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*'''1921''' became Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
*'''1921''' became Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
*'''1959''' became The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment by amalgamation with the East Surrey Regiment  
*'''1959''' became The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment by amalgamation with the East Surrey Regiment  
== Service in British India ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''1st Battalion''' alternated with
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| '''2nd Battalion'''
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| '''1801''' [[Egyptian Campaign 1801|Egypt]]
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| '''1878''' India
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| '''1825''' India
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| '''1881'''  [[Bengal]]
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| '''1838''' [[Baluchistan]]
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| '''1883'''  [[Subathu]]
|-
| '''1839''' [[1st Afghan War]]
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| '''1885'''  [[Cawnpore]]
|-
| '''1844''' Maratha
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| '''1886''' [[Burma]]
|-
| '''1868''' India
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| '''1888''' [[Umballa]]
|-
| '''1895''' [[Dagshai]]
|
| '''1892''' [[Dinapore]]
|-
| '''1897''' [[Tirah Campaign|Tirah]]
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| '''1919''' [[Delhi]]
|-
| '''1902''' [[Peshawar]]
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| '''1921''' [[Landi Kotal]]
|-
| '''1902''' [[Meerut]] 
|
| '''1923''' [[Allahabad]]
|-
| '''1906''' [[Sialkot]]
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| '''1943''' India
|-
| '''1934''' [[Quetta]] 
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| '''1944''' [[Burma]]
|-
| '''1936''' [[Allahabad]] 
|
|
|-
| '''1943''' [[Burma]]
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|
|
|}


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
===Historical Books Online===
[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)] www.kipar.org<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VNU2hpV9S6IC&pg=PA114 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<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, 31st, 70th Regiments of Foot)
 
====Historical Books Online====
''Historical record of the Second, or Queen’s Royal Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1661, and of its subsequent services to 1837 [http://books.google.com/books?id=szS-_M2i2_AC Google Books]  1838 Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=szS-_M2i2_AC&pg=PA70 page 70] in Bombay in 1825
''Historical record of the Second, or Queen’s Royal Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1661, and of its subsequent services to 1837 [http://books.google.com/books?id=szS-_M2i2_AC Google Books]  1838 Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=szS-_M2i2_AC&pg=PA70 page 70] in Bombay in 1825
===Other===
 
[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 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<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, 31st, 70th Regiments of Foot)
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 14:57, 18 October 2010

Also known as Queen's Own Regiment and Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

Chronology

  • 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 became Queen'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

Service in British India

1st Battalion alternated with 2nd Battalion
1801 Egypt 1878 India
1825 India 1881 Bengal
1838 Baluchistan 1883 Subathu
1839 1st Afghan War 1885 Cawnpore
1844 Maratha 1886 Burma
1868 India 1888 Umballa
1895 Dagshai 1892 Dinapore
1897 Tirah 1919 Delhi
1902 Peshawar 1921 Landi Kotal
1902 Meerut 1923 Allahabad
1906 Sialkot 1943 India
1934 Quetta 1944 Burma
1936 Allahabad
1943 Burma

External Links

Tangier Regiment Wikipedia
Old Tangier Regiment (Kirke's Lambs) www.kipar.org
Kirke & the Lambs in Somerset Google Books
Col Percy Kirke Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 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)

Historical Books Online

Historical record of the Second, or Queen’s Royal Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1661, and of its subsequent services to 1837 Google Books 1838 Indian Service commences page 70 in Bombay in 1825

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