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''The Journal of the Queen's Royal Regiment'' Volume no. 1.-Volume 12. no. 1. November 1925-October 1959. Not published between May 1939 and May 1948. Available at the [[British Library]] and the Surrey History Centre (refer below). The National Army Museum, according to its online catalogue holds Volumes 1-7. | ''The Journal of the Queen's Royal Regiment'' Volume no. 1.-Volume 12. no. 1. November 1925-October 1959. Not published between May 1939 and May 1948. Available at the [[British Library]] and the Surrey History Centre (refer below). The National Army Museum, according to its online catalogue holds Volumes 1-7. | ||
| + | ==First World War== | ||
| + | 1/4th Battalion: 29 October 1914 : to India, remaining there throughout the war. | ||
| − | == External | + | 1/5th Battalion: 29 October 1914 : to India, remaining there until December 1915 when moved to Mesopotamia, where they remained throughout the war.<ref>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/queens-royal-west-surrey-regiment/ The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)] The Long, Long Trail.</ref> Note that there was at least one death in India, at [[Murree]], of a soldier who died there in 1916 from pneumonia.<ref> Old Cove [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225793-15th-royal-west-surrey-murree-aug-1916/ 1/5th Royal West Surrey, Murree, Aug 1916] ''Great War Forum'' 18 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.</ref> |
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| + | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/time_line/time_line.html Regimental Timeline] www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk<br /> | *[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/time_line/time_line.html Regimental Timeline] www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk<br /> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tangier_Regiment Tangier Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tangier_Regiment Tangier Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Counties_Brigade Home Counties Brigade] Wikipedia<br /> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Counties_Brigade Home Counties Brigade] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Royal_Surrey_Regiment Queen's Royal 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. | + | *[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/index.shtml The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment] from queensroyalsurreys.org. uk including |
| − | **[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india. | + | **[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india.shtml Regimental India 1825-1947] (2nd, [[31st Regiment of Foot|31st]], [[70th Regiment of Foot|70th]] Regiments of Foot) |
| + | **[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/1661to1966/hongkong_china/hkc_list.shtml The Regiments in China and Hong Kong 1860 - 1935] | ||
**[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/new_museum/new_museum.shtml Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon Park] <br> | **[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/new_museum/new_museum.shtml Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon Park] <br> | ||
*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]. | *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.wsfhs.org West Surrey Family History Society]<br> | *[http://www.wsfhs.org West Surrey Family History Society]<br> | ||
*[http://www.q2vb.co.uk/index.html Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment Re-enactment Society] including [http://www.q2vb.co.uk/history_11.html History] | *[http://www.q2vb.co.uk/index.html Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment Re-enactment Society] including [http://www.q2vb.co.uk/history_11.html History] | ||
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====Historical Books Online==== | ====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 | ||
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*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Yh6gAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA239 Cases of Cardiac Disease and of Tubercular Phthisis occurring in H.M. 2nd or Queen's Royal Regiment] by R. H. Hunter, page 239 ''Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume I 1838'' | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Yh6gAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA239 Cases of Cardiac Disease and of Tubercular Phthisis occurring in H.M. 2nd or Queen's Royal Regiment] by R. H. Hunter, page 239 ''Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume I 1838'' | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Yh6gAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA22 "Annual Report of the Diseases of H. M.'s 2nd, or Queen's Royal Regiment, from the 1st of April, 1837, to the 31st of March, 1838"] by R. H. Hunter, Assistant Surgeon, H.M.'s 2nd Regiment, page 22 ''Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume II 1839'' Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Yh6gAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA22 "Annual Report of the Diseases of H. M.'s 2nd, or Queen's Royal Regiment, from the 1st of April, 1837, to the 31st of March, 1838"] by R. H. Hunter, Assistant Surgeon, H.M.'s 2nd Regiment, page 22 ''Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume II 1839'' Google Books | ||
| + | *[http://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b18510097#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=9&z=-0.2057%2C-0.0352%2C1.4116%2C0.8867 Typescript diary formed of extracts from letters by Surgeon Captain Alfred E. Master, Army Medical Service], re campaigning with the Queens Regiment against the Afridi tribes on the North-West Frontier of India (The [[Tirah Campaign]]). Wellcome Library Digital Collection, catalogue reference RAMC/185. | ||
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 13 August 2020
Also known as Queen's Own Regiment and Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
Contents
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)
- 1948 became part of the Home Counties Brigade
- 1959 became 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment by amalgamation with the East Surrey Regiment
- 1966 amalgamated to form 1st Battalion (Queen's Surreys), The Queen's Regiment
- 1992 became part of the Princess of Wales's Royal 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 |
History
The British Library has a nine volume history in its collection
- The History of the Second, Queen’s Royal Regiment, now the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment by Lieut.-Colonel John Davis ... With maps and illustrations. (Volume 7. Compiled by Colonel H. C. Wylly.-Volumes 8, 9. Compiled by Major R. C. G. Foster. Published 1887-1961. For details of these volumes, see the Bibliography section in this link (scroll down)
Regimental journal
The Journal of the Queen's Royal Regiment Volume no. 1.-Volume 12. no. 1. November 1925-October 1959. Not published between May 1939 and May 1948. Available at the British Library and the Surrey History Centre (refer below). The National Army Museum, according to its online catalogue holds Volumes 1-7.
First World War
1/4th Battalion: 29 October 1914 : to India, remaining there throughout the war.
1/5th Battalion: 29 October 1914 : to India, remaining there until December 1915 when moved to Mesopotamia, where they remained throughout the war.[1] Note that there was at least one death in India, at Murree, of a soldier who died there in 1916 from pneumonia.[2]
External links
- Regimental Timeline www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk
- 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
- Home Counties Brigade 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)
- The Regiments in China and Hong Kong 1860 - 1935
- 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: QRWS The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), formerly The 2nd Foot: Records
- For the Journal of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), 1925-1959, see J/442 in Surrey History Centre's library holdings.
- System ID: QRWS The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), formerly The 2nd Foot: Records
- The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site.
- Queen's Regiment Wikipedia
- Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Wikipedia
- Regimental history allthequeensmen.co.uk
- Paul Reed’s The Queen's Regiment 1914-18 lists Territorial troops in India
- David Balcombe: A British Soldier in India 1915 East Carolina University. He was in the 1st Battalion, 4th Queen’s West Surrey Territorial Regiment
- West Surrey Family History Society
- Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment Re-enactment Society including History
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
- Campaign of the Indus, a series of letters from an officer of the Bombay division by T.W.E. Holdsworth 1840 Google Books. The author was an officer with the 2nd Regiment, or Queen's Royals.
- "Historical [Medical] Report of H. M. 2nd or Queen's Royal Regiment,for the year 1836" by R. H. Hunter, page 226 Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume I 1838 Google Books
- Cases of Cardiac Disease and of Tubercular Phthisis occurring in H.M. 2nd or Queen's Royal Regiment by R. H. Hunter, page 239 Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume I 1838
- "Annual Report of the Diseases of H. M.'s 2nd, or Queen's Royal Regiment, from the 1st of April, 1837, to the 31st of March, 1838" by R. H. Hunter, Assistant Surgeon, H.M.'s 2nd Regiment, page 22 Transactions of the Medical and Physical Society of Bombay Volume II 1839 Google Books
- Typescript diary formed of extracts from letters by Surgeon Captain Alfred E. Master, Army Medical Service, re campaigning with the Queens Regiment against the Afridi tribes on the North-West Frontier of India (The Tirah Campaign). Wellcome Library Digital Collection, catalogue reference RAMC/185.
References
- ↑ The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) The Long, Long Trail.
- ↑ Old Cove 1/5th Royal West Surrey, Murree, Aug 1916 Great War Forum 18 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
