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Formed from the Royal Rifle Volunteers, less the PWRR coy, plus F and G Companies from the London Regt.

7th Battalion, The Rifles, a Territorial Infantry Battalion. They are distributed through London and the Home Counties with almost 500 soldiers and a full range of weapon systems and light infantry capabilities. The 7th Battalion has a proud record of achievements, including several operational tours to Iraq and Afghanistan in the last few years.

The Battalion became 7 Rifles, one of the battalions in the new Rifle Regiment in February 2007. The Rifle Regiment is the largest Regiment in the British Army with five Regular and two Territorial Battalions.

HQ Coy - including CIS Platoon, and Assault Pioneer Platoon. Based at Reading A Coy - including Anti-Tank Platoon. Based at Oxford, with 2 Platoon bases at High Wycombe E Coy - including Mortar Platoon. Based at Milton Keynes F Coy - Based at Davies Street (the old 4 RGJ HQ Coy, and historically the site of the QVR) G Coy - including MG(SF) Platoon. Based at West Ham. Waterloo Band and Bugles - based at Oxford.

A member of the battalion won the much prized Queen’s medal (for the second time) at Bisley for the Territorial Army’s top shot.

Basically the old 4RGJ in a new guise.