Photocopy book: History of the Civil Service Rifle Volunteers.
Written by an unknown author, it charts the history of the Civil Service Volunteers, including the Bank of England Volunteers, from 1859 to 1915.
From a collection of documents and research notes compiled by Col Sainsbury on the Bank of England Volunteers, K Coy, 25th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 1798 (c)-1915 (c).
A regiment of the Bank of England Volunteers was first formed in 1798 to protect the Bank during the Napoleonic Wars, but was disbanded in 1814.
In 1860, four Corps of Civil Service Volunteers were raised and in 1866 four more were added, including the Bank of England Company.