Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
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The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was a line infantry regiment of the English and later the British Army from 1661 to 1959. It was the senior English line infantry regiment of the British Army, behind only the Royal Scots in the British Army line infantry order of precedence.
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Cap Badge
Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, founder of the regiment
Soldier of the Queens regiment of foot, 1742
1864–1866 memorials to the dead of the 2nd Battalion 2nd Queen's Regiment in Bermuda
East Surrey Regiment
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The East Surrey Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959. The regiment was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, the 70th (Surrey) Regiment of Foot, the 1st Royal Surrey Militia and the 3rd Royal Surrey Militia.
The Barracks, Kingston upon Thames
East Surrey Regiment Memorial Gateway to All Saints Church, Kingston upon Thames
A soldier of the East Surrey Regiment, pictured here equipped with a Thompson m1928 submachine gun (drum magazine), 25 November 1940
A battle patrol of the 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment rest after returning from enemy territory, 16 December 1943. They are armed with Thompson SMGs, grenades and a captured German MP 40.