Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles

The Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles was an infantry regiment of the Volunteer Force and Territorial Force of the British Army from 1798 to 1921; it saw active service in the Boer War and World War I as part of the London Regiment.

The regiment was originally formed as the Bank of England Volunteers in 1798 but was disbanded in 1814 at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

[7] From 1863 until 1888 the regiment wore a dark grey uniform with royal blue facings and a shako.

Accordingly light grey was adopted in 1890, although royal blue was still retained for the facings in full dress uniform until 1914.

[8] The memorial for the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles is situated at Somerset House, London.

15th Battalion, London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles), 47th Division, marching past the Lord Mayor of London, Colonel Sir Charles Wakefield , 11 June 1916 (IWM Q633)
The Memorial of the 15th London, Somerset House, London