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*'''1702''' raised as Villiers’ Marines by Colonel George Villiers | *'''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 under Joshua Churchill |
| − | *'''1711''' became Goring's Regiment | + | *'''1711''' became Goring's Regiment under Sir Henry Goring |
*'''1716''' became Kerr's Regiment | *'''1716''' became Kerr's Regiment | ||
*'''1727''' became Cathcart's Regiment | *'''1727''' became Cathcart's Regiment | ||
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*'''1782''' became 31st (Huntingdonshire) 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]] | *'''1881''' amalgamated with [[70th Regiment of Foot]] and became 1st Bn the [[East Surrey Regiment]] | ||
| + | *'''1959''' amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment. | ||
| + | *'''1966''' amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31st_(Huntingdonshire)_Regiment_of_Foot 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br /> | |
| − | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Surrey_Regiment East 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.html Queen's Royal Surrey regiment] queensroyalsurreys.org.uk including [http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india.html Regimental India 1825-1947]<br /> | ||
| + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Regiment Queen's Regiment] Wikipedia<br / | ||
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 12:03, 22 April 2011
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 under Joshua Churchill
- 1711 became Goring's Regiment under Sir Henry Goring
- 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
- 1758 second battalion became 70th (Glasgow Lowland) 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
- 1959 amalgamated with Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
- 1966 amalgamated to become 1st Battalion The Queen's Regiment
External Links
31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
East Surrey Regiment Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Wikipedia
Queen's Royal Surrey regiment queensroyalsurreys.org.uk including Regimental India 1825-1947
Queen's Regiment Wikipedia<br /
