Colonels of The Queen's Royal Regiment
The Tangiers Garrison
Henry, Lord Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough 1661-1663
Colonel Andrew Rutherford, The Earl of Teviot 1663-1664
Colonel Henry Norwood, 1664-1668
Colonel The Lord John Billasye 1665-1666 (Bellasyse or Bellasise)
The Tangiers Regiment
John, The Earl of Middleton 1668-1675
The Governor's Regiment later, The 1st Tangiers Regiment
William O'Brien The Earl of Inchiquin 1675-1680
Sir Palmes Fairborne 1680-1682
1st Tangiers Regiment 1686, The Queen Dowager's Regiment
Lieutenant General Piercy Kirke (The Elder) 1682-1691
Major General William Selwyn 1691-1701
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Balassis Kt 1701-1702
General David Colyear, The Earl of Portmore 1703-1710
1714 Her Royal Highness, The Princess of Wales's Own Regiment 1727
The Queen's Own Regiment
Lieutenant General Piercy Kirke (The Younger) 1710-1741
1751 - The Queen's (Second) Royal Regiment of Foot
Lieutenant General Thomas Fowke 1741-1755
Major General The Hon John Fitz-William 1755-1760
Lieutenant General Sir Charles Montague KB 1760-1777
Lieutenant General Daniel Jones 1777-1790
H R H Field Marshal The Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, KG KP GCB 1790
Major General Alexander Stewart 1790-1794
General James Coates 1794-1822
Major General Sir Henry Torrens KCB 1822-1828
General The Rt Hon Sir William Keppel GCB 1828-1834
General the Rt Hon Sir James Kempt GCB GCH 1834-1846
Lieutenant General Alexander George The Lord Saltoun KCB GCH 1846-1853
Lieutenant General Sir John Rolt KCB GCH 1853-1856
Lieutenant General Sir James Holmes Schoedde KCB 1856-1857
General Sir John Spink KH 1857-1877
General Clement Alexander Edwards CB 1877
1881 - The Royal West Surrey Regiment (The Queen's)
General Sir Henry Smythe KCB 1877-1891
Lieutenant General Frederick Green Wilkinson 1891-1893
General Sir Edward Selby Smythe KCMG 1893-1896
Lieutenant General Granville George Chetwynd-Stapylton 1896-1902
General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny GCB GCVO 1902-1914
Lieutenant General Sir Edward Owen Fisher Hamilton KCB 1914-1920
1924 - The Queen's Royal (West Surrey) Regiment
General Sir Charles Monro Bt GCB GCSI GCMG ADC 1920-1929
Major General Sir Wilkinson D Bird KBE CB CMG DSO 1929-1939
General Sir Ivo L B Vesey KCB KBE CMG DSO 1939-1945
General Sir George Giffard GCB DSO 1945-1954
Major General J Y Whitfield CB DSO and Bar OBE 1954-1959
