Regimental Timeline

The East Surrey Regiment

1951-1959

 

1951
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

1st April 1951

Home Counties Brigade Group formalised. Component Regiments, Queen’s Buffs, R. Fusiliers, Surreys, R. Sussex, Royal West Kent and Middlesex Regiments.

12th October

Transferred to 19 Infantry Brigade.

30th October

Moves to Libya for internal security operations.

Home Counties Brigade cap badge.

Home Counties Brigade cap badge.

1952
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Tripoli.

14th March

Celebrates 250th anniversary, raising of the Regiment.

October

Moves to Tobruk.

Depot
 

Re-opened for recruit training, The Barracks, Kingston-upon-Thames.

Home Guard
 

3rd, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 63rd, 64th (Surrey) Battalions re-raised at Cadre strength.

 

1953
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

January

Moves to the Canal Zone.

June

Contingent sent to the Coronation.

 

1954
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Egypt.

October

Returns to England and moves to Shorncliffe.

 

1955
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Shorncliffe.

July

Moves to Brunswick, West Germany.

 

1956
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Moves to Brunswick, West Germany.

Territorial Army
 

23rd London Regiment

1st September

42nd RTR redesignated 23rd London Regiment, re-roles as infantry and rejoins The East Surrey Regiment.

 

1957
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Brunswick, West Germany.

 

1958
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

January

Returns to England. Moves to Bury-St-Edmunds and joins 19 Infantry Brigade.

July

Moves to Cyprus for internal security operations, reinforced by a company from 1st Bn The Queen's Royal Regiment.

December

Returns to Bury-St-Edmunds.

Home Guard
 

3rd, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 63rd, 64th (Surrey) Battalions disbanded.

 

1959
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Bury-St-Edmunds.

14th October

Amalgamates with 1st Bn The Queen’s Royal Regiment.

 

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