The Regimental Motto was:-

Pristinae Virtutis Memor - Mindful of Gallant Actions of the Past

14^th October

Formation of The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.

Home Counties Brigade

14^th October

Further strengthened and assumes responsibility for manning and postings.

1^st Battalion

14^th October

Formed at Bury-St-Edmunds by the amalgamation of 1^st Bn The Queen’s Royal Regiment, and 1^st Bn The East Surrey Regiment.

Depot

June

Queen’s and Surreys depots close and move to Canterbury.

14^th October

Queen’s Surreys Depot formed at Wemyss Barracks, Canterbury.

Territorial Army

7^th Queen’s

R and S Batteries 570 LAA Regiment amalgamated to form R (Queen’s) Battery.

1^st Battalion

22^nd April

Presented with new Colours by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at Bury-St-Edmunds.

28^th April

Regiment granted Freedom of Guildford then Freedom March through Town.

29^th April

Regiment granted Freedom of Kingston-upon-Thames then Freedom March through Town.

16^th May

Moves to Colchester. Joins 19 Infantry Brigade (3^rd Infantry Division).

29^th September

Laying up of the old Colours of 1^st Bn The Queen’s Royal Regiment and 1^st Bn The East Surrey Regiment in the Regimental Chapel, Guildford Cathedral.

7^th November

Advance party moves to Aden, on the troopship Dunera.

Depot

1^st April

Queen’s Surreys Depot closed and amalgamated into the Home Counties Brigade Depot.

1^st Battalion

4^th January

Main body of Battalion sail for Aden on the troopship HMT Dunera on her last voyage as a troopship.

7^th October

Tercentenary Banquet, the Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly.

14^th October

Parade and unveiling of the monument, Putney Heath.

Aden. One company detached at Mukeiras.

Tercentenary Celebrations

7^th December

Tercentenary celebrations. Queen’s Colour trooped in front of HRH Princess Alexandra, of Kent.

Territorial Army

3^rd Battalion

1^st April

Formed by the amalgamation of 565 LAA Regiment (late 4^th Queen’s), 5^th Queen’s, and 6^th Queen’s. Bn HQ and HQ Company at Guildford, A Company at Dorking and Reigate, B Company at Camberley and Woking, C Company at Croydon, D Company at Bermondsey and Sutton. Joins 131 Infantry Brigade (44 Home Counties Division/District).

4^th Battalion

1^st April

Formed by the amalgamation of 6^th East Surreys and 23^rd London Regiment. Bn HQ and HQ Company at Kingston, A Company at Clapham and Richmond, B Company at Clapham, C Company at Chertsey, Hersham and Cobham, D Company at Kingston, Sutton and Leatherhead. Joins 47 (London) Infantry Brigade (56^th London Division/District).

R (Surrey) Battery 265 Regiment RA (late 7^th Queen’s)

Formed by amalgamation of P and Q Batteries (1^st Surrey Rifles), and R (Queen’s Battery), 570 LAA Regiment RA at Flodden Road, Camberwell.

12^th November

Laying up of old 7^th Queen’s Colours at St Mary’s, Newington.

1^st Battalion

19^th February

Arrives in Hong Kong on last troopship voyage of HMT Oxfordshire.

Detachments deployed for the Honour Guard in Korea.

Territorial Army

4^th Battalion

Detachments at Sutton and Leatherhead closed.

1^st Battalion

Hong Kong.

30^th November

Arrives in England and disperses on leave.

Queen’s Surreys Depot formed at Wemyss Barracks, Canterbury.

Territorial Army

3^rd and 4^th Battalions

Regiment granted Freedom of Reigate.

12^th July

Presentation of new Colours by the Earl of Munster, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, at Woking.

TAER men to 1^st Bn in Hong Kong.

4^th Battalion

3^rd November

Laying up of old 6^th Surreys Colours at Kingston.

The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment

1^st Battalion

17^th January

Reassembles at Münster, West Germany. Joins 6 Infantry Brigade (2^nd Division). APC Battalion.

Territorial Army

3^rd Battalion

5^th April

Laying up of old 4^th Queen’s Colours at Croydon.

12^th April

Laying up of old 6^th Queen’s Colours at Bermondsey.

25^th October

Laying up of old 5^th Queen’s Colours at Guildford.

4^th Battalion

Detachment at Richmond closed.

19^th January

Laying up of old 23^rd London Colours at Battersea.

1965

1^st Battalion

Münster, West Germany.

June

The Queen reviews the Army in Germany at Sennelager.

Territorial Army

3^rd and 4^th Battalions

TAER men to 1^st Bn in Germany.