Dates: 1881 - 1959
The East Surrey Regiment was a regiment in the British Army formed in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot and the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot .
The 2nd Battalion was disbanded in 1948 and its personnel joined the 1st Battalion. In 1959 the East Surreys were amalgamated with Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) to form the The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment. In further amalgamations in 1966 and 1992 the Queen’s Royal Surreys first became part of The Queen’s Regiment and then the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving East Surrey Regiment
" Captain Wallace was in the Territorial Army, Armoured, from 1939 to 1946. I have a wonderful picture of him and his unit (all 78 of them) that is big enough to easily identify anyone in it. He passed away in 1968 without telling me about his military service. I am his son, Ian, now living in the ..."
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"My grandad served in the east surrey regiment 1940 until 1946 I have his service number and would like to find out his batalion and where he was sent .... is there anyway I can find out any information on him? ... he passed away when I was very young and my family never spoke about his war years .. any info will be greatly appreciated"
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"was in the east surrey regiment and all i know is his service number ....could anyone tell me how I can find out more info on where he may of been sent and what he actually done ...His name was Edward James Toms but was known as Ted"
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" I am researching the military history of my great uncle, Samuel John Chilvers, who fought and died from wounds in the First World War. He served in the 8th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment and died in France on 25th September 1916. I have discovered where he is buried and have ..."
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