Infantry Volunteers

East Surrey

1859: 1st Surrey RVC
3rd Surrey RVC


2nd Surrey RVC
4th Surrey RVC
8th Surrey RVC

6th Surrey RVC
9th Surrey RVC


7th Surrey RVC


1860: merged as
1st Surrey
(South London)
Rifle Volunteer Corps




20th Surrey RVC

all part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Surrey Rifle Volunteers



21st Surrey RVC








11th Surrey RVC
12th Surrey RVC
15th Surrey RVC
16th Surrey RVC


all part of
2nd Administrative Battalion of
Surrey Rifle Volunteers
7th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps






1861:

24th Surrey RVC(I)


1862:

11th Surrey RVC
25th Surrey RVC(II)


24th Surrey RVC(I) disbanded
11th Surrey RVC to



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1863:

21st Surrey RVC
20th Surrey RVC disbanded





1866:
21st Surrey RVC disbanded


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1867:

2nd Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps


1868:

16th Surrey RVC disbanded

1875:
26th Surrey RVC


Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:




26th Surrey RVC absorbed by 7th

consolidated as
4th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
6th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps


absorbed 26th Surrey RVC





1880:

3rd Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps
5th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps


The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The East Surrey Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The East Surrey Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The East Surrey Regiment
volunteer battalion of
The East Surrey Regiment
1887:
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment
3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment
4th Volunteer Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment
ESurrey
ESurrey
ESurrey
ESurrey
1891: 1st Surrey
(South London)
Volunteer Rifle Corps









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ESurrey
ESurrey
ESurrey
Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 21st (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (TF)
(First Surrey Rifles)
5th Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment (TF)
6th Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment (TF)
23rd (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (TF)
21th London
ESurrey
ESurrey
23rd London
1914/
1918:
1/21st (County of London) Battalion,
2/21st (County of London) Battalion,
3/21st (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(First Surrey Rifles)
1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment

1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
3/6th Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment

1/23rd (County of London) Battalion,
2/23rd (County of London) Battalion,
3/23rd (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment

1916:
transferred to
The East Surrey Regiment




transferred to
The East Surrey Regiment
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 21st (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (TA)
(First Surrey Rifles)
5th Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment (TA)
6th Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment (TA)
23rd (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment (TA)
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ESurrey
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1922: 21st London Regiment
(First Surrey Rifles) (TA)




23rd London Regiment (TA)

1927:





23rd London Regiment
(The East Surrey Regiment) (TA)
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ESurrey
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1935: 35th (First Surrey Rifles)
Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers (TA)






RE
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1937:





7th (23rd London) Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment (TA)
1938:


57th (East Surrey)
Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)



42nd (7th (23rd London) Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment)
Battalion,
The Royal Tank Corps (TA)
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RTC
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1939:











67th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)




1/6th Battalion,
2/6th Battalion,
The East Surry Regiment



42nd (7th (23rd London) Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment)
Battalion,
The Royal Tank Regiment (TA)
transferred to
The Royal Armoured Corps
48th Battalion
The Royal Tank Regiment (TA)
transferred to
The Royal Armoured Corps


1940: 35th (First Surrey Rifles)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery










RA
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1942: 129th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(First Surrey Rifles)



67th Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Surrey) (TA)









1945:







suspended animation







42nd
(7th (23rd London) Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment)
Royal Tank Regiment

48th Royal Tank Regiment



1946:
suspended animation




1947: suspended animation





Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 570th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(First Surrey Rifles) (TA)

381st Anti-Tank Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Surrey) (TA)

disbanded 6th Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment (TA)


42nd
(7th (23rd London) Battalion,
The East Surrey Regiment)
Royal Tank Regiment
(TA)
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1949: 570th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(First Surrey Rifles) (TA)












1951:



381st Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(East Surrey) (TA)















from
622nd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(7th Bn
The Queen’s Royal Regiment) (TA)



















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1955: P (First Surrey Riffles) Battery,
Q (First Surrey Rifles) Battery,
570th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
R (Queen’s) Battery,
S (Queen’s) Battery),












1956:





23rd London Regiment (TA)
transferred to
The East Surrey Regiment
RA
RA
ESurrey
23rd London
1959:





transferred to
The Queen’s
Royal Surrey Regiment
transferred to
The Queen’s
Royal Surrey Regiment
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1961: R (Surrey) Battery,
265th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
P Battery,
263rd (Surrey Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
4th Battalion,
The Queen’s
Royal Surrey Regiment
(TA)
QRSR
1966:
transferred to
The Queen’s Regiment
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
A Company,
B Company,
C Company,
6th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment
(Queen’s Surreys)