1942 |
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
| December |
Joins
33 Indian Infantry Brigade (7th Indian Division) for jungle
training. |
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Moves
to Ambala.. |
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2nd
Battalion (2nd Foot) |
| February |
Syria. |
| March |
Embarks
at Suez for Ceylon. |
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|
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Rifle
Lee Enfield No4, Mk1.
|
|
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Territorial
Army |
| |
131
(Queen’s) Infantry Brigade (1st/5th, 1st/6th and 1st/7th
Battalions) |
| 14th
May |
Britain. |
| 24th
May |
Inspected
by King George VI. |
| August |
Embarks
at Glasgow for North Africa. |
| 28th
- 29th September |
Battle
of Alem el Halfa. |
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Attack
on Deir el Munassib. |
| October |
Battle
of El Alamein. |
| November |
The
Pursuit to Tobruk. |
| December |
The
Advace on Tripoli. |
| |
169
(Queen’s) Infantry Brigade (2nd/5th, 2nd/6th and 2nd/7th
Battalions) |
| August
|
Britain. |
| 22nd
August |
Inspected
by King George VI. |
| October |
Embarks
at Liverpool. Sails via Freetown and Cape Town for India. |
| 31st
October |
Bombay,
India. |
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Moves
to Iraq. |
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Home
Defence Battalions |
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11th
Battalion |
|
|
Home
service. |
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15th
Battalion |
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Home
service. |
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20th
Parachute Battalion |
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re-raised
from 151 (Parachute) Battalion on 30th October. |
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31st
Battalion |
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Home
service. |
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70th
(Young Soldiers) Battalion |
|
|
Converted
to No 17 PTC. |
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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. |
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11th
(Woking and Chobham) Battalion raised and affiliated. |
