Regimental Timeline

The East Surrey Regiment

The Second World War: 1945

 

1945
  The East Surrey Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Operations in Italy.

2nd May

German surrender.

8th May

Occupation of Austria – battalion moves to Carinthia.

December

Moves to Vienna.

 

2nd Battalion

 

Britain. Preparations for the invasion of Japan.

15th August

Japanese surrender.

August

Original 2nd Bn PoWs freed in Singapore.

September

PoWs and Colours return to Britain.

30th November

Colours trooped at West Chiltington, Sussex. New Colours presented.

7th December

Embarks at Liverpool for Egypt (Canal Zone).

16th December

Moves to Haifa, Palestine.

31st December

Arrived Port Said.

 

Arrived Haifa, Palestine.

Territorial Army
 

1st/6th Battalion

 

Operations against ELAS in Greece.

6th January

Athens cleared.

September

Joins 13th Division.

 

2nd/6th Battalion

 

Whittlesham, Norfolk, as a training battalion.

Home Defence Battalions
 

10th Battalion

August

Disbanded.

Home Guard Battalions
  3rd (Weybridge), 51st (Malden), 52nd, 53rd (Molesey),
54th, 55th, 56th (Epsom, Ewell and Banstead),
62nd (Norbury), 63rd (Richmond),
64th (Kingston) Battalions stood down and disbanded.
Depot
  Joins Home Counties Brigade Group Training Depot.

6th June 1999 The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Association, with approval of Guildford Cathedral authorities erected two stained glass windows
to the men of the Queen's Royal and East Surrey Regiment who had served as member of Home Guard.

 

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