Regimental Timeline

The Second or The Queen's Royal Regiment

1899-1902: Second South African (Boer War)

 

1899
  The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Rawalpindi, India.

 

2nd Battalion

 

To South Africa.

28th November

Modder River

 

2nd Royal Surrey Militia

 

South Africa, as a formed battalion. Operations in Natal, Transvaal, Cape Province and Orange Free State.

 

Volunteers

 

South Africa, as individual reinforcements.

The 1902 Slade-Wallace equipment which preceded
the 1908 web equipment.

1900
  The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey) Regiment
 

1st Battalion

 

Rawalpindi, India.

November 1902

Peshawar.

 

2nd Battalion

 

Operations in Transvaal, Orange Free State, and Natal.

15th February

Relief of Kimberley.

1st March

Relief of Ladysmith.

June 1902

Kroonstadt.

 

« 1897-1898 qrsr Back to list qrsr 1903-1904 »