26th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Bankers)
| 26th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Bankers) | |
|---|---|
Cap badge of the Royal Fusiliers | |
| Active | 17 July 1915–27 March 1920 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | New Army |
| Type | Pals battalion |
| Role | Infantry |
| Size | One Battalion |
| Part of | 41st Division |
| Garrison/HQ | London |
| Patron | Lord Mayor and Corporation of London |
| Engagements | Battle of the Somme Battle of Messines Third Battle of Ypres German spring offensive Hundred Days Offensive |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Sir Charles Johnston (1914–15) Sir Charles Wakefield (1915–16) |
The 26th (Service) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (Bankers) (26th RF) was an infantry unit recruited as part of 'Kitchener's Army' in World War I. It was raised in the summer of 1915 by the Lord Mayor and City of London and recruited mainly from bank clerks and accountants. It served on the Western Front from May 1916, seeing action on the Somme and at Ypres. It was sent to the Italian Front, returning to the west in time to be flung into the breach during the German spring offensive. It then took part in the final advance to victory, eventually reaching the Rhine as part of the Army of Occupation.