Infantry Volunteers

West Surrey

1859: 2nd Surrey RVC
5th Surrey RVC
1860: part of
1st Administrative Battalion of
Surrey Rifle Volunteers
13th Surrey RVC
14th Surrey RVC
17th Surrey RVC
18th Surrey RVC


all part of
3rd Administrative Battalion of
Surrey Rifle Volunteers
10th Surrey RVC







19th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps






1861: 22nd Surrey RVC
23rd Surrey RVC

1862: 25th Surrey RVC(I)
25th Surrey RVC(I) becomes 24th(II)





made independent from
1st Administrative Battalion of
Surrey Rifle Volunteers










1867: 2nd Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps






1868:





all part of
4th Administrative Battalion of
Surrey Rifle Volunteers



1875:
22nd Surrey RVC disbanded


1877:
14th Surrey RVC disbanded


Consolidation and renumbering of the Volunteer Force
1880:


consolidated as
5th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps
consolidated as
10th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps



1880:

4th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps
6th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps
8th Surrey
Rifle Volunteer Corps
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881:
volunteer battalion of
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
volunteer battalion of
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
1883: 1st Volunteer Battalion,
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
2nd Volunteer Battalion,
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
3rd Volunteer Battalion,
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
4th Volunteer Battalion,
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
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Creation of the Territorial Force
1908: 4th Battalion,
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)

(TF)
5th Battalion,
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)

(TF)
22nd (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(The Queen’s) (TF)
24th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(The Queen’s) (TF)
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1914/
1918:
1/4th Battalion,
2/4th Battalion,
3/4th Battalion,
4/4th Battalion,
The Queen's
(West Surrey Regiment)

1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
3/5th Battalion,
The Queen's
(West Surrey Regiment)


1/22nd (County of London) Battalion,
2/22nd (County of London) Battalion,
3/22nd (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment)
(The Queen’s)

1/24th (County of London) Battalion,
2/24th (County of London) Battalion,
3/24th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment)
(The Queen’s)

1916:





tranferred to
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
tranferred to
The Queen’s
(Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Creation of the Territorial Army
1921: 4th Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)
(TA)
5th Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)
(TA)
22nd (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(The Queen’s) (TA)
24th (County of London) Battalion,
The London Regiment
(The Queen’s) (TA)
1922:

22nd London Regiment
(The Queen’s) (TA)
24th London Regiment
(The Queen’s) (TA)
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1924: Surrey Group Anti-Aircraft
Searchlight Companies,
Royal Engineers (TA)








1935: 30th (Surrey) Anti-Aircraft Battalion,
Royal Engineers (TA)








1937:








6th (Bermondsey) Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)
(TA)
7th (Southwark) Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)
(TA)
1938:



4th Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)

(63rd Searchlight Regiment) (TA)












1939:







1/5th Battalion,
2/5th Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)

1/6th (Bermondsey) Battalion,
2/6th (Bermondsey) Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)

1/7th (Southwark) Battalion,
2/7th (Southwark) Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)

1940: 30th (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery

63rd (4th Bn,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery









WSurrey
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1942:


127th (Queen’s)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery









1943: suspended animation




1946:
suspended animation



Resurrection of the Territorial Army
1947: 565th Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Surrey) (TA)

598th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Queen’s) (TA)

5th Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)
(TA)

6th (Bermondsey) Battalion,
The Queen’s Royal Regiment
(West Surrey)
(TA)

622th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(7th Bn
The Queen’s Royal Regiment) (TA)
1949: 565th (Mixed) Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Surrey) (TA)
















1952:



598th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(4th Bn, The Queen’s
Royal Regiment) (TA)












from
566th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(City of London Rifles) (TA)


























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1955: P (City of London Rifles) Battery,
S (City of London Rifles) Battery
R (Surrey) Battery,

565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Q (4th Queen’s) Battery,







R (Queen’s) Battery,
S (Queen’s) Battery,

570th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
1959:


tranferred to
The Queen’s
Royal Surrey Regiment
tranferred to
The Queen’s
Royal Surrey Regiment
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1961: 3rd Battalion,
The Queen’s
Royal Surrey Regiment
(TA)
QRSR
1966:
tranferred to
The Queen’s Regiment
Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
1967: disbanded and formed
A Company (Queen’s Surreys),
5th (Volunteer) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment

and
D Company,
6th (Territorial) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment
(Queen’s Surreys)