Hazeley Down War Memorial

This memorial is dedicated to the six Battalions of the London Regiment that were stationed in Hazeley Down Camp, outside Twyford in Hampshire, during 1916-1917. It's located off the road, up a track, presumably within the camp location.


The memorial's wording reminds me of the way battalions were recruited from closely linked people:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN THANKFUL REMEMBRANCE OF THE OFFICERS, WARRANT/ OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE/ FOLLOWING BATTALIONS OF THE LONDON REGIMENTS STATIONED/ IN THE CAMP IN THE YEARS 1916-17, WHO IN THE GREAT WAR/ GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY. THIS WAYSIDE CROSS/ IS ERECTED BY THEIR COMRADES/ 13th BATTN LONDON REGT (KENSINGTONS)/ 14th BATTN LONDON REGT. (LONDON SCOTTISH)/ 15th BATTN. LONDON REGT. CIVIL SERVICE,/ 16th BATTN. LONDON REGT. (QUEENS WESTMINSTER RIFLES/ 17th BATTN. LONDON REGT. (POPLAR & STEPNEY RIFLES)/ 20th BATTN. LONDON REGT. (BLACKHEATH & WOOLWICH)