| 1939
|
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The
East Surrey Regiment |
| |
1st
Battalion |
| |
Colchester. |
| 29th
Septmeber |
Moves
to Aldershot. |
| 2nd
October |
Embarks
for Cherbourg. Joins 11 Infantry Brigade (4th Division). |
| |
Strength
27 officers 761 men. Moves to the Gort Line. |
| |
2nd
Battalion |
| |
Shanghai,
Tientsin and Peking. |
|
|
Embroidered
shoulder titles on battle dress. |
|
| |
Territorial
Army |
| |
6th
Battalion |
| 31st
March |
At
Lympne. Divides into 1st/6th and 2nd/6th. |
| |
1st/6th
Battalion |
| 1st
September |
Battalion
embodied. Putney, then Lyme Regis. Joins 132 Infantry Brigade,
44th (Home Counties) Division. |
| |
2nd/6th
Battalion |
| 1st
September |
Battalion
formed at Richmond. |
| 3rd
July |
Battalion
embodied. |
| 1st
September |
Moves
to Chatham. |
| |
Home
Defence Battalions |
| |
8th
Battalion |
| |
Kingston. |
|
|
Rifle,
Lee Enfield No 4 Mk I. |
|
| |
Depot |
| |
Becomes
Regimental ITC. |
