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2nd Regiment of Foot

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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.<ref>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918.net/queens.htm -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> Khyber Pass Old Cove [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225793-15th-royal-west-surrey-murree-aug-1916/?do=findComment&comment=2301225 1/5th Royal West Surrey, Murree, Aug 1916] ''Great War Forum'' 28 August 18 March 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2019.</ref>
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