Ariska rifles with which they had done their early training. The division began embarking for France on 20 January 1917 and had concentrated by 8 February. It then served for the remainder of the war on the Western Front. Order of battle The division had the following composition during the war: 2/1st London Brigade Brigade left to relieve 1/1st London Brigade at Malta between December 1914 and February 1915 2/1st (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2/2nd (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2/3rd (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2/4th (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 173rd (3/1st London) Brigade Formed in April 1915 3/1st (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) – became 2/1st Bn in June 1916; disbanded January 1918 and drafted to 2/2nd, 2/3rd, 2/4th and 1/4th Bns 3/2nd (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) – became 2/2nd Bn in June 1916 3/3rd (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) – became 2/3rd Bn in June 1916; amalgamated with 1/3rd Bn from 56th (1/1st London) Division January 1918 and became 3rd Bn 3/4th (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) – became 2/4th Bn in June 1916; absorbed by 2/2nd Bn September 1918 2/24th (County of London) Bn, London Regiment (The Queen's) – joined September 1918 from 60th (2/2nd London) Division in Palestine 214th Coy, Machine Gun Corps MGC – joined March 1917; to 58th Bn, MGC, March 1918 173rd Trench Mortar Battery (TMB) – formed before embarkation in January 1917 174th (2/2nd London) Brigade 2/5th (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) – disbanded January 1918 and drafted to 1/18th, 1/28th and 2/10th Bns 2/6th (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (City of London Rifles) – amalgamated with 1/6th Bn from 47th (1/2nd London) Division January 1918 and became 6th Bn 2/7th (City of London) Bn, London Regiment – amalgamated with 1/7th Bn from 47th (1/2nd London) Division January 1918 and became 7th Bn 2/8th (City of London) Bn, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) – amalgamated with 1/8th Bn from 47th (1/2nd London) Division January 1918 and became 8th Bn 198th Coy, MGC – joined from 12th (Eastern) Division March 1917; to 58th Bn, MGC, March 1918 174th TMB – formed before embarkation in January 1917 175th (2/3rd London) Brigade 2/9th (County of London) Bn, London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)