Wartime History
Post Office Rifles: history of origin of Corps, c. 1913
Finding number: POST 30/2691A
This is the first page of a folder on the history of the Post Office Rifles. It explains that the corps was created in 1868 as the 49th Middlesex (Post Office) Rifle Volunteers.
The Post Office Rifles are best known for their contribution to the First World War. They were however also active in the Egyptian and Sudanese campaigns of 1882 and 1885, and the Boer War of 1899-1902.
You can find out more from our Post Office Rifles History page.
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