The East Surrey Regiment
1946 - 1950
1946
  The East Surrey Regiment
  1st Battalion
January
Moves to Greece. Joins 28 Inf Bde (4th Division) in Salonika.
  2nd Battalion
  Internal Security Operations in Haifa, Palestine.
 
Territorial Army
  1st/6th Battalion
Greece.
30th October
Disbanded.
  2nd/6th Battalion
Whittlesham, Norfolk, as a training battalion.
28th February
Disbanded.

Home Counties Brigade arm flash.

1947
  The East Surrey Regiment
  Home Counties Training Group formed at Shorncliffe.
  1st Battalion
Greece.
  2nd Battalion
27th April
Moves to Egypt.
 
Territorial Army
  6th Battalion
1st January
Reconstituted at Kingston..

 

1948
  The East Surrey Regiment
  1st Battalion
12th July
Colours of 1st and 2nd Battalions trooped. Amalgamation with 2nd Battalion.
  2nd Battalion
April
Moves to Moascar.
May
Battalion amalgamated with 1st Battalion in Greece.

 

1949
  The East Surrey Regiment
  1st Battalion
April
Inspected by the King of Greece.
November
Moves to Mogadishu, Somalia.

 

1950
  The East Surrey Regiment
  1st Battalion
  Mogadishu.
1st April
Embarks for England; moves to Barnard Castle, Durham, then Shorncliffe.
Joins 2 Infantry Brigade (1st Division).

Drums of The East Surrey Regiment.

 

 
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