Regimental Timeline

The Second or The Queen's Royal Regiment

The Second World War: 1939-1945

 

1942
  The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
 

1st Battalion (2nd Foot)

December

Joins 33 Indian Infantry Brigade (7th Indian Division) for jungle training.

 

Moves to Ambala..

 

2nd Battalion (2nd Foot)

February

Syria.

March

Embarks at Suez for Ceylon.

 

Rifle Lee Enfield No4, Mk1.

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.

 

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.

 

Moves to Iraq.

Home Defence Battalions

 

11th Battalion

 

Home service.

 

15th Battalion

 

Home service.

 

20th Parachute Battalion

 

re-raised from 151 (Parachute) Battalion on 30th October.

 

31st Battalion

 

Home service.

 

70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion

 

Converted to No 17 PTC.

Home Guard Battalions

 

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.

 

11th (Woking and Chobham) Battalion raised and affiliated.

 

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