Regimental Timeline
The Second or The Queen's Royal Regiment
1946-1950
1946 | |
The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | |
1st Battalion |
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Bangkok. |
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September |
Moves to Penang, Malaya. |
2nd Battalion |
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Poona, India. |
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February |
Internal security duties in Bombay. |
March |
Poona. |
Territorial Army |
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1st/5th Battalion |
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Occupation of Berlin. |
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15th March |
Disbanded. |
1st/6th Battalion |
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Lebanon. |
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June |
Palestine. Joins 6th Airborne Division. |
1st/7th Battalion |
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15th January |
Disbanded. |
169 (Queen’s) Brigade (2nd/5th, 2nd/6th and 2nd/7th Battalions) |
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February |
Moves to Pola. |
March - April |
Disbanded. |
Home Defence Battalions |
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31st Battalion |
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15th May |
Disbanded. |
King's Colour | Regimental Colour |
1947 | ||||
Home Counties Training Group formed at Shorncliffe. |
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1st Battalion |
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10th July |
Singapore. The hundred year Colours of the 1st Battalion were trooped for the last time on 10th July 1947 at Singapore. A stand of new colours was presented by the Hon. PAB McKerron CMG. |
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29th December |
Battalion reduced to Cadre. Manpower posted to other units; cadre embarks for England. |
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2nd Battalion |
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17th January |
Embarks for England and moves to Crowborough. |
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10th May |
Moves to Dortmond, Germany. Occupation of the Ruhr. |
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Op Woodpecker. |
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Territorial Army |
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4th Battalion |
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Reconstituted as 598 LAA Regiment RA (Queen’s). |
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5th Battalion |
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1st January |
Reconstituted at Guildford. |
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1st/6th Battalion |
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February |
Disbanded. |
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6th Battalion |
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May |
Reconstituted at Bermondsey. |
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7th Battalion |
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1st January |
Reconstituted as 622 HAA Regiment RA (7th Battalion The Queen’s Royal Regiment). |
1948 | |
The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | |
1st Battalion (2nd Foot) (Cadre) | |
Depot Guildford. |
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9th September |
Re-formed in Berlin from disbanded 2nd Battalion. |
2nd Battalion (2nd Foot) | |
7th June |
Moves to Dortmund then Berlin. |
Present throughout the Berlin Airlift. |
1949 | |
The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | |
1st Battalion |
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Berlin. |
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November |
Moves to Iserlohn, West Germany. Joins 5 Infantry Brigade (2nd Division). |
1950 | |
The Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | |
1st Battalion |
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Iserlohn, West Germany. |
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August |
One company to 1st Middlesex in Korea, became C Company 1st BN The Middesex Regiment (DCO). |
Territorial Army |
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598 LAA Regiment |
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Redesignated as 598 LAA Regiment RA (4th Battalion The Queen’s Royal Regiment). |
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