| 1943
|
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The
East Surrey Regiment |
|
|
The
Surrey Star worn by members of 1st Bn The East Surrey
Regiment on upper arm. |
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1st
Battalion |
| April |
Longstop
Hill and peaks battles. |
| 7th
May |
Capture
of Tunis. |
| 25th
July |
Lands
at Syracuse, Sicily. |
| 22nd
September |
Lands
at Tarranto, Italy. |
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2nd
Battalion |
| |
Various
stations in Devon and Essex. |
| February |
Moves
to Northern Ireland. Various stations in Coleraine and Antrim. |
| December
|
Returns
to England. |
| |
Territorial
Army |
| |
1st/6th
Battalion |
| 5th
March |
Inspected
by King George VI. Moves to Scotland. |
| 11th
March |
Embarks
at Glasgow for North Africa. |
| April |
Sidi
Ameur, Djebel Grembil and Djebel Djaffa, Algeria. |
| May |
Tunis. |
| December |
Moves
to Egypt. |
| |
2nd/6th
Battalion |
| March |
Malton,
Yorks. |
| 4th
July |
Uckfield,
Sussex. |
| 3rd
October |
Hunstanton,
Norfolk. |
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Home
Defence Battalions |
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9th
Battalion |
| |
Northern
Ireland. |
| June |
Manpower
posted to other units; battalion disbanded. |
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10th
Battalion |
| January |
Dovercourt,
Essex. Joins 45th Division. |
| February |
Moves
to Northern Ireland. |
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Home
Guard Battalions |
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3rd
(Weybridge), 51st (Malden), 52nd, 53rd (Molesey), 54th, 55th,
56th (Epsom, Ewell and Banstead), 62nd (Norbury), 63rd (Richmond),
Battalions affiliated. |
