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[[Category:British Army]] | [[Category:British Army]] | ||
[[Category:Regiments]] | [[Category:Regiments]] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
*1661 raised as Tangier Regiment of Foot by Earl of Peterborough<br> | *'''1661''' raised as Tangier Regiment of Foot by Earl of Peterborough<br> | ||
*1685 known as Kirke's Lambs | *'''1685''' became Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot known as Kirke's Lambs | ||
*'''1703''' renamed the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot | |||
*1751 became 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot | *'''1715''' became Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Foot | ||
*'''1725''' became Queen's Own Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1747''' becameQueen's Own Royal Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1751''' became 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot | |||
*'''1881''' became Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment | |||
*'''1921''' became Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | |||
*'''1959''' became The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment by amalgamation with the East Surrey Regiment | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tangier_Regiment Tangier Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.kipar.org/military-history/kirkes_regiment.html Old Tangier Regiment (Kirke's Lambs)]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VNU2hpV9S6IC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Colonel+Percy+Kirke&source=bl&ots=wGbzodA9qr&sig=sbqf4lA6xuL8saYdWTIx7-dcW20&hl=en&ei=1Xi7Sf7nNdTIjAeEj5WTCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA114,M1 Kirke & the Lambs in Somerset] Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Kirke Col Percy Kirke] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey) Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tangier_Regiment Tangier Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.kipar.org/military-history/kirkes_regiment.html Old Tangier Regiment (Kirke's Lambs)]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VNU2hpV9S6IC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=Colonel+Percy+Kirke&source=bl&ots=wGbzodA9qr&sig=sbqf4lA6xuL8saYdWTIx7-dcW20&hl=en&ei=1Xi7Sf7nNdTIjAeEj5WTCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA114,M1 Kirke & the Lambs in Somerset] Google Books<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Kirke Col Percy Kirke] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey) Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Surrey_Regiment Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 14 March 2009
History
- 1661 raised as Tangier Regiment of Foot by Earl of Peterborough
- 1685 became Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot known as Kirke's Lambs
- 1703 renamed the Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot
- 1715 became Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Foot
- 1725 became Queen's Own Regiment of Foot
- 1747 becameQueen's Own Royal Regiment of Foot
- 1751 became 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 became Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
- 1921 became Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
- 1959 became The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment by amalgamation with the East Surrey Regiment
External Links
Tangier Regiment Wikipedia
Old Tangier Regiment (Kirke's Lambs)
Kirke & the Lambs in Somerset Google Books
Col Percy Kirke Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Wikipedia