The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment

Militia, Volunteers and Territorials

The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment

last trooping of the colours

These colours were trooped for the last time at Woking football ground on July 12th 1963.

They were the Queen’s and Regimental Colours of the 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions. The Queen’s Royal Regiment (TA), the 6th Battalion The East Surrey Regiment (TA) and the 23rd London Regiment (TA)

The Colours of the 4th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA) were presented by Her Majesty Queen Mary at Croydon on 7th May, 1938. Her Majesty Queen Mary also presented the Colours of the 5th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA) at Guildford on 28th April, 1936. His Majesty King Edward VII presented the Colours to the 6th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA), and to the 23rd London Regiment (TA) at Windsor Great Park on 19th June 1909.

The Colours of the 6th Battalion The East Surrey Regiment (TA) were presented by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey, Colonel The Lord Ashcombe, CB TD at the Barracks, Kingston-upon-Thames on the 9th June, 1928.

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