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*'''1702''' raised as Villiers’ Marines by Colonel George Villiers | *'''1702''' raised as Villiers’ Marines by Colonel George Villiers | ||
*'''1703''' became Luttrell’s Marines after Lt-Col Alexander Luttrell | *'''1703''' became Luttrell’s Marines after Lt-Col Alexander Luttrell | ||
*'''1706''' became Churchill’s Marines | *'''1706''' became Churchill’s Marines under Joshua Churchill | ||
*'''1711''' became Goring's Regiment | *'''1711''' became Goring's Regiment under Sir Henry Goring | ||
*'''1716''' became Kerr's Regiment | *'''1716''' became Kerr's Regiment | ||
*'''1727''' became Cathcart's Regiment | *'''1727''' became Cathcart's Regiment | ||
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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]] | ||
*'''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 | |||
==Also see== | |||
*[[East Surrey Regiment]] | |||
==Regimental journal== | |||
The [[British Library]] has the following catalogue references:<br> | |||
''Regimental News'' no. 5-vol. 2. no. 40. August 1920-May 1929.<br> | |||
''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 == | |||
*[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 /> | |||
*[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 /> | |||
*[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 The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] from queensroyalsurreys.org. uk including | |||
**[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) | |||
**[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/new_museum/new_museum.shtml Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon Park] | |||
*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] | |||
**[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 | |||
***For the ''Journal of the East Surrey Regiment'', 1920-1959, see J/553 in Surrey History Centre's library holdings | |||
***The bibliography (scroll down) mentions the main regimental history | |||
:[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=176-esrreg&cid=-1#-1 Access to Archives] catalogue entry for the records at the Surrey History Centre. | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109004206/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031-702.htm 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221053826/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/031-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org, an archived website | |||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071219070924/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031ESurr.htmThe East Surrey Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221053826/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/031-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220352/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/070-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived website | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Regiment Queen's Regiment] Wikipedia<br /> | |||
*[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:244660/ Image: The Thirty-First Regiment, Sir Harry Smith's Division, advancing to the charge at the Battle of Moodke, on the 18th of December 1845] Henry Martens, artist 1848. | |||
:[https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:244676/ Image: The Thirty-first Regiment, with M. Genl. Sir Harry Smith's Division, engaged at the Battle of Sobraon, February 10th 1846] Henry Martens, artist 1848. Brown University Library Digital Repository. | |||
:Engravings of battles during the [[1st Sikh War]]. Brown University Library Digital Repository. | |||
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Revision as of 07:16, 25 September 2019
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
Also see
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
- Regimental Timeline www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk
- 31st Regiment of Foot www.britishempire.co.uk
- 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- East Surrey Regiment Wikipedia
- Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Wikipedia
- The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment from queensroyalsurreys.org. uk including
- Regimental India 1825-1947 (2nd, 31st, 70th Regiments of Foot)
- Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon Park
- The regimental collection of historic documents, books and photograph albums may be found at the Surrey History Centre
- System ID: ESR East Surrey Regiment, formerly The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment and 70th (Surrey) Regiment: Records
- For the Journal of the East Surrey Regiment, 1920-1959, see J/553 in Surrey History Centre's library holdings
- The bibliography (scroll down) mentions the main regimental history
- System ID: ESR East Surrey Regiment, formerly The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment and 70th (Surrey) Regiment: Records
- Access to Archives catalogue entry for the records at the Surrey History Centre.
- 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org, an archived website
- East Surrey Regiment including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived website
- Queen's Regiment Wikipedia
- Image: The Thirty-First Regiment, Sir Harry Smith's Division, advancing to the charge at the Battle of Moodke, on the 18th of December 1845 Henry Martens, artist 1848.
- Image: The Thirty-first Regiment, with M. Genl. Sir Harry Smith's Division, engaged at the Battle of Sobraon, February 10th 1846 Henry Martens, artist 1848. Brown University Library Digital Repository.
- Engravings of battles during the 1st Sikh War. Brown University Library Digital Repository.