WHEREABOUTS OF COLOURS

THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT

1st Battalion The Queen’s Royal Regiment
Presented Retired Whereabouts
Tangier (not known) not known Not preserved
1686 1751 Not preserved, except Colonel’s Colour at Kilmainham
1751 (Green facings) 1768 Not preserved
1768 (Blue facings) 1772 Not preserved
1772 1806 Regimental Museum
1806 1820 Reduced to rags in the Peninsula
1820 1847 Reduced to rags in Afghanistan
1847 1947 Regimental Museum
1947 1960 Guildford Cathedral

2nd Battalion The Queen’s Royal Regiment
Presented Retired Whereabouts
1859 1948 Guildford Cathedral

Third Colour of The Queen’s
Presented Retired Whereabouts
1686 (Donkin) 1750 Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, and re-worked into Torrens Colour.
1825 (Torrens) 1854 Centre used for Burns Colour, remainder not preserved
1853 (Burns) 1893 Regimental Museum
1894 (1st Malta) 1930 Regimental Museum
1930 (2nd Malta) 1977 Regimental Museum
1977 (Davidson) In Service In Service

2nd Royal Surrey Militia/3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion
Presented Retired Whereabouts
1759 1798 Not preserved
1798 1841 Destroyed by fire
1854 1953 Regimental Museum

Territorial Battalions
Battalion Presented Retired Whereabouts
4th 1909 1938 Croydon Parish Church
4th 1938 1964 Croydon Parish Church
5th 1926 1964 Regimental Museum
22nd London and 6th 1909 1964 Bermondsey Parish Church
24th London and 7th 1909 1961 St Mary’s, Newington

Service Battalions
Battalion Presented Retired Whereabouts
6th 1919 1920 Holy Trinity, Guildford, and later Regimental Museum
7th 1919 1920 Holy Trinity, Guildford, and later Regimental Museum
8th 1919 1920 Holy Trinity, Guildford, and later Regimental Museum
10th (Battersea) 1919 1920 St Mary’s, Battersea, and later Regimental Museum
11th (Lambeth) 1919 1921 Lambeth Town Hall
2nd/4th 1919 1920 Croydon Town Hall
3rd/4th 1919 1920 Croydon Parish Church
2nd/22nd London 1921 1921 Bermondsey initially, now not known
2nd/24th London 1919 1920 Not known
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