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| − | Also known as '''Queen's Own Regiment''' and '''Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment'' | + | Also known as '''Queen's Own Regiment''' and '''Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment''' |
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1661''' raised as Tangier Regiment of Foot by Earl of Peterborough<br> | *'''1661''' raised as Tangier Regiment of Foot by Earl of Peterborough<br> | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 8 September 2009
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
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
