The Queen's Royal Regiment
The Malaya Goblets
Presented by the undermentioned officers in 1955:-
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Lieutenant Colonel Piggott, later Major General, became the last Colonel of The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment and then a Deputy Colonel of The Queen’s Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Lowry commanded 1st Bn The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment in Aden and Hong Kong and was subsequently awarded the MBE. He was awarded the MC in Malaya. Major Mans rose to the rank of Major General and was a Colonel of The Queen’s Regiment. Captains Durrant, Jones and Davidson became Colonels and 2/Lt Davidson later commanded 1 Queen’s in BAOR and N. Ireland. Sadly, Lieutenant Mulady, a very promising young officer on attachment to the Army Air Corps died as a result of an air crash in Cyprus. His GSM (Malaya) was in the regimental museum at Clandon.
The Ladies Purse Tankards These are the Ladies Purse tankards, Poona 1870. They were made in that year by Stephen Smith, London. They are Sterling Silver Tankards and have embossed and chased floral scroll decoration on the body and cover, a scroll thumb piece, with scroll handles. |
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The Pink Column The Pink Column was presented to 1st Bn The Queen’s Royal Regiment by Colonel F J Pink CMG, DSO on relinquishing command of the battalion in 1908. The original was badly damaged in Lingfield and a replacement was commissioned by 1 Queen’s Sergeants’ Mess whilst stationed in Berlin, in 1970. This piece of silver hwas been returned to the Museum at Clandon. Members who served with 1 Queen’s and 1 Queen’s Surreys will recall that this piece was competed for annually between the Officers’ and Sergeants’ Mess. Most of the time it was won by the Sergeants’ Mess! |
Claret Decanters Two glass decanters, with chased silver mounts and animal and female masks, model Lamb mounted stoppers, silver foot with three sphinx supports, etched glass bodies engraved with regimental distinctions. Inscribed and presented by Captains Grant and Hood in 1875. |
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Punjab Open Polo Tournament Statuette to commemorate this being won by the Officers of the 1st Battalion The Queen’s Royal Regiment in 1902 at Lahore, presented by Major Glasgow, Captain Mathew-Lannowe, Captain Heath, Captain McNamara, Captain Koebel and the Polo Club. Captains Mathew-Lannowe and McNamara were subsequently wounded in September 1914, and Captain Heath and Lieutenant Creek were both killed in action.
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