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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 to 3^rd and 4^th 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 4^th, 5^th and 6^th Battalions The Queen's Royal Regiment (TA), the 6^th Battalion the East Surrey Regiment (TA) and the 23^rdLondon Regiment (TA).

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

The Colours of the 6^th 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 9^th 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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Colours of the Territorial Battalions

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