Difference between revisions of "East Surrey Regiment"

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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Wales's_Royal_Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Wales's_Royal_Regiment Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment] Wikipedia
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071219070924/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031ESurr.htm The East Surrey Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221053826/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/031-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220352/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/070-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071219070924/http://regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/031ESurr.htm The East Surrey Regiment] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071221053826/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/031-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071214220352/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/070-1.htm 2nd Battalion] Regiments.org, an archived site.
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*[http://www.1914-1918.net/eastsurreys.htm 1/5th Battalion and 1/6th Battalion] East Surrey Regiment, part of the Territorial Force, were in India most of World War 1, landing at Bombay 2 December 1914. "The Long, Long Trail"
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** FIBIS Gallery [http://www.gallery.fibis.org/index.php?/category/21 Collection of photographs] taken by and owned by Arthur Cecil Gregory who served in the 5th Battalion East Surrey Regiment in various parts of India during WW1.
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
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Revision as of 11:59, 10 May 2013

Chronology

  • 1881 the 31st Regiment of Foot and the 70th Regiment of Foot amalgamated to become The East Surrey Regiment
  • 1959 merged with The Queen's Royal Regiment to form The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
  • 1966 amalgamated with The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Sussex Regiment & 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

FIBIS resources

  • Photo of a memorial in St George's Cathedral, Agra to NCOs & Men of 6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment who died in India 1914 - 1919. A list of names is included.


Records and Archives

The Regimental museum and the Archive holding many of the Regimental records are both within the catchment area of West Surrey Family History Society being at Clandon Park, and Woking, respectively.

External links