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The
Queen's Regiment
1951 - 1959 |
| 1951
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
| 1st
April |
Home
Counties Brigade Group formalised. Component Regiments, Queen’s
Buffs, R. Fusiliers, Surreys, R. Sussex, Royal West Kent and
Middlesex Regiments. |
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1st
Battalion |
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Iserlohn,
West Germany. |
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Home Counties Brigade cap badge.
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| 1952
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
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Iserlohn. |
| 25th
March |
Death
of HM Queen Mary, Colonel-in-Chief, The Queen's Royal Regiment. |
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Depot |
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Re-opened
for recruit training, Stoughton Barracks Guildford. |
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Home
Guard |
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6th
and 10th (Surrey) Battalions re-raised at Cadre strength. |
| 1953
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
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Iserlohn,
West Germany. |
| June |
Contingent
sent to the Coronation. |
| October |
Moves
to England. |
| 1954
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
| 20th
January |
Embarks
for Malaya on HMT Georgic. |
| 13th
February |
Disembarks
Singapore - Selerang Barracks, the Kota Tinngi for Jungle
training. |
| March |
Battalion
deploy into Johore. A & B Companies to Rompin. B Company
then Bahau. C Company South Johol, D Company Ayer Tekah in
the foothills of Mount Ophir. BHQ, Support and HQ Companies
were based at Tampin. A forward Tac HQ was established at
Muar. Further moves took place in Johore during 1954 and 1955. |
| 28
September |
General
Sir George Giffard GCB, DSO completed his tenure of office
as Colonel of the Regiment. He was succeeded by Maj Gen J
Y Whitfield CB, DSO, OBE who had commanded 2/5th Queen's at
Monte Camino and was GOC 56 (London) Division in the latter
stages of the Italian campaign. He was to be the last Colonel
of The Queen's Royal Regiment. |
| 1955
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
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Operations
in Malaya and Singapore. |
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Territorial
Army |
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598
LAA Regiment |
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Redesignated
as Q (4th Queen’s) Battery 565 LAA Regiment RA. |
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622
HAA Regiment |
| 10th
March |
Amalganated
with 570 Searchlight Regiment (1st Surrey Rifles) as R and
S Batteries 570 HAA Regiment. |
| 1956
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
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Operations
in Malaya, and internal security duties during Singapore Riots. |
| 1957
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
| 14th
February |
Battalion
relieved from jungle operations. |
| 2nd
March |
Battalion
embarked on HMT Empire Orwell. Because of Suez Crisis
returns to UK via the Cape. Leave in the UK. Reformed at Mons
Barracks, Iserlohn, West Germany. |
| 1958
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
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Iserlohn,
West Germany. |
| July |
One
company joins 1st Surreys in Cyprus, who were on an emergency
tour. |
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Home
Guard |
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6th
and 10th (Surrey) Battalions disbanded. |
| 1959
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The
Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) |
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1st
Battalion |
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Iserlohn,West
Germany. |
| 28th
September |
Moves
to Bury St Edmunds. |
| 14th
October |
Amalgamates
with 1st Bn The East Surrey Regiment. |
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The Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Association. |
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