1915 |
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The
Queen’s (Royal West Regiment) Regiment |
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1st
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
| 1st
January |
Bethune,
Corps in reserve. |
| 10th
January |
In
trenches at Givenchy. |
| 15th
- 25th May |
Battle
of Festubert. |
| 25th
July |
Joins
5 Infantry Brigade (2nd Division) at Cuinchy. |
| 25th
September
- 10th October |
Battle
of Loos. |
| 11th
October
- 15th December |
Trenches
near La Bassée, opposite Hohenzollern Reboubt. |
| 15th
December |
Joins
100 Infantry Brigade (33rd Division) at St Hilaire. Fifes
and drums rejoin from England. |
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2nd
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
| January
-
February |
Bn
re-forms to strength of 29 officers, 824 men. Moves to Laventie. |
| 10th
- 18th March |
Battle
of Auber. |
| 8th
- 16th May |
First
Battle of Ypres. Festubert. Casualities 11 officers, 443
men killed, wounded and missing. |
| 25th
- 27th September |
Battle
of Loos. Casualties 11 officers, 261 men killed, wounded and
missing. |
| 17th
October -
5th December |
In
reserve. |
| 6th
- 20th December |
In
trenches, Givenchy. |
| 21st
December |
In
reserve. |
| 2nd
- 30th December |
Transferred
to 91 Infantry Brigade (7th Division) In Reserve, strength
increased to 32 officers, 824 men. |
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Special
Reserve |
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3rd
Battalion (2nd Royal Surrey Militia) |
| May |
Moves
to Fort Bridgewood, Drafts to 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th Battalions. |
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Territorial
Force |
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1st/4th
Battalion. |
| January |
Lucknow. |
| February |
Peshawar
and Nowshera. |
| 25th
October |
Joins
2 Indian Infantry Brigade for service on the NW Frontier. |
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Mohamand
Campaign, NW Frontier India. |
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2nd/4th
Battalion |
| April |
Contributes
540 men to composite Queen's battalion with 2nd/5th at Cambridge.
Joins 160 (South Wales) Infantry Brigade in 53rd Welsh Division
for training. Composite Queen's battalion designated as 2nd/4th.
Embarks at Devonport for Gallipoli. |
| 16th
July |
Lands.
Operations at Gallipoli. |
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Evacuated
from Suvla. Casualties 29 officers, 680 men killed, wounded,
invalided by disease and missing. |
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3rd/4th
Battalion |
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Battalion
formed from residue of 2nd/4th Battalion which did not form
part of the composite Queen's battalion with 2nd/5th. |
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Home
Service. |
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4th/4th
Battalion |
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Battalion
formed at Croydon as holding and drafting unit. |
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1st/5th
Battalion |
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Lucknow,
India. |
| 27th
October |
Battalion
mobilised for war, strength 28 officers, 744 men. Joins 34
Infantry Brigade. |
| 1st
December |
Embarks
at Bombay. |
| 7th
December |
Arrives
in Mesopotamia. |
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2nd/5th
Battalion |
| April |
Contributes
ot composite Queen's battalion, 2nd/4th Queen's. |
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3rd/5th
Battalion |
| 1st
July |
Formed
at Guildford as holding and drafting unit. |
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1st/22nd
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
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Moves
to France. |
| 7th
July |
Transferred
to the corps of The Queen's. |
| September
- October |
Battle
of Loos. |
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2nd/22nd
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
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Home
Service. |
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Transferred
to the corps of The Queen's. |
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3rd/22nd
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
| 7th
July |
Becomes
22nd Territorial Force Reserve Battalion. |
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22nd
Territorial Force Reserve Battalion |
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Transferred
to the corps of The Queen's. |
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1st/24th
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
| 15th
March |
Battalion
embarks and moves to France. |
| 25th
April |
First
tour in trenches. |
| 9th
May |
Battle
of Aubers Ridge. 109 all ranks killed, wounded and missing. |
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6
(London) Brigade renamed 142 Infantry Brigade. |
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2nd
(London) Brigade renamed 47th Division. |
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Battle
of Festubert; action at Givenchy. 4 officers and 136 men killed. |
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Loos/Lens
sector. Visit by HRH the Prince of Wales. |
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of
The Queen's. |
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Transferred
to the corps of The Queen's. |
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Battle
of Loos. |
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In
reserve. |
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Hohenzollern
Redoubt. |
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2nd/24th
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
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Moves
to St Albans. |
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Moves
to Braintree. |
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Transfers
home service men to 3rd/24th London. |
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Transferred
to the corps of The Queen's. |
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2rd/24th
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
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Battalion
formed for home service. |
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Transferred
to the corps of The Queen's. |
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Service
Battalions |
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6th
Battalion |
| 5th
May |
Embarks
at Southampton and sails for Boulogne. Strength 25 officers,
1010 men. |
| July
- September |
In
trenches, Le Bizet and La Touquet. |
| September
- December |
Battle
of Loos: Armentières; Hohenzollern Redoubt. |
| 10th
December |
Moves
to Givenchy sector. |
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7th
Battalion |
| 26th
July |
Embarks
at Southampton and sails for Boulogne. Strength 33 officers,
47 Sgts, 43 Cpls, 51 Lance-corporals, 773 men. Moves to the
Ancre sector. |
| 25th
October |
Inspected
by King George V at Ribemont. |
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8th
Battalion |
| July |
Inspected
at Chobham by King George V and Lord Kitchener. |
| 31st
August |
Embarks
at Southampton and sails for Boulogne. Moves to Béthume
sector. |
| 25th
- 26th
September |
Battle
of Loos. Casualties 12 officer, 409 men. |
| October |
Re-forms
at Noeux-les-Mines. |
| November
- December |
Moves
to St Omer sector. |
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9th
Battalion |
| April |
Becomes
9th (Reserve) Battalion, holding and drafting unit. |
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10th
(Battersea) Battalion |
| 3rd
June |
Battalion
raised. Joins 124 Infantry Brigade (41st Division). |
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11th
(Lambeth) Battalion |
| 10th
June |
Battalion
raised. Joins 123 Infantry Brigade (41st Division). |
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12th
(Reserve) Battalion |
| October |
Formed
from Dopot Companies of 10th and 11th Battalions. |
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19th
Battalion |
| 18th
June |
Formed
as 69th Provisional Battalion from men of 2nd/4th ans 2nd/5th
not committed for overseas service. Strength 16 officers,
944 men. |
