Regimental Timeline
The East Surrey Regiment
The Second World War: 1943
1944 | |
The East Surrey Regiment | |
1st Battalion |
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Operations in Italy. |
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11th - 18th May |
Battle of Cassino. |
May |
Surrender of Italy. |
30th May |
The East Surrey Regiment granted Freedom of Kingston-upon-Thames. |
2nd Battalion |
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Sussex. |
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September |
Orkney Islands. |
December |
Kent. |
Territorial Army | |
1st/6th Battalion |
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11th - 18th May |
Battle of Cassino. |
Surrender of Italy. |
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November |
Relieved in the line and prepared to move to Palestine. |
7th December |
Embarks at Taranto and moves to Piraeus, Greece. |
18th December |
Operations against ELAS in Athens begun. |
2nd/6th Battalion |
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2nd January |
Durham. |
19th April |
Hornsey, North London. |
July |
Lowestoft, Suffolk. Takes on role of a training battalion. |
September |
Shorncliffe. |
November |
Whittlesham, Norfolk. |
Home Defence Battalions | |
10th Battalion |
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31st December |
Hassocks, Sussex. |
Home Guard Battalions | |
3rd (Weybridge), 51st (Malden), 52nd, 53rd (Molesey), 54th, 55th, 56th (Epsom, Ewell and Banstead), 62nd (Norbury), 63rd (Richmond), Battalions affiliated. |
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64th (Kingston) Battalion raised and affiliated. |
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Depot | |
12 ITC becomes 12th Holding Battalion. |