Colours of the Territorial Battalions

Until the formation of The Queen’s Regiment, Territorial Battalions carried Colours which differed in detail from those of Regular Battalions. This section traces the development of the Colours of the four TA Battalions of The Queen’s and subsequently the two TA Battalions of the Queen’s Surreys.

Presentation of New Colours. The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment

Presentation of New Colours to 3rd and 4th Bns The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment (TA) Woking Football Club grounds.
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The old Colours are shown being marched off parade for the last time. They were the Queen's and Regimental Colours of the 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA), the 6th Battalion the East Surrey Regiment (TA) and the 23rd London Regiment (TA).

The Colours of the 4th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA) were presented by HM Queen Mary, Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment on 7th May 1938. The Colours of the 5th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA) at Guildford on the 28th April, 1936, also by Queen Mary. His Majesty King Edward VIl presented the Colours to the 6th Battalion The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA), and to the 23rd London Regiment (TA) at Windsor Great Park 011 19th June 1909.

The Colours of the 6th Battalion the East Surrey Regiment (TA) were presented by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Surrey, Colonel the Lord Ashcombe CB TD at the Barracks, Kingston-upon-Thames on the 9th June. 1928.
The officers carrying the Colours were Lieutenants:-

A W Cutcher

 

HA N Clark

J C Stoddart

 

J E A Samuels

P J Dorey

 

A B Daly

J B Harmon

 

G M R G Sinclair

R W Harrington

 

P E Marchant

     

The Escorts were Sgts L Duncan, L C Ridley, M R Nason, O Hyman, H Goble and C/Sgt A Locke

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