Dates: 1966 - 1992
The Queen’s Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1966 through the amalgamation of the four regiments of the Home Counties Division. In turn, the regiment became part of Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment in a further amalgamation in 1992.
The regiment was formed on 31 December 1966 by the amalgamation of the four remaining regiments of the Home Counties Brigade as a consequence of further defence cuts being implemented.
The four regiments formed four battalions, retaining their previous names in the titles. These were:
* 1st Battalion (Queen’s Surreys) -- formerly The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment (2nd, 31st & 70th Regiments of Foot).
* 2nd Battalion (Queen’s Own Buffs) -- formerly The Queen’s Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment (3rd, 50th & 97th Regiments of Foot).
* 3rd Battalion (Royal Sussex) -- formerly the Royal Sussex Regiment (35th & 107th Regiments of Foot).
* 4th Battalion (Middlesex) -- formerly the Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (57th & 77th Regiments of Foot).
In 1967 the 5th (Volunteer) Battalion, a TAVR II (Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve) unit, was formed to be employed for use with NATO forces in West Germany during tense times in the Cold War. The following year, on 1 July, the battalions discarded their previous regimental identification when the subtitles were omitted.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving Queens Regiment
" can anybody help - I’m the neice of Robert James Donnelly. His wife is Sue, they have 3 children, Louise, Robert and Mandy (mandy is married to James??). They where based in Cyprus for a few years in the 80’s - Sue and another "army wife" set up a cleaning company on base. I think he was in the Queens Regiment - Robert will be approx 50-55 years old. "
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" I am trying to obtain a couple of bits of Militaria. Ive tried Ebay, and dealers on line but I cant find what I am after. These are the items I am looking for, if someone could guide me in the right direction. 1. Queens Own Buffs collar dogs.[pair] These are the White horse of Kent rampant, ..."
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" Alan, I have often logged onto the website of the Grey and Simcoe Foresters, the affiliated regiment to the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (WFR). I am sometimes left "bemused" by some of the comments on the site. If half of what I read is correct it does seem like the Canadian forces ..."
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" I was reading the history of my father’s old Regiment, ’The BUFFS’ Royal East Kent Regt. One of the oldest regiments in the British Army which was first formed in 1572 and amalgamated so many times until it finally disappeared into the Queens Regiment and into history in 1961. ..."
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" Quoting: Ron Johnston I was reading the history of my father’s old Regiment, ’The BUFFS’ Royal East Kent Regt. One of the oldest regiments in the British Army which was first formed in 1572 and amalgamated so many times until it finally disappeared into the Queens Regiment and into history in ..."
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"my main memory in kenya is getting stung by a scropeion on the hand then being taken back to camp and having 3 injections in the but then back to work"
