1919 |
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The
Queen’s (Royal West Regiment) Regiment |
| |
1st
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
| January
- May |
Remains
in France. |
| 7th
May |
Reduced
to Cadre. |
| 15th
May |
Cadre
and Band embarks for Southampton. Moves to Depot Guildford. |
| 5th
August |
Strength
raised to 79 officers and 1169 men by drafts from other
battalions. |
| August |
Clipstone. |
| 7th
August |
Aldershot. |
| |
2nd
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
| January |
Italy. |
| 15th
February |
Reduced
to Cadre. |
| 21st
February |
Cadre
returns to England by road and rail. At Depot, Guildford. |
| 18th
July |
Re-formed
and moved to Aldershot. |
| 7th
August |
Victory
Parade, London. |
| 6th
November |
Embarks
at Liverpool for India. |
| 25th
December |
Bombay,
then to Bareilly. |
| |
Mobilised
for operations in Waziristan. |
| |
Special
Reserve |
| |
3rd
Battalion (2nd Royal Surrey Militia) |
| 5th
August |
Remaining
personnel to 1st Battalion. |
| 24th
September |
Battalion
disembodied. Remains on Regimental List until 1953. |
| |
Territorial
Force |
| |
1st/4th
Battalion |
| January |
Internal
Security Operations in the Punjab. |
| April |
Jullundur. |
| May |
Operations
on the North-West Frontier. |
| September |
Peshawar. |
| 18th
October |
Embarks
for Home at Bombay. |
| 14th
November |
Crowborough.
Reduced to Cadre. |
| 18th
November |
Disbanded
at Croydon and absorbed back into 4th Battalion. |
| |
2nd/4th
Battalion |
| 20th
January |
Joins
British Army of the Rhine. |
| March
|
Transferred
to 42nd (London) Division. |
| 7th
April |
Presented
with King’s Colour by Gen Sir Henry Plumer. |
| 11th
April |
Absorbs
1,000 men of 53rd (Young Soldiers) Battalion. |
| 22nd
October |
Reduced
to Cadre. Officers and men posted to 10th and 11th Battalions. |
| 31st
October |
Disbanded
and absorbed back into 4th Battalion. |
| |
4th
Battalion |
| 12th
December |
Disembodied. |
| |
1st/5th
Battalion |
| 20th
January |
Battalion
concentrates at Nejef. |
| 7th
March |
Majority
of officers and men posted to 1st/5th Surreys. |
| 10th
March |
Reduced
to Cadre. |
| 18th
March |
Embarks
at Baghdad and sails via Bombay to Plymouth. |
| 7th
May |
Disbanded
and absorbed back into 5th Battalion. |
| |
5th
Battalion |
| 13th
May |
Disembodied. |
| |
1st/22nd
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
| |
Disbanded
and absorbed back into 22nd London. |
| |
2nd/22nd
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
| |
Egypt. |
| |
22nd
(County of London) Battalion the London Regiment (The Queen's) |
| 30th
June |
Disembodied. |
| |
1st/24th
(County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen’s) |
| |
Disbanded
and absorbed back into 24th London. |
| |
2nd/24th
(County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen’s) |
| 16th
June |
Disbanded
and absorbed back into 24th London. |
| |
24th
(County of London) Battalion The London Regiment (The Queen’s) |
| 30th
June |
Disembodied. |
| |
|
| |
Service
Battalions |
| |
6th
Battalion |
| 4th
February |
Presented
with King’s Colour by HRH the Prince of Wales. |
| February
|
Drafts
to 1st and 11th Battalions. |
| April
|
Brought
back to a strength of 29 officers and 845 men by drafts. |
| June
|
Embarks
at Calais for England. |
| 30th
October |
Disbanded. |
| |
7th
Battalion |
| 7th
January |
Presented
with King’s Colour at Villers Outreaux by Lt Gen Sir
TLN Morland. |
| 1st
May |
Reduced
to Cadre. |
| 25th
June |
Cadre
returns to England. |
| 6th
August |
Disbanded
at Guildford. |
| |
8th
Battalion |
| 12th
February |
Presented
with King’s Colour at Baisieux by Lt Gen Sir Arthur
Holland. |
| March |
Drafts
sent to 10th and 11th Battalions. Battalion reduced to Cadre. |
| June
|
Embarks
at Antwerp for England. |
| 8th
June |
Disbanded
at Prees Heath. |
| |
10th
(Battersea) Battalion |
| 6th
January |
Joins
British Army of the Rhine at Lindlar. |
| 19th
February |
Presented
with King’s Colour at Ehreshoven. |
| 17th
July |
Moves
to Siegburg. |
| |
11th
(Lambeth) Battalion |
| 8th
January |
Joins
British Army of the Rhine at Troisdorf. |
| 11th
February |
Presented
with King’s Colour on the Exerzierplatz, Cologne, by
Gen Sir Henry Plumer. |
| April |
Receives
drafts from 4th, 6th, 8th and 52nd Battalions. |
| |
16th
(Home Service) Battalion |
| 21st
June |
Disbanded
at Ipswich. |
| |
19th
Battalion |
| 1st
June |
Disbanded. |
| |
Young
Soldiers Battalions |
| |
51st
Battalion |
| 8th
February |
Converted
to a Service Battalion. |
| 1st
April |
Absorbed
into 10th (Battersea) Battalion in Germany. |
| |
52nd
Battalion |
| 8th
February |
Converted
to a Service Battalion. |
| 1st
April |
Absorbed
into 11th (Lambeth) Battalion in Germany. |
| |
53rd
Battalion |
| 8th
February |
Converted
to a Service Battalion. |
| 1st
April |
Absorbed
into 2nd/4th Battalion in Germany. |
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