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Also known as '''The Young Buffs'''.
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== Chronology ==
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1702''' raised as Villiers’ Marines by Colonel George Villiers<br>
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*'''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
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*'''1751''' became 31st Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1751''' became 31st Regiment of Foot
 
*'''1782''' became 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot  
 
*'''1782''' became 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot  
*'''1881''' amalgamated with 70th Regiment to become 1st Bn The East Surrey Regiment  
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*'''1881''' amalgamated with [[70th Regiment of Foot]] and became 1st Bn the [[East Surrey Regiment]]
*'''1959''' merged with The Queen's Royal Regiment to form The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
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*'''1966''' amalgamated with The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Sussex Regimen t& The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) to form The Queen's Regiment
 
*'''1992''' amalgamated with The Royal Hampshire Regiment to become The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
 
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/index.html Queen's Royal Surrey regiment] queensroyalsurreys.org.uk
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*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/index.html Queen's Royal Surrey regiment] queensroyalsurreys.org.uk
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_(Huntingdonshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 31st Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia
  
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 14:10, 30 June 2009

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
  • 1711 became Goring's Regiment
  • 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
  • 1782 became 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with 70th Regiment of Foot and became 1st Bn the East Surrey Regiment

External Links