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What is Stepping Forward?
2008 the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association for Greater London published the Lineages and Battle Honours of London Volunteer Reserve Forces 1908-2008, including links with London Boroughs and Livery Companies.
The original aim of researching and publishing the Lineages and Battle Honours was to ensure that the unique record of volunteer military service of Londoners was not forgotten.
This detailed reference guide is published to honour London’s volunteers who have served their country over the past one hundred and six years and to ensure that their record of service is not lost. It is in a format that will encourage attention from both old and young who are keen to find out about the Volunteer Military Heritage within Greater London.
In commemorating the Centenary of the Call to Arms in 1914, Stepping Forward documents the record of the Volunteer Reserve Forces within Greater London from the inception of the Haldane Territorial Forces Act of 1908 to the present day. The book is divided into fifteen parts and has extended the scope of the original publication. It not only includes the Reserve of the Navy, Army and Air Force but also the supporting Auxiliary formations, such as The Royal Observer Corps and Voluntary Aid Detachments, as well as the various National Reserve organisations of the First and Second World Wars. The amendments that have been made to the original six parts are a result of ongoing research.
All of one company: Well-known personalities
Throughout the history of the Reserve Forces of Greater London a number of famous personalities have served – from military figures such as the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple to entertainment figures like Ronald Coleman.