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clusters had to be spaced 10,400 yards (9,500 m) apart. The cluster system was an attempt to improve the chances of picking up enemy bombers and keeping them illuminated for engagement by AA guns or night fighters. Eventually, one light in each cluster was to be equipped with
Searchlight Control (SLC) radar and act as 'master light', but the radar equipment was still in short supply.
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The first caissons and blockships sailed on D-Day itself, and 76 AA Bde reported that seven
Phoenixes and three Corncobs manned by 127 LAA Rgt had been successfully sunk in place on 11 June. By 16 June, 17 LAA guns on Phoenixes and four on Corncobs were ready for action. In the early stages, the only
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Division had been virtually destroyed in the Spring battles, and was being reconstituted with battalions from Palestine. As soon as this was complete it was to be sent to reinforce the French sector of the front. When the Germans launched the last effort of their Spring Offensive on 15 July (the
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December 1888 proposed a more comprehensive mobilisation scheme for Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in time of war. In peacetime these brigades provided a structure for collective training. Under this scheme the Volunteer Battalions of the Surrey regiments
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progressed over the succeeding days, but a severe storm on the night of 20/21 June caused serious damage: most of the gun crews were taken off by boat, but one
Phoenix under tow capsized with 12 men of 127th LAA Rgt (four of whom were rescued), several other guns were damaged and half the ammunition
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on 8 March. The
Volunteers practised on miniature rifle ranges and drilled twice-weekly, some at the Mitcham Road Barracks of 4th Queen's. From 1915 to 1917 the unit constructed some of the trenches of the Outer London Defences at Caterham. In 1917 the battalion was given responsibility for guarding
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began at 03.30 on 26 March, when 160th
Brigade started to cross Wadi Ghuzzee. Shortly afterwards, fog began to roll in from the sea, slowing the advance, but the attack began shortly after 11.45. By 13.30 the brigade had captured 'The Labyrinth', a maze of entrenched gardens, and by 18.30 the whole
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issued instructions to separate those men who had signed up for Home
Service only, and form these into reserve units. On 31 August, the formation of a reserve or 2nd Line unit was authorised for each 1st Line unit where 60 per cent or more of the men had volunteered for Overseas Service. The titles
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The Blitz is considered to have ended in mid-May 1941, though periodic raids continued, such that against
Southampton in July. By October 1941 the availability of SLC radar was sufficient to allow AA Command's S/L sites to be 'declustered' into single-light sites spaced at 10,400-yard intervals in
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list the names of 103 residents of the town who served in the Second Boer War with 1st VB The Queen's. A wooden panel was set up in the foyer of the town hall in 1953, which gives a potted history of the battalion including its changes of title, battle honours, and service during the Second World
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began on 17 April, and the 53rd Division attacked in the second phase on 19 April. The objective for 160th Brigade was Samson Ridge, which was achieved slowly, the top eventually being taken at the point of the bayonet. However, the attack elsewhere failed, and the troops dug in at the end of the
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to relieve Regular troops. The Home Service-only men, together with the recruits who were flooding in, remained at the depots to form 2nd-Line battalions. Thus when the 1/4th Queen's sailed for India on 30 October, the 2/4th Bn was forming at Croydon. Subsequently, 3/4th and 4/4th Battalions were
1230:. In June a partial mobilisation of TA units was begun in a process known as 'couverture', whereby each AA unit did a month's tour of duty in rotation to man selected AA and searchlight positions. On 24 August, ahead of the declaration of war, AA Command was fully mobilised at its war stations.
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The S/L layouts had initially been based on a spacing of 3,500 yards (3,200 m), but due to equipment shortages this had been extended to 6,000 yards (5,500 m) by September 1940. In November this was changed to clusters of three lights to improve illumination, but this meant that the
297:. While the sub-districts were referred to as 'brigades', they were purely administrative organisations and the Volunteers were excluded from the 'mobilisation' part of the Cardwell system, though they carried out joint manoeuvres, and the Surrey RVCs were assigned a role in the garrison of
1226:, with units manning their emergency positions within 24 hours, even though many did not yet have their full complement of men or equipment. The emergency lasted three weeks, and they were stood down on 13 October. In February 1939 the existing AA defences came under the control of a new
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By 1900 the 1st VB had 10 companies, reducing to nine in 1903 (seven at Croydon and one each at Crystal Palace and Caterham). In the reorganisation after the end of the war in 1902, separate East and West Surrey Brigades were formed, under command of the respective regimental districts.
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During the 1930s the increasing need for anti-aircraft (AA) defence, particularly for London, was addressed by converting a number of TA infantry battalions into AA units. In 1938 the 4th Queen's was converted to the searchlight (S/L) role, adopting the subsidiary title of
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in Scotland in April 1943, with 420 LAA Bty remaining directly attached to 3 AA Group for a few weeks before rejoining. However, soon afterwards the regiment mobilised on a three-battery establishment for overseas service (420 Bty remaining with 51 AA Bde, transferring to
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on the north-west slope of Chocolate Hill. Having taken a few casualties crossing the open ground to the south of Salt Lake, the battalion arrived at 07.40. The Commanding Officer (CO), Lt-Col Watney, was then ordered round to the northern side to dig in and support
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swept away the Home/Foreign service distinction, and all TF soldiers became liable for overseas service, if medically fit. The provisional battalions thus became anomalous, and on 1 January 1917 they became numbered battalions of their parent units: the 69th became
715:, bayonets, and clubbed rifles. On 27 December the Turks made a strong counter-attack towards Jerusalem; although 2/4th Queen's withdrew from White Hill, its machine guns prevented the Turks from holding it in force, and it was reoccupied during the night.
581:, which was hard-pressed on Scimitar Hill. Lacking maps, Watney was pointed in the direction of Scimitar Hill and simply told not to 'go off into the blue'. The battalion moved off round the northern spur of the hill and the east to join up with 6th Bn
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catching fire. It then concentrated in old Turkish trenches and consolidated a line facing Scimitar Hill. In its first action the 990-strong battalion had suffered casualties amounting to 8 officers and 250 other ranks killed, wounded and missing.
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on 4 October. Despite the general success of the limited attack the battalion lost nearly half its strength. The division was then sent in as reinforcements to try to stem the devastating series of German counter-attacks that ended the
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in May that year. The battalion remained with that formation until the end of the war, but like all the Home Counties Division units it sent drafts of officers and men to reinforce other fronts, and men from 1/4th Bn saw action in
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When the TF was reformed on 7 February 1920 the 4th Queen's was reconstituted at Mitcham Road Barracks, once more forming part of 131st (Surrey) Brigade in 44th (Home Counties) Division. The TF was reorganised as the
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of these 2nd Line units would be the same as the original, but distinguished by a '2/' prefix. In this way duplicate battalions, brigades and divisions were created, mirroring those TF formations being sent overseas.
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However, AA Command had a critical shortage of Light AA gun (LAA) units, and had begun a process of converting some S/L units to the role. 63rd (Queen's) was one of the regiments chosen for conversion, becoming
1094:, where it was part of the 5th Reserve Brigade. On 1 September 1916 it was converted into the 23rd Bn, Training Reserve (TR), becoming 25th (Young Soldier) Bn, TR, in May 1917. Then on 27 October 1917 it became
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2/4th Queen's was relieved on the night of 12 August and rejoined the rest of its brigade at the beach. On 18 August two companies went forward to the front line to support with rifle fire an attack by
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was added in about 1950–51, when the regiment adopted a supplementary shoulder title of 'QUEEN'S' in white on a red backing worn below the RA shoulder title. 598 LAA Regiment formed part of
585:. It reached the top of Scimitar Hill, but was driven off by shellfire, some of it from British artillery firing short. The battalion regained the crest and held it until driven off by the
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position had been secured. But events had not gone so well elsewhere, and the 53rd Division was ordered to pull back. By 27 March it was back on its starting position behind Wadi Ghuzzee.
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Ridge. 2/4th Queen's attacked on a two-company front in the first line of 101st Brigade. Starting at 04.10 the battalion pushed forward through a German defensive barrage that included
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In 1915, when the 2nd Line of the TF was being readied for overseas service, the men who had signed up only for Home Service were separated and formed into provisional battalions.
700:. 2/4th Queen's, ordered to capture the hills at Beit Jala on 8 December, advanced under accurate shellfire, but found the position unoccupied. The city fell the following day.
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and in April 1917 to prepare to join the BEF in France. However, none of these moves came off, and in the end 3/4th Queen's left the division and went to France independently.
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By now the BEF was suffering a critical manpower shortage, and on 11 February 1918 3/4th Queen's was disbanded. A large draft was sent to reinforce 7th Queen's serving in
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until after dark, when it used small rafts. There was no sign of the enemy in front, and progress was easy on 18 and 19 October, until German defences were encountered at
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was formed on 19 June 1915 at Tunbridge Wells by amalgamating the Home Service men of the 3/4th and 2/5th Queen's. After working on coast defences the battalion moved to
508:, but on 24 April 1915 it was brought up to a full strength composite battalion with men from 2/5th Queen's (as the 'Queen's Composite Battalion') and was transferred to
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1585:. 127th LAA Regiment was assigned to the 'Scheldt South' AA layout under 105 AA Bde. One of the principal LAA roles, in conjunction with searchlights, was to deal with
965:. The residue of the battalion went to 20th Entrenching Bn, which carried out railway construction but was sucked into the fighting during the German Spring Offensive.
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on 8 March 1918. This led to further heavy fighting, with 160th Brigade forcing its way steadily forward over broken ground on 11 March to reach the hills beyond.
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Unusually, the 4th Queen's formed a 4th-Line battalion (4/4th). This was raised at Croydon in July 1915, and by September was at Windsor. In October it moved to
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on 13 December, with a strength of 14 officers and 224 other ranks, having suffered losses of 29 officers and 680 other ranks killed, wounded, missing, or sick.
258:, Mitcham Road, Croydon. A second company was added in March 1860. The unit was included in the 1st Administrative Battalion of Surrey RVCs (later 5th Battalion
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839:. The brigade was relieved on 24 October, and was not in the front line during the division's actions at Ooteghem (25 October) and Tiegham (31 October).
1050:. Their role was physical conditioning to render men fit for drafting overseas, while carrying out Home Defence duties. 5th Provisional Brigade became
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In 1961 a further reorganisation saw 565 Regiment converted back to infantry and merged with 5th and 6th Queen's to form 3rd (V) Battalion in the new
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were grouped into two 'sub-districts' alongside the Regular regiments in the county. The 2nd Surrey RVC was assigned to Sub-District No. 48 with the
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105 AA Brigade and 127th LAA Rgt were withdrawn from the Normandy Base Area between 5 and 14 October, and moved up to reinforce the AA defences of
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Having served in India throughout the First World War without seeing serious service, the 1/4th Queen's (now just 4th Queen's) was involved in the
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area in May 1919 when the city was surrounded by a cordon of British and Indian troops to prevent a pro-Afghan rising. The battalion received the
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1340:, starting in September, saw the S/L units fully engaged, with three big raids on Southampton in November and more in December and January 1941.
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183:
1322:, took over control of 474 S/L Bty and the Kings Worthy layout. Later, another newly formed battery, 524 S/L Bty, was assigned to 63rd S/L Rgt.
1033:. In April 1916 the 69th absorbed the 71st Provisional Bn (which had been formed from the Home Service TF details of the 4th and 5th Bns of the
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in 4th Reserve Brigade. The unit reverted to the status of a Service Battalion on 8 February 1919 and was absorbed by 2/4th Bn in April 1919.
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1–3 December 1914. It was then split up and the battalions were distributed to stations all over India. The 1/4th Queen's served briefly in
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on 28 September. The attack consisted of pushing forward strong patrols protected by barrages. In the evening, 101st Brigade pushed up the
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in June 1915. Training for 67th (HC) Division was hampered by the lack of modern arms and equipment: at first there were only
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day and night attacks over the beachhead were common, but not particularly effective. Assembly of the artificial harbour at
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989:. On 8 April it became the 4th (Reserve) Bn and on 1 September 1916 it absorbed the 5th (Reserve) Bn in the
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360:. This was the first time the Volunteers had fought alongside the Regulars, gaining the battalion its first
1285:. Some of the new 150 cm S/Ls were delivered in April 1940 to supplement the older 90 cm lights.
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until 1 March 1946 when it was ordered into suspended animation, completing the process on 28 March.
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827:. On 16 October, 101st Brigade entered the line alongside the rest of the division. It cleared
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3471:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1939/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3456:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1938/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3426:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1935/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
3538:
May–July: The German Diversion Offensives and the First Allied Counter-Offensive
2196:
1527:
1487:
127th LAA Regiment's role in the Normandy landings was to defend the artificial
1238:
982:
894:
524:
to continue its training, and on 2 July was ordered to refit for service in the
430:
373:
369:
345:
275:
191:
119:
92:
3441:
London: HM Stationery Office, 1937/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2007,
1329:(RA) and their companies were redesignated 'batteries'. The 4th Queen's became
1273:
and was attached to 63rd S/L Rgt. This battery took over the S/L layout in the
2613:'Entrenching Battalions', The National Archives (TNA), Kew, file WO 95/5494/1.
1087:
809:
689:
line, after which 53rd Division was sent on 3 November to take the heights of
631:
537:
422:
250:) on 16 June 1859 under the command of James Hunter Campbell, formerly of the
214:. Later it became a light anti-aircraft gun unit serving on blockships in the
1395:
in the London Inner Artillery Zone (IAZ). 438 Searchlight Bty transferred to
1325:
On 1 August 1940 all the converted searchlight units were transferred to the
1504:
1433:
1337:
1307:
1250:
1234:
1099:
1026:
832:
828:
686:
681:
There followed a pause of several months while the EEF was reorganised. The
658:
586:
541:
517:
460:
211:
158:
3927:
3843:
History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery: Anti-Aircraft Artillery 1914–55
3601:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1968/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
3582:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1962/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004,
1522:
casualty was one Phoenix that overturned, tipping its crew into the water.
492:. 1/4th Battalion, Queen's Regiment, was disembodied on 20 December 1919.
3922:
3706:, London: Samson Books, 1978/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001,
3411:, London: Heinemann, 1932/Imperial War Museum & Battery Press, 1992,
1536:
1258:
1152:
974:
910:
890:
793:
789:
788:
By 29 July the division had shifted position to attack again and capture
271:
88:
3979:
3753:
The Territorial Artillery 1908–1988 (Their Lineage, Uniforms and Badges)
2650:
69th Provisional Battalion (The Queen's) War Diary, TNA file WO 95/5458.
1721:, appointed 19 October 1927 (former CO of the 1st Surrey VB of the VTC).
3872:
Titles and Designations of Formations and Units of the Territorial Army
3540:, London: Macmillan, 1939/Imperial War Museum and Battery Press, 1994,
1686:
1578:
1348:
1293:
1246:
1132:
898:
878:
777:
The 34th Division immediately joined in the French counter-attack (the
747:
712:
704:
521:
243:
223:
102:
3639:, Woolwich: Royal Artillery Institution, 1988/London: Brasseys, 1996,
3553:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
3534:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, France and Belgium 1918
849:
2/4th Battalion absorbed the 53rd (Service) Battalion of the Queen's (
463:
under that division in April. In January 1916 it transferred again to
2243:"The Queen's Shrine, Croydon Parish Church, at Queen's Royal Surreys"
1601:
1218:
90 cm 'Projector Anti-Aircraft', displayed at Fort Nelson, Portsmouth
986:
771:
751:
607:
557:
448:
247:
1790:
of the 4th Queen's were also laid up in the church on 5 April 1964.
1431:, which was having to deal with a wave of 'hit-and-run' attacks by
1479:). The regiment was designated as a Base & Port Defences unit.
1447:
In early December 1942, the regiment transferred from 64 AA Bde to
1301:
From the beginning of June there were almost nightly alerts as the
1257:. These detachments were withdrawn 22–24 February 1940 and went to
3949:
3768:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
3614:
History of the Great War: Military Operations, Egypt and Palestine
1761:
1753:
1568:
1374:
1292:
1213:
1166:
1071:
1056:
999:
978:
813:
627:
303:
3375:
3190:
Order of Battle of AA Command, 1 August 1943, TNA file WO 212/84.
1222:
The TA's AA units were mobilised on 23 September 1938 during the
1137:
1st Volunteer Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
703:
On 21 December, 160th Brigade carried out a minor operation near
3793:, Croydon: Central Public Library, 1920/Fb&c Limited, 2015,
3484:
Riflemen Form: A study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
2661:"David Porter's work on Provisional Brigades at Great War Forum"
1423:
in 1 AA Division. However, in July 127th LAA Rgt transferred to
886:
623:
3256:
Routledge, Table LII, pp. 330–1; pp. 333-5; Table LIII, p. 342.
3551:
Brig-Gen Sir James E. Edmonds & Lt-Col R. Maxwell-Hyslop,
2632:
Army Council Instruction 2364 of December 1916 (Appendix 204).
376:
mountains, including a brisk action to capture Alleman's Nek.
1604:, still in the 'South Scheldt' layout, under the command of
853:) in April 1919, but was disbanded on 26 October that year.
2623:
Army Council Instruction 221 of January 1916 (Appendix 18).
897:. Twice the division was ordered to prepare for service in
278:
with red facings. An affiliated Cadet Corps was formed at
3738:
Battle Honours of the British and Indian Armies 1695–1914
1455:, which had taken over 8 AA Division's responsibilities.
1188:, and numbering its companies 438–440. It formed part of
1120:
1/1st Battalion (Croydon) Surrey Volunteer Training Corps
552:
The 53rd Division was destined as reinforcements for the
18:
63rd (Queen's) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery
3974:
3499:
Allenby's War: The Palestine-Arabian Campaigns 1916–1918
1399:
on 23 January 1942 and was replaced by 397 S/L Bty from
3845:, London: Royal Artillery Institution/Brassey's, 1994,
3405:
History of the Great War: Military Operations Gallipoli
1082:, from the flood of volunteers coming forward to join '
1305:
got under way, and on the night of 18/19 June several
742:
demanded urgent reinforcements from Palestine for the
711:, took this position after fierce close fighting with
234:
An invasion scare in 1859 led to the emergence of the
3398:
Army Council Instructions Issued During December 1916
1475:
preparing for the planned Allied invasion of Europe (
285:
Under the scheme of 'localisation' introduced by the
4008:
Military units and formations disestablished in 1961
3557:
26th September–11th November, The Advance to Victory
3392:
Army Council Instructions Issued During January 1916
1593:
but there was little air activity over the estuary.
1233:
47 AA Brigade's role was to provide S/L coverage of
316:, the unit became a Volunteer Battalion (VB) of the
3722:. Uckfield, East Sussex: Naval and Military Press.
2956:
474 S/L Bty War Diary 1940–41, TNA file WO166/3322.
2942:
98 HAA Rgt War Diary 1939–41, TNA file WO 166/2388.
1131:, then on 1 March 1918 the 1st (Croydon) and 12th (
1061:
Plaque accompanying the Colours in Croydon Minster.
877:, in home defence, with 200th Bde quartered around
398:
4th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
180:
4th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
108:
98:
84:
69:
52:
44:
31:
3772:From the Outbreak of War with Germany to June 1917
3766:Lt-Gen Sir George MacMunn & Capt Cyril Falls,
1589:aircraft. Antwerp itself was heavily bombarded by
1387:In the autumn of 1941 the regiment transferred to
1243:98th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
1070:This battalion was raised on 22 September 1914 at
4003:Military units and formations established in 1908
3300:
3298:
1573:Bofors gun and crew in NW Europe, winter 1944–45.
40:598 (4th Bn Queen's) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
3229:76 AA Bde War Diary, 1944, TNA file WO 171/1084.
3118:
3116:
3114:
3112:
2831:"5 AA Division 1939 at British Military History"
997:. It was disbanded at Cambridge on 29 May 1919.
3965:The Regimental Warpath 1914–1918 – archive site
3669:, Vol II, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
3314:592–638 Regiments at British Army units 1945 on
2798:
2796:
2794:
2792:
2790:
2788:
2336:
2334:
2332:
1858:
1856:
1854:
1852:
1850:
1848:
1846:
1844:
1842:
1840:
1171:Mitcham Road Barracks, as rebuilt in the 1930s.
804:34th Division attacked on the first day of the
388:When the Volunteers were subsumed into the new
3654:, Vol I, Wakefield: Microform Academic, 1984,
2549:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 285–90, 438.
2540:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, pp. 70–1, 79–80.
1838:
1836:
1834:
1832:
1830:
1828:
1826:
1824:
1822:
1820:
1261:. By the Spring of 1940, 63 S/L Rgt HQ was at
3720:Orders of Battle: Second World War, 1939–1945
3667:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3652:Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660–1978
3523:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
2868:
2866:
2864:
2862:
2860:
2858:
1878:
1876:
1874:
1872:
1870:
1868:
1699:Sir Frederick Edridge, appointed 7 April 1906
1406:
913:on 1 June 1917. It was first attached to the
754:in Flanders, arriving on 30 June and joining
8:
3208:Routledge, pp. 305, 311; Table XLIX, p. 319.
2812:AA Command 3 September 1939 at Patriot Files
2764:
2762:
2760:
2027:Training Depots, 1873–1881 at Regiments.org.
1903:
1901:
1899:
1897:
1414:127th (Queen's) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1407:127th (Queen's) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1355:of experienced officers and men provided by
1281:, with Battery HQ at Winton Lodge, later at
696:By early December the EEF was working round
289:in 1873, the Surrey RVCs, together with the
38:127th (Queen's) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
3945:Imperial War Museum, War Memorials Register
3177:
3175:
3165:
3163:
3093:
3091:
3089:
3087:
2602:Entrenching battalions at Long, Long Trail.
2279:
2277:
2275:
2273:
1770:A pair of brass plaques in the entrance to
1379:150 cm Searchlight equipped with SLC radar.
823:The division was then in reserve until the
3225:
3223:
2686:Unallotted Brigades at Regimental warpath.
2579:
2577:
2575:
2573:
2482:
2480:
2478:
2476:
2313:
2311:
2309:
2307:
2305:
2295:
2293:
2291:
2187:
2185:
2183:
2149:
2147:
2145:
1935:
1730:The 4th Queen's was awarded the following
1622:598 (Queen's) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1539:, coming under the operational control of
1535:. Regimental HQ was established ashore at
869:, until these were replaced with obsolete
455:, then in January 1915 transferred to the
447:The Home Counties Division disembarked at
3328:564–591 Regiments at British Army 1945 on
3323:
3321:
3130:
3128:
2237:
2235:
2233:
2231:
2229:
2227:
2225:
2223:
2135:
2133:
2131:
1933:
1931:
1929:
1927:
1925:
1923:
1921:
1919:
1917:
1915:
1118:(VTC) on 20 February 1915 and became the
4023:Military units and formations in Croydon
2973:
2971:
2952:
2950:
2948:
2171:
2169:
2167:
2165:
2163:
2161:
2159:
2129:
2127:
2125:
2123:
2121:
2119:
2117:
2115:
2113:
2111:
1642:566 (City of London Rifles) LAA Regiment
1129:1st Battalion, Surrey Volunteer Regiment
1125:London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
1023:69th Provisional Battalion (The Queen's)
718:During the subsequent operations in the
634:defences in August 1916, leading to the
206:searchlight regiment that served in the
4018:Military units and formations in Surrey
4013:Military units and formations in London
2909:
2907:
2905:
1981:
1979:
1977:
1975:
1973:
1971:
1969:
1967:
1798:
1738:Second Boer War: South Africa 1900–1902
1694:William Monson, 1st Viscount Oxenbridge
779:Battle of the Soissonnais and the Ourcq
3874:, London: War Office, 7 November 1927.
2825:
2823:
2821:
2819:
2267:Perry, pp. 35–8, 55–8, 99–110, 137–40.
1608:. 127th (Queen's) LAA Rgt remained in
340:' depot conveniently situated for the
332:, the assembly point for which was at
28:
3960:Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment website
3911:, London: Longmans, 1959/Corgi, 1966.
3909:In Flanders Fields: The 1917 Campaign
3517:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1957.
3400:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916.
3394:, London: HM Stationery Office, 1916.
2715:Training Reserve at Long, Long Trail.
2558:Edmonds & Maxwell-Hyslop, p. 546.
1204:
1090:, then in September 1915 it moved to
295:2nd Foot (The Queen's Royal Regiment)
7:
4028:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
3755:, Nottingham: Sherwood Press, 1992,
3618:From June 1917 to the End of the War
3247:Routledge, p. 315; Table LI, p. 328.
500:The 2/4th Battalion was attached to
318:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
184:Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
3365:IWM War Memorials Register ref 835.
3354:IWM War Memorials Register ref 827.
3274:Ellis, Vol II, Appendix IV, p. 370.
2284:IWM War Memorials Register ref 862.
1960:Croydon at Stepping Forward London.
1495:. The regiment manned a 40 mm
1331:63rd (Queen's) Searchlight Regiment
1205:63rd (Queen's) Searchlight Regiment
254:. The headquarters (HQ) was in the
36:63rd (Queen's) Searchlight Regiment
3808:, London: Faber & Faber, 1936.
3486:, Aldershot: Ogilby Trusts, 1982,
1908:Volunteers at Queens Royal Surreys
1650:565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
1507:, and 16 on the Mulberry HQ ship,
536:the same night. It disembarked in
396:of 1908, the battalion became the
25:
3955:Orders of Battle at Patriot Files
3896:, Barnsley: Pen and Sword, 2010,
3830:, Staplehurst: Spellmount, 2004,
3501:, London: Blandford Press, 1988,
2734:Robson, pp. 48–50 and Appendix 2.
2380:MacMunn & Falls, pp. 279–.315
1677:with C Company based at Croydon.
1675:The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
1656:with the following organisation:
1518:under command for the operation.
1365:69th (3rd City of London) S/L Rgt
1265:. In April 1940 the newly formed
936:21st Division was engaged in the
506:67th (2nd Home Counties) Division
3684:, London: Hamish Hamilton, 1967.
2398:MacMunn & Falls, pp. 334–49.
1704:Henry Cubitt, 2nd Baron Ashcombe
1297:Formation sign of 5 AA Division.
1249:, deploying 24 teams armed with
1237:, supporting the AA guns of the
846:came into force on 11 November.
222:, and then defended the port of
73:
57:
32:2nd Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps
3923:British Army units from 1945 on
3815:, Newport: Ray Westlake, 1993,
2769:4th Bn Queen's at Regiments.org
2725:Moore & Sayers, pp. 102–15.
2193:"Queen's at Regimental Warpath"
722:, 53rd Division was ordered to
532:on 17 July and embarked on the
520:. In May the division moved to
34:4th Battalion, Queen's Regiment
3881:, Barnsley: Leo Cooper, 1996,
3879:British Regiments at Gallipoli
3858:The Army and Society 1815–1914
3283:Routledge, Table LVII, p. 366.
1998:Cadets at Queens Royal Surreys
1949:Croydon at Drill Hall Project.
1391:, which provided the S/Ls for
1135:) Surrey Bns merged to become
1096:53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion
1066:53rd (Young Soldier) Battalion
867:.256-in Japanese Ariska rifles
831:, but was unable to cross the
685:involved outflanking the Gaza–
630:. When the Turks attacked the
434:formed in June and July 1915.
1:
3403:Brig C.F. Aspinall-Oglander,
2924:Routledge, Table LXV, p. 396.
2504:Edmonds, pp. 169, 235, 258–9.
2353:Aspinall-Oglander, pp. 291–2.
1669:S (City of London Rifles) Bty
1660:P (City of London Rifles) Bty
1626:(4th Bn The Queen's Regiment)
1596:The regiment remained in the
1401:49th (West Yorkshire) S/L Rgt
991:Home Counties Reserve Brigade
909:The battalion disembarked at
479:). In March 1917 it moved to
477:North West Frontier 1916–1917
3894:Tracing the Rifle Volunteers
3806:Gallipoli: The Fading Vision
3740:, London: Leo Cooper, 1970,
2881:Routledge, Table LX, p. 378.
2371:MacMunn & Falls, p. 156.
1638:565 (Surrey) LAA/SL Regiment
1624:. The full subsidiary title
1471:on 11 June 1943) and joined
961:while the transport went to
734:However, the success of the
661:, with 53rd Division in the
655:Egyptian Expeditionary Force
651:Sinai and Palestine Campaign
510:160th (Welsh Border) Brigade
502:200th (2/1st Surrey) Brigade
131:Sinai and Palestine Campaign
2176:Queen's at Long, Long Trail
1114:. It was affiliated to the
744:British Expeditionary Force
675:second attempt to take Gaza
453:9th (Secunderabad) Division
4044:
3860:, London: Longmans, 1980,
3409:May 1915 to the Evacuation
3050:Routledge, pp. 388-9, 393.
2802:Frederick, pp. 860–2, 871.
2326:Aspinall-Oglander, p. 286.
1035:Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
1004:The King's and Regimental
981:and then in early 1916 to
768:Second Battle of the Marne
202:, it was converted into a
3987:The Territorial Army 1947
3975:Royal Artillery 1939–1945
3704:British Regiments 1914–18
3689:The Afghan Wars 1839–1919
3136:"127 LAA Rgt at RA 39–45"
2899:Routledge, pp. 65–6, 371.
2317:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 117–23.
1696:, appointed 18 March 1882
1610:British Army of the Rhine
1598:North West Europe theatre
1318:, just returned from the
1186:63rd Searchlight Regiment
1180:(TA) the following year.
1043:Military Service Act 1916
921:until 23 July, then with
915:1st South African Brigade
885:. A year later it was in
3928:British Military History
3751:Norman E.H. Litchfield,
3691:, London: Osprey, 1980,
3525:, London: Methuen, 1938.
3122:Frederick, pp. 806, 840.
2753:Queen's at Regiments.org
2583:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 103–9.
2567:Becke, Pt 3a, pp. 27–33.
2486:Becke, Pt 3b, pp. 41–50.
2299:Becke, Pt 2b, pp. 75–82.
2153:Becke, Pt 2a, pp. 49–54.
2046:Beckett, pp. 135, 185–6.
1714:, appointed 12 July 1922
1685:The following served as
1116:Volunteer Training Corps
1076:10th (Service) Battalion
1039:Royal West Kent Regiment
889:, with 200th Bde around
750:it proceeded by rail to
579:11th (Northern) Division
560:it landed on C Beach at
540:on 28 July and moved to
342:London Defence Positions
308:Cap badge of the Queen's
3938:23 October 2015 at the
3785:H. Keatley Moore &
3718:Joslen, H. F. (2003) .
3081:Routledge, pp. 399–401.
3029:Collier, Appendix XXIV.
2780:Titles and Designations
2425:Falls, pp. 84–105, 125.
1106:1st Volunteer Battalion
1031:5th Provisional Brigade
959:18th (Eastern) Division
923:12th (Eastern) Division
919:9th (Scottish) Division
871:Mk I Lee-Enfield rifles
736:German spring offensive
657:(EEF) advanced towards
653:in March 1917 when the
649:The British opened the
600:Battle of Scimitar Hill
481:3rd (Lahore) Divisional
469:1st (Peshawar) Division
48:16 June 1859–1 May 1961
3580:The Battle of Normandy
3040:Collier, Appendix XXX.
3018:Collier, Chapter XVII.
2914:63 S/L Rgt at RA 39–45
2743:Heathcote, pp. 179–80.
1891:Beckett, Appendix VII.
1767:
1759:
1574:
1440:on coastal targets in
1380:
1298:
1219:
1172:
1149:Third Anglo-Afghan War
1062:
1013:
1008:of the 4th Queen's in
949:on 2–3 December 1917.
938:Battle of Polygon Wood
844:Armistice with Germany
800:Hundred Days Offensive
583:Royal Dublin Fusiliers
457:8th (Lucknow) Division
406:Home Counties Division
400:, forming part of the
366:South Africa 1900–1902
309:
196:Third Anglo-Afghan War
143:Third Anglo-Afghan War
3841:Brig N.W. Routledge,
3599:The Defeat of Germany
3238:Routledge, pp. 311–2.
3217:Ellis, Vol 1, p. 263.
3157:Routledge, pp. 401–4.
3071:Collier, Chapter XIX.
2996:Collier, Chapter XII.
1862:Frederick, pp. 197–9.
1782:since 2011), and the
1765:
1757:
1572:
1503:, four more on three
1378:
1296:
1228:Anti-Aircraft Command
1217:
1170:
1080:Royal Sussex Regiment
1060:
1003:
942:Battle of Broodseinde
806:Fifth Battle of Ypres
604:Royal Sussex Regiment
570:10th (Irish) Division
514:53rd (Welsh) Division
307:
3950:The Long, Long Trail
3521:Col John K. Dunlop,
3007:Collier, Chapter 15.
2890:Routledge, pp. 62–3.
2843:on 23 September 2015
2495:Edmonds, Appendix A.
2249:on 19 September 2015
2037:Beckett, pp. 133–34.
2008:Beckett, pp. 129–32.
1634:Kingston upon Thames
1505:'Corncob' blockships
1397:28th (Essex) S/L Rgt
1316:3rd (Ulster) S/L Rgt
556:. After sailing for
485:16th Indian Division
260:East Surrey Regiment
3787:W.C. Berwick Sayers
3304:Frederick, p. 1022.
3292:Frederick, p. 1025.
2872:Litchfield, p. 226.
2531:Edmonds, pp. 294–6.
2461:Falls, pp. 314–321.
2217:Becke, Pt 2b, p. 6.
2091:Spiers, Chapter 10.
2082:Dunlop, Chapter 14.
2017:Spiers pp. 177–200.
1939:Haswell, pp. 122–4.
1663:Q (4th Queen's) Bty
1277:area controlled by
1052:225th Mixed Brigade
483:Area, which became
473:North West Frontier
325:Stanhope Memorandum
3856:Edward M. Spiers,
3665:J.B.M. Frederick,
3650:J.B.M. Frederick,
3612:Capt Cyril Falls,
3497:David L. Bullock,
3482:Ian F.W. Beckett,
3106:Routledge, p. 400.
2977:Farndale, Annex M.
2933:Farndale, Annex D.
2696:Frederick, p. 211.
2667:on 10 October 2017
2641:Frederick, p. 184.
2522:Edmonds, p. 282–5.
2513:Edmonds, p. 265–6.
2470:Falls, pp. 411–13.
2416:Bullock, pp. 75–6.
2407:Bullock, pp. 46–7.
2389:Bullock, pp. 44–5.
2199:on 1 February 2010
1814:Spiers, pp. 163–8.
1788:Regimental colours
1768:
1760:
1575:
1501:'Phoenix' caissons
1477:Operation Overlord
1458:It moved again to
1442:South West England
1381:
1320:Dunkirk evacuation
1299:
1263:Bentley, Hampshire
1220:
1173:
1098:of the Queen's at
1063:
1014:
925:, finally joining
825:Battle of Courtrai
724:capture Tell 'Asur
709:Middlesex Regiment
683:3rd Battle of Gaza
667:1st Battle of Gaza
554:Gallipoli Campaign
530:Devonport Dockyard
465:Nowshera, Srinagar
310:
299:Sheerness Dockyard
236:Volunteer Movement
186:and served in the
126:Gallipoli Campaign
3902:978-1-84884-211-3
3729:978-1-84342-474-1
3712:978-1-84342-197-9
3702:Brig E.A. James,
2986:Routledge, p. 78.
2592:Wolff, pp. 207–8.
2452:Falls, pp. 281–2.
2362:North, pp. 170–1.
2055:Dunlop, pp. 60–1.
1882:Westlake, p. 228.
1772:Croydon Town Hall
1681:Honorary Colonels
1640:at Kingston, and
1303:Battle of Britain
1289:Battle of Britain
1269:arrived from the
1151:, serving in the
947:Battle of Cambrai
390:Territorial Force
384:Territorial Force
338:Brigade of Guards
334:Caterham Barracks
220:Normandy invasion
208:Battle of Britain
173:
172:
164:North West Europe
154:Battle of Britain
16:(Redirected from
4035:
3733:
3687:T.A. Heathcote,
3593:Maj L.F. Ellis,
3530:James E. Edmonds
3379:
3373:
3367:
3362:
3356:
3351:
3345:
3336:
3330:
3325:
3316:
3311:
3305:
3302:
3293:
3290:
3284:
3281:
3275:
3272:
3266:
3263:
3257:
3254:
3248:
3245:
3239:
3236:
3230:
3227:
3218:
3215:
3209:
3206:
3200:
3197:
3191:
3188:
3182:
3179:
3170:
3167:
3158:
3155:
3149:
3146:
3140:
3139:
3132:
3123:
3120:
3107:
3104:
3098:
3095:
3082:
3079:
3073:
3068:
3062:
3060:Pile's despatch.
3057:
3051:
3048:
3042:
3037:
3031:
3026:
3020:
3015:
3009:
3004:
2998:
2993:
2987:
2984:
2978:
2975:
2966:
2963:
2957:
2954:
2943:
2940:
2934:
2931:
2925:
2922:
2916:
2911:
2900:
2897:
2891:
2888:
2882:
2879:
2873:
2870:
2853:
2852:
2850:
2848:
2842:
2836:. Archived from
2835:
2827:
2814:
2809:
2803:
2800:
2783:
2777:
2771:
2766:
2755:
2750:
2744:
2741:
2735:
2732:
2726:
2723:
2717:
2712:
2706:
2703:
2697:
2694:
2688:
2683:
2677:
2676:
2674:
2672:
2663:. Archived from
2657:
2651:
2648:
2642:
2639:
2633:
2630:
2624:
2621:
2615:
2610:
2604:
2599:
2593:
2590:
2584:
2581:
2568:
2565:
2559:
2556:
2550:
2547:
2541:
2538:
2532:
2529:
2523:
2520:
2514:
2511:
2505:
2502:
2496:
2493:
2487:
2484:
2471:
2468:
2462:
2459:
2453:
2450:
2444:
2441:
2435:
2432:
2426:
2423:
2417:
2414:
2408:
2405:
2399:
2396:
2390:
2387:
2381:
2378:
2372:
2369:
2363:
2360:
2354:
2351:
2345:
2338:
2327:
2324:
2318:
2315:
2300:
2297:
2286:
2281:
2268:
2265:
2259:
2258:
2256:
2254:
2245:. Archived from
2239:
2218:
2215:
2209:
2208:
2206:
2204:
2195:. Archived from
2189:
2178:
2173:
2154:
2151:
2140:
2139:James, pp. 43–4.
2137:
2106:
2098:
2092:
2089:
2083:
2080:
2074:
2071:
2065:
2064:Haswell, p. 118.
2062:
2056:
2053:
2047:
2044:
2038:
2035:
2029:
2024:
2018:
2015:
2009:
2006:
2000:
1995:
1989:
1988:, various dates.
1983:
1962:
1957:
1951:
1946:
1940:
1937:
1910:
1905:
1892:
1889:
1883:
1880:
1863:
1860:
1815:
1812:
1806:
1803:
1687:Honorary Colonel
1648:, to form a new
1591:V-1 flying bombs
1489:Mulberry harbour
1314:On 3 July 1940,
1200:Second World War
1178:Territorial Army
1157:Afghanistan 1919
1112:Croydon Riflemen
1084:Kitchener's Army
1029:in July to join
820:Canal by 13.00.
783:creeping barrage
636:Battle of Romani
314:Childers Reforms
287:Cardwell Reforms
252:Bengal Artillery
216:Mulberry harbour
200:Second World War
148:Second World War
79:Territorial Army
77:
62:
61:
29:
21:
4043:
4042:
4038:
4037:
4036:
4034:
4033:
4032:
3993:
3992:
3985:Graham Watson,
3940:Wayback Machine
3933:Great War Forum
3919:
3914:
3730:
3717:
3633:Martin Farndale
3513:Basil Collier,
3467:Maj A.F. Becke,
3452:Maj A.F. Becke,
3437:Maj A.F. Becke,
3422:Maj A.F. Becke,
3387:
3382:
3376:Croydon Minster
3374:
3370:
3363:
3359:
3352:
3348:
3337:
3333:
3326:
3319:
3312:
3308:
3303:
3296:
3291:
3287:
3282:
3278:
3273:
3269:
3265:Joslen, p. 463.
3264:
3260:
3255:
3251:
3246:
3242:
3237:
3233:
3228:
3221:
3216:
3212:
3207:
3203:
3198:
3194:
3189:
3185:
3180:
3173:
3168:
3161:
3156:
3152:
3147:
3143:
3134:
3133:
3126:
3121:
3110:
3105:
3101:
3096:
3085:
3080:
3076:
3069:
3065:
3058:
3054:
3049:
3045:
3038:
3034:
3027:
3023:
3016:
3012:
3005:
3001:
2994:
2990:
2985:
2981:
2976:
2969:
2964:
2960:
2955:
2946:
2941:
2937:
2932:
2928:
2923:
2919:
2912:
2903:
2898:
2894:
2889:
2885:
2880:
2876:
2871:
2856:
2846:
2844:
2840:
2833:
2829:
2828:
2817:
2810:
2806:
2801:
2786:
2778:
2774:
2767:
2758:
2751:
2747:
2742:
2738:
2733:
2729:
2724:
2720:
2713:
2709:
2704:
2700:
2695:
2691:
2684:
2680:
2670:
2668:
2659:
2658:
2654:
2649:
2645:
2640:
2636:
2631:
2627:
2622:
2618:
2611:
2607:
2600:
2596:
2591:
2587:
2582:
2571:
2566:
2562:
2557:
2553:
2548:
2544:
2539:
2535:
2530:
2526:
2521:
2517:
2512:
2508:
2503:
2499:
2494:
2490:
2485:
2474:
2469:
2465:
2460:
2456:
2451:
2447:
2442:
2438:
2433:
2429:
2424:
2420:
2415:
2411:
2406:
2402:
2397:
2393:
2388:
2384:
2379:
2375:
2370:
2366:
2361:
2357:
2352:
2348:
2339:
2330:
2325:
2321:
2316:
2303:
2298:
2289:
2282:
2271:
2266:
2262:
2252:
2250:
2241:
2240:
2221:
2216:
2212:
2202:
2200:
2191:
2190:
2181:
2174:
2157:
2152:
2143:
2138:
2109:
2099:
2095:
2090:
2086:
2081:
2077:
2072:
2068:
2063:
2059:
2054:
2050:
2045:
2041:
2036:
2032:
2025:
2021:
2016:
2012:
2007:
2003:
1996:
1992:
1984:
1965:
1958:
1954:
1947:
1943:
1938:
1913:
1906:
1895:
1890:
1886:
1881:
1866:
1861:
1818:
1813:
1809:
1804:
1800:
1796:
1780:Croydon Minster
1752:
1728:
1683:
1632:(TA), based at
1618:
1583:Scheldt Estuary
1567:
1485:
1473:21st Army Group
1438:Fighter-bombers
1409:
1389:38 Light AA Bde
1373:
1327:Royal Artillery
1291:
1271:West of England
1255:Avonmouth Docks
1212:
1207:
1202:
1165:
1159:battle honour.
1145:
1108:
1092:Shoreham-by-Sea
1068:
1019:
1010:Croydon Minster
995:Tunbridge Wells
971:
969:4/4th Battalion
955:
907:
883:Redhill, Surrey
859:
857:3/4th Battalion
802:
732:
644:Egypt 1915–1916
620:
550:
498:
496:2/4th Battalion
445:
440:
438:1/4th Battalion
419:
414:
412:First World War
394:Haldane Reforms
392:(TF) under the
386:
358:Second Boer War
354:
280:Whitgift School
232:
204:Royal Artillery
192:First World War
188:Second Boer War
176:
120:First World War
115:Second Boer War
91:
56:
39:
37:
35:
33:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
4041:
4039:
4031:
4030:
4025:
4020:
4015:
4010:
4005:
3995:
3994:
3991:
3990:
3982:
3977:
3972:
3967:
3962:
3957:
3952:
3947:
3942:
3930:
3925:
3918:
3917:Online sources
3915:
3913:
3912:
3905:
3892:Ray Westlake,
3890:
3877:Ray Westlake,
3875:
3869:
3854:
3839:
3836:978-1862272118
3826:Brian Robson,
3824:
3809:
3802:
3783:
3764:
3749:
3734:
3728:
3715:
3700:
3685:
3680:Jock Haswell,
3678:
3663:
3648:
3629:
3610:
3591:
3568:
3549:
3526:
3519:
3510:
3495:
3480:
3465:
3450:
3435:
3420:
3401:
3395:
3388:
3386:
3383:
3381:
3380:
3368:
3357:
3346:
3331:
3317:
3306:
3294:
3285:
3276:
3267:
3258:
3249:
3240:
3231:
3219:
3210:
3201:
3192:
3183:
3171:
3159:
3150:
3141:
3124:
3108:
3099:
3083:
3074:
3063:
3052:
3043:
3032:
3021:
3010:
2999:
2988:
2979:
2967:
2958:
2944:
2935:
2926:
2917:
2901:
2892:
2883:
2874:
2854:
2815:
2804:
2784:
2772:
2756:
2745:
2736:
2727:
2718:
2707:
2698:
2689:
2678:
2652:
2643:
2634:
2625:
2616:
2605:
2594:
2585:
2569:
2560:
2551:
2542:
2533:
2524:
2515:
2506:
2497:
2488:
2472:
2463:
2454:
2445:
2443:Falls, p. 277.
2436:
2434:Falls, p. 251.
2427:
2418:
2409:
2400:
2391:
2382:
2373:
2364:
2355:
2346:
2328:
2319:
2301:
2287:
2269:
2260:
2219:
2210:
2179:
2155:
2141:
2107:
2104:20 March 1908.
2102:London Gazette
2093:
2084:
2075:
2066:
2057:
2048:
2039:
2030:
2019:
2010:
2001:
1990:
1963:
1952:
1941:
1911:
1893:
1884:
1864:
1816:
1807:
1797:
1795:
1792:
1784:King's Colours
1751:
1748:
1744:
1743:
1739:
1732:Battle honours
1727:
1726:Battle Honours
1724:
1723:
1722:
1717:J.M. Newnham,
1715:
1700:
1697:
1682:
1679:
1671:
1670:
1667:
1666:R (Surrey) Bty
1664:
1661:
1630:106 AA Brigade
1617:
1614:
1566:
1563:
1499:on each of 34
1484:
1481:
1408:
1405:
1372:
1369:
1361:Blandford Camp
1290:
1287:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1164:
1163:Interwar years
1161:
1144:
1143:3rd Afghan War
1141:
1107:
1104:
1067:
1064:
1018:
1017:19th Battalion
1015:
970:
967:
954:
951:
906:
903:
858:
855:
801:
798:
731:
730:French command
728:
691:Tell Khuweilfe
619:
616:
549:
546:
497:
494:
444:
441:
439:
436:
418:
415:
413:
410:
402:Surrey Brigade
385:
382:
353:
350:
330:Surrey Brigade
291:Surrey Militia
264:Crystal Palace
242:was formed at
240:2nd Surrey RVC
231:
228:
174:
171:
170:
169:
168:
167:
166:
161:
156:
145:
140:
139:
138:
133:
128:
117:
110:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
86:
82:
81:
71:
67:
66:
64:United Kingdom
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4040:
4029:
4026:
4024:
4021:
4019:
4016:
4014:
4011:
4009:
4006:
4004:
4001:
4000:
3998:
3989:
3988:
3983:
3981:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3963:
3961:
3958:
3956:
3953:
3951:
3948:
3946:
3943:
3941:
3937:
3934:
3931:
3929:
3926:
3924:
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3920:
3916:
3910:
3906:
3903:
3899:
3895:
3891:
3888:
3887:0-85052-511-X
3884:
3880:
3876:
3873:
3870:
3867:
3866:0-582-48565-7
3863:
3859:
3855:
3852:
3851:1-85753-099-3
3848:
3844:
3840:
3837:
3833:
3829:
3825:
3822:
3821:1-871167-23-X
3818:
3814:
3810:
3807:
3803:
3800:
3799:9780266375593
3796:
3792:
3788:
3784:
3781:
3780:1-870423-26-7
3777:
3773:
3769:
3765:
3762:
3761:0-9508205-2-0
3758:
3754:
3750:
3747:
3746:0-85052-004-5
3743:
3739:
3736:N.B. Leslie,
3735:
3731:
3725:
3721:
3716:
3713:
3709:
3705:
3701:
3698:
3697:0-85045-354-2
3694:
3690:
3686:
3683:
3679:
3676:
3675:1-85117-009-X
3672:
3668:
3664:
3661:
3660:1-85117-007-3
3657:
3653:
3649:
3646:
3645:1-85753-080-2
3642:
3638:
3634:
3630:
3627:
3623:
3619:
3615:
3611:
3608:
3607:1-845740-59-9
3604:
3600:
3596:
3592:
3589:
3588:1-845740-58-0
3585:
3581:
3577:
3573:
3569:
3566:
3565:1-870423-06-2
3562:
3558:
3554:
3550:
3547:
3546:0-89839-211-X
3543:
3539:
3535:
3531:
3528:Brig-Gen Sir
3527:
3524:
3520:
3518:
3516:
3511:
3508:
3507:0-7137-1869-2
3504:
3500:
3496:
3493:
3492:0-85936-271-X
3489:
3485:
3481:
3478:
3477:1-847347-41-X
3474:
3470:
3466:
3463:
3462:1-847347-41-X
3459:
3455:
3451:
3448:
3447:1-847347-39-8
3444:
3440:
3436:
3433:
3432:1-847347-39-8
3429:
3425:
3421:
3418:
3417:0-89839-175-X
3414:
3410:
3406:
3402:
3399:
3396:
3393:
3390:
3389:
3384:
3377:
3372:
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3310:
3307:
3301:
3299:
3295:
3289:
3286:
3280:
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3271:
3268:
3262:
3259:
3253:
3250:
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3241:
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3232:
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3224:
3220:
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3211:
3205:
3202:
3196:
3193:
3187:
3184:
3178:
3176:
3172:
3166:
3164:
3160:
3154:
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3142:
3137:
3131:
3129:
3125:
3119:
3117:
3115:
3113:
3109:
3103:
3100:
3094:
3092:
3090:
3088:
3084:
3078:
3075:
3072:
3067:
3064:
3061:
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3053:
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3030:
3025:
3022:
3019:
3014:
3011:
3008:
3003:
3000:
2997:
2992:
2989:
2983:
2980:
2974:
2972:
2968:
2962:
2959:
2953:
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2939:
2936:
2930:
2927:
2921:
2918:
2915:
2910:
2908:
2906:
2902:
2896:
2893:
2887:
2884:
2878:
2875:
2869:
2867:
2865:
2863:
2861:
2859:
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2839:
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2816:
2813:
2808:
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2799:
2797:
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2781:
2776:
2773:
2770:
2765:
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2754:
2749:
2746:
2740:
2737:
2731:
2728:
2722:
2719:
2716:
2711:
2708:
2705:James, p. 78.
2702:
2699:
2693:
2690:
2687:
2682:
2679:
2666:
2662:
2656:
2653:
2647:
2644:
2638:
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2626:
2620:
2617:
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2609:
2606:
2603:
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2344:, pp. 12–3.
1587:mine-laying
1528:Arromanches
1283:Worthy Park
1267:474 S/L Bty
1239:Southampton
983:Crowborough
953:Disbandment
895:Gore Street
610:aboard the
490:Mesopotamia
374:Drakensberg
370:Biggarsberg
346:North Downs
328:formed the
276:Rifle green
218:during the
109:Engagements
99:Garrison/HQ
93:Air Defence
3997:Categories
3616:, Vol II,
3597:, Vol II:
3572:L.F. Ellis
3407:, Vol II,
3385:References
2847:6 November
2671:6 November
2340:Westlake,
2253:6 November
2203:1 February
1742:1914–1918.
1559:105 AA Bde
1553:replacing
1497:Bofors gun
1469:85 LAA Rgt
1464:6 AA Group
1460:51 LAA Bde
1453:3 AA Group
1253:to defend
1251:Lewis guns
1088:Colchester
810:Wytschaete
632:Suez Canal
626:Valley in
612:El Kahirah
538:Alexandria
423:War Office
344:along the
312:Under the
194:, and the
3770:, Vol I,
3578:, Vol I:
3555:, Vol V,
2342:Gallipoli
1986:Army List
1750:Memorials
1654:30 AA Bde
1606:75 AA Bde
1550:Adventure
1524:Luftwaffe
1493:76 AA Bde
1449:67 AA Bde
1434:Luftwaffe
1425:64 AA Bde
1421:49 AA Bde
1308:Luftwaffe
1235:Hampshire
1100:St Albans
1027:Lowestoft
851:see below
833:River Lys
829:Wevelghem
698:Jerusalem
687:Beersheba
618:Palestine
587:scrubland
562:Suvla Bay
548:Gallipoli
542:Port Said
518:Cambridge
467:, in the
461:Allahabad
282:in 1874.
246:(then in
212:The Blitz
159:The Blitz
3936:Archived
3631:Gen Sir
3339:Watson,
1805:Beckett.
1702:Colonel
1555:Despatch
1537:Manvieux
1533:Despatch
1511:Despatch
1483:Normandy
1259:Plymouth
1153:Peshawar
1037:and the
975:Purfleet
911:Le Havre
891:Westbere
794:Tear gas
790:Beugneux
272:Caterham
89:Infantry
3341:TA 1947
2073:Leslie.
1616:Postwar
1579:Antwerp
1565:Antwerp
1371:Mid-War
1351:from a
1349:Devizes
1247:Bristol
1133:Norbury
1078:of the
1074:as the
1041:). The
1006:Colours
899:Ireland
879:Reigate
863:Windsor
818:Comines
748:Taranto
738:on the
705:Jericho
534:Ulysses
522:Bedford
471:on the
404:in the
268:Norwood
244:Croydon
230:Origins
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640:Rumani
608:Mudros
558:Lemnos
449:Bombay
336:, the
248:Surrey
190:, the
70:Branch
45:Active
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1775:War.
1644:, at
1353:cadre
1245:, at
1072:Dover
979:Essex
814:Ypres
713:bombs
678:day.
628:Egypt
598:(the
443:India
431:India
3898:ISBN
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2205:2010
1548:HMS
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1338:Bitz
893:and
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881:and
659:Gaza
642:and
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