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*'''1959''' amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
 
*'''1959''' amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
 
*'''1966''' amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment
 
*'''1966''' amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment
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==Regimental journal==
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The [[British Library]] has the following catalogue references:<br>
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''Regimental News'' no. 5-vol. 2. no. 40. August 1920-May 1929.<br>
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''The Journal of the East Surrey Regiment''. vol. 2. no. 41-vol. 3. no. 68. August 1929-May 1936. and [New series.] vol. 1. no. 1-vol. 8. no. 5. November 1936-October 1959. Not published between May 1939 and November 1946.
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Also available at the Surrey History Centre, refer below.
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/time_line/time_line.html Regimental Timeline] www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk<br />
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*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/time_line/time_line.html Regimental Timeline] www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk<br />
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/31stfoot.htm 31st Regiment of Foot] www.britishempire.co.uk<br />
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/31stfoot.htm 31st Regiment of Foot] www.britishempire.co.uk<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_(Huntingdonshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br />
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_(Huntingdonshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Surrey_Regiment East Surrey Regiment] Wikipedia<br />
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Surrey_Regiment East Surrey Regiment] Wikipedia<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Surrey_Regiment Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] Wikipedia<br />
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Surrey_Regiment Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] Wikipedia<br />
[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/index.html Queen's Royal Surrey regiment] queensroyalsurreys.org.uk including [http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india.html Regimental India 1825-1947]<br />
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*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/index.html The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] from queensroyalsurreys.org. uk including
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Regiment Queen's Regiment] Wikipedia<br />
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**[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india.html Regimental India 1825-1947] ([[2nd Regiment of Foot|2nd]], 31st, [[70th Regiment of Foot|70th]] Regiments of Foot)
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**[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/new_museum/new_museum.shtml Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon Park]
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*The regimental collection of historic documents, books and photograph albums may be found at the [http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/recreation-heritage-and-culture/archives-and-history/surrey-history-centre  Surrey History Centre]
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**[http://www.surreyarchives.org.uk/CalmView/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=ESR System ID: ESR] East Surrey Regiment, formerly The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment and 70th (Surrey) Regiment: Records
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***For the ''Journal of the East Surrey Regiment'', 1920-1959, see J/553 in Surrey History Centre's library holdings
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***The bibliography (scroll down) mentions the main regimental history
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Regiment Queen's Regiment] Wikipedia<br />
  
  
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 13:47, 12 August 2012

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 under Joshua Churchill
  • 1711 became Goring's Regiment under Sir Henry Goring
  • 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
  • 1959 amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
  • 1966 amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment

Regimental journal

The British Library has the following catalogue references:
Regimental News no. 5-vol. 2. no. 40. August 1920-May 1929.
The Journal of the East Surrey Regiment. vol. 2. no. 41-vol. 3. no. 68. August 1929-May 1936. and [New series.] vol. 1. no. 1-vol. 8. no. 5. November 1936-October 1959. Not published between May 1939 and November 1946.

Also available at the Surrey History Centre, refer below.

External Links