{"id":3403,"date":"2018-08-11T08:15:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T08:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/?page_id=3403"},"modified":"2026-06-19T16:09:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T16:09:56","slug":"60th-london-division","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/","title":{"rendered":"60th (London) Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.bmp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3404\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.579573133968407;width:449px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"244\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30-2.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24871\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30-2.bmp 244w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30-2-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 244px) 100vw, 244px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/4.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3406\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.156750941366326;width:682px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/6.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3407\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.160020714655619;width:734px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/8.bmp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3408\" style=\"width:696px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">England and France &#8211; September 1914 to November 1916<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/raising-of-the-division\/\">Raising the Division<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/training-in-surrey-and-hertfordshire\/\">Training<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/final-shaping-on-salisbury-plain\/\">Salisbury<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/entering-the-line-on-the-western-front\/\">Western Front<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/facing-vimy-ridge-crater-fighting-trench-fighting\/\">Vimy Ridge<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/signal-corporal0012-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24868\" style=\"width:518px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/signal-corporal0012-Copy.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/signal-corporal0012-Copy-266x300.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Greece &#8211; December 1916 to June 1917<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/under-orders-for-the-balkan-front\/\">Under Orders for the Balkans<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/first-days-at-salonika\/\">Salonika<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/the-katerini-trek\/\">Katerini<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/harassing-the-bulgar-east-of-doiran\/\">Doiran<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/in-the-line-west-of-doiran\/\">West of Doiran<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/holding-the-enemy-in-apr-may-1917\/\">Holding the Enemy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/800px-Doiran_Front-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24862\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2452789622675315;width:651px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/800px-Doiran_Front-2.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/800px-Doiran_Front-2-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Palestine &#8211; October to December 1917<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/going-into-the-line-in-palestine\/\">Palestine<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/beersheba\/\">Beersheba<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/kauwukah-sheria\/\">Kauwukah-Sheria<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/huj-to-latron\/\">Huj to Latron<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/nebi-samwil\/\">Nebi Samwil<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"595\" data-id=\"24860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BrGenWatsonandLtColBayley.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BrGenWatsonandLtColBayley.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BrGenWatsonandLtColBayley-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/BrGenWatsonandLtColBayley-768x571.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/jerusalem\/\">Jerusalem<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/surrender-of-jerusalem\/\">Surrender of Holy City<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/supply-and-medical-difficulties\/\">Supply Difficulties<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/securing-jerusalem\/\">Securing the Front<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Palestine\/Transjordan &#8211; January to November 1918<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/jericho\/\">Jericho<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/raid-across-the-jordan\/\">Jordan River Raid<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/second-raid-across-the-jordan\/\">Second Raid<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/the-final-advance\/\">Final Advance<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/index.php\/first-world-war\/60th-london-division\/conclusion\/\">Conclusion<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/docbulfin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24864\" style=\"width:678px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/docbulfin.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/docbulfin-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/docbulfin-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.londonirishrifles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/docbulfin-75x50.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Q 12546) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, decorating Lieutenant General Edward Stanislaus Bulfin, commanding 21st Corps, Jerusalem, 19 March 1918. 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