The Colours of The East Surrey Regiment
(and its forebears the 31st and 70th of Foot)

Battle Honours of the World Wars

After the Great War, ten Battle Honours were selected under Army Order 55 of 1925, reflecting the service of all battalions in all theatres of operations, for addition to the King’s Colours of all Regular and Territorial battalions of the Regiment, borne on the arms of the cross of St George. These were:

MONS MARNE 1914

LA BASSÉE

YPRES 1915, 1917, 1918

LOOS

SOMME 1916 1918

 

ALBERT 1916

CAMBRAI 1917

 

SELLE

DOIRAN 1918


After the Second World War, a similar exercise was undertaken under Army Order 72 of 1957, however these honours were never physically emblazoned onto the Colours themselves before the Regiment amalgamated with The Queen’s. These Honours were:

DUNKIRK 1940

NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1940

OEDZARGA

LONGSTOP HILL 1943

NORTH AFRICA 1942-43

 

SICILY 1943

SANGRO

 

CASSINO

ITALY 1943-45

 

MALAYA 1941-42

 

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