1941 |
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
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Waziristan. |
| November |
Moves
to Ambala.. |
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2nd
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
| February
- May |
Training
in Egypt. |
| June |
Ordered
to Crete but does not reach it. |
| 17th
June |
Joins
16 Infantry Brigade (6th Division) for the invasion of Syria. |
| July |
Joins
5 Indian Infantry Brigade. Operations against Vichy French
at Qatana, Yaafour and the Damascus/Beirut road. |
| 18th
Sepember |
Occupation
of Syria. |
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Embarks
at Beirut for Tobruk. |
| Sepember
- November |
Defence
of Tobruk. |
| November |
Operation
Crusader. |
| December |
Moves
to Egypt. |
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Web
Equipment (Braithwaite) 1937.
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Territorial
Army |
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131
(Queen’s) Infantry Brigade (1st/5th, 1st/6th and 1st/7th
Battalions) |
| |
Anti-invasion
duties in East Anglia. |
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169
(Queen’s) Infantry Brigade (2nd/5th, 2nd/6th and 2nd/7th
Battalions) |
| September |
35
Inf Bde renumbered 169. Joins 56th (London) Division. Anti-invasion
duties in Kent and Sussex. |
| |
Home
Defence Battalions |
| |
11th
Battalion |
|
|
Home
service. |
| |
12th
Battalion |
| 24th
July |
Amalgamates
with 10th (HD) Bn the Middlesex Regt and transferred as 30th
Mx. |
| |
14th
Battalion |
| 1st
December |
Converted
to 99 LAA Regt RA and transferred to RA. |
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15th
Battalion |
| |
Home
service. |
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31st
Battalion |
| 24th
December |
Bn
fully formed. |
| |
50th
(Holding) Battalion. |
| May |
Formed
at Caterham. |
| 9th
October |
Redesignated
as 15th Battalion. |
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70th
(Young Soldiers) Battalion |
|
|
Home
service. |
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Home
Guard Battalions |
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1st
(Camberley and Farnham), 2nd, 4th (Guildford), 5th (Godalming
and Dist), 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th 3rd (Southern Railway),
23rd (Croydon), 33rd (Croydon), 32nd, 60th (Surrey) Battalions
affiliated. |
