bombay 25 February. In October 1918, moved to Vladivostock and on into Siberia, where it stayed until November 1919 thence returning to England.