Great Britain (Volunteers)

Surrey - Sussex

Formation of the Volunteer Force
 
1860: 1st Surrey Mounted Rifle Volunteer Corps
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1861: 1st Surrey Light Horse Volunteer Corps
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1868: disbanded
 
1871: 1st Sussex Light Horse Volunteer Corps
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1875: disbanded
 
1901:
69th (Sussex) Company,
14th Battalion,
Imperial Yeomanry
perpetuated by
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Renaming to Imperial Yeomanry
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1901: The Surrey
Imperial Yeomanry
(The Princess of Wales’s)		 The Sussex
Imperial Yeomanry
Surrey
│		 Sussex
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Creation of the Territorial Force
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1908: The Surrey Yeomanry
(The Princess of Wales’s) (TF)		 The Sussex Yeomanry (TF)
layout
│		 Sussex
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1910: The Surrey Yeomanry
(Queen Mary’s Regiment)
(Lancers) (TF)		 │
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Surrey
│		 layout
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1914/
1918:		 1/1st, 2/1st and 3/1st
Surrey Yeomanry
(Queen Mary’s Regiment)
(Lancers)
│		 1/1st, 2/1st and 3/1st
Sussex Yeomanry
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1920: │
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│		 13th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Army Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TF)
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Creation of the Territorial Army
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1921: The Surrey Yeomanry
(Queen Mary’s Regiment)
(Lancers) (TA)
│		 98th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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layout layout
1922: 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry)
Brigade,
Royal Field Artillery (TA)
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1924: 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s),
Army Field Brigade,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1938: 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s),
Army Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)		 70th (Sussex)
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
layout
│		 RA
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layout layout
1939: │
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│		 144th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1942: │
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│		 144th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s)
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1944: │
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│		 suspended animation
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1945: │
│		 suspended animation
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1946: suspended animation
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Resurrection of the Territorial Army
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1947: 298th Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Surrey Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s) (TA)
│		 344th Light Anti-Aircraft/
Searchlight Regiment,
Royal Artillery
(Sussex Yeomanry) (TA)
│		 605th (Mobile)
Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Royal Artillery
(Sussex) (TA)
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layout layout
1950: │
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1955: │
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│		 P Battery,
Q Battery,
258th (Sussex Yeomanry)
Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
Surrey
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│		 from
263rd (6th London)
Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 from
291st (4th London)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
│		 from
381st (East Surrey)
Light Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: R Battery, HQ Battery, Q (4th London) Battery, P Battery,
263rd (Surrey Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1961: 263rd (Surrey Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s)
Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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1964: 263rd (Surrey Yeomanry,
Queen Mary’s)
Field Regiment,
Royal Artillery (TA)
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Creation of the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve
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1967: disbanded and formed
The Surrey Yeomanry
(Queen Mary’s Regiment)
Royal Artillery
(Territorials)
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layout layout
1969: reduced to cadre as
The Surrey Yeomanry
(Queen Mary’s Regiment)
Royal Artillery
│		 B (Surrey Yeomanry) Troop,
200th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battery,
100th Regiment,
Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
1971: D (Surrey Yeomanry) Battery,
6th (Volunteer) Battalion,
The Queen’s Regiment
 

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2024-08-25