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*'''1749''' became Holme's Regiment | *'''1749''' became Holme's Regiment | ||
*'''1751''' became 31st Regiment of Foot | *'''1751''' became 31st Regiment of Foot | ||
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*'''1782''' became 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot | *'''1782''' became 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[70th Regiment of Foot]] and became 1st Bn the [[East Surrey Regiment]] | *'''1881''' amalgamated with [[70th Regiment of Foot]] and became 1st Bn the [[East Surrey Regiment]] | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 2 July 2009
Also known as The Young Buffs.
Chronology
- 1702 raised as Villiers’ Marines by Colonel George Villiers
- 1703 became Luttrell’s Marines after Lt-Col Alexander Luttrell
- 1706 became Churchill’s Marines
- 1711 became Goring's Regiment
- 1716 became Kerr's Regiment
- 1727 became Cathcart's Regiment
- 1730 became Hargrave's Regiment
- 1737 became Handasyde's Regiment
- 1745 became Beauclerk's Regiment
- 1749 became Holme's Regiment
- 1751 became 31st Regiment of Foot
- 1758 second battalion became 70th (Glasgow Lowland) Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 amalgamated with 70th Regiment of Foot and became 1st Bn the East Surrey Regiment
External Links
- Queen's Royal Surrey regiment queensroyalsurreys.org.uk
- 31st Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
