The regiment went on to serve during the crimean war fighting at the siege of sevastopol, and then during the second opium war in china. War diary of the 16th battalion the queens royal west. There are over 37,000 east surrey regiment service and pension records. Clicking on the link will take you to the results on findmypast but you will need a subscription or payperview credits to actually view the records. When i went to kingston it was the first time id ever been to surrey. The diary of signaller herbert boxer, written while recovering from wounds, recounts in detail his. The first world war has always held a certain grim fascination its sheer magnitude, the horrific casualties, the bravery, the patriotism, the amazing logistical challenges and the speed of. British army war diaries 19141922 the national archives. Charles sabourin, a favourite of mine over the years, was a regular soldier with the east surrey regiment.
Introduction to the war diaries, 19141918 of the queens royal west surrey and. Photos, obituaries and short service records all available to view and. The 6th battalion spent the rest of the war in guard duties and coastal defence, as well as supplying drafts for the overseas battalions of the regiment, while the 7th battalion, after a period of reorganisation, was transferred to the royal artillery as a light antiaircraft regiment, the 109 l. Research reveals tragic story of surreys ww1 regiments. Formed in november 1938, the regiment originally existed as the 5th battalion the east surrey regiment, an old territorial infantry battalion with its headquarters at wimbledon, which recruited in surrey and south west london. The history is actually made up of individual notes, memories, army records, diaries and anecdotes of their involvment from commencement right to the end of their war. Amongst the records of the east surrey regiment held at surrey history centre. The east surrey regiment was created in 1881 from the amalgamation of the 31st huntingdonshire regiment, which became the 1st battalion, and the 70th surrey regiment, which became the 2nd. German officers, who conversed with some of the captured wounded east surrey officers, spoke with the warmest admiration of the gallant advance of this battalion who later became known as the gallants. I know the battalion was with the 37th brigade with the 12th division, and that the division where involved in the attack. The east surrey regiment 1996 journal of the east surrey regiment 19201959 administrative biographical background.
War diary 1st battalion royal west kent regiment page 8. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to ww2 you may have at home. War diary of 5th battalion seaforth highlanders 51st highland division, ref. History of the east surrey regiment, by daniell, david scott and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available. Wo 954048, national archives, kew, surrey, england. There are over 37,000 east surrey regiment service and pension records for this regiment and its antecedents in various war office series held at the national archives. The east surrey regiment was a line infantry regiment of the british army active from 1881 to 1959. Some of these records can also be viewed online on ancestry although. With the east surreys in tunisia and italy 1942 1945. Ancestry can be used free of charge in surrey libraries and at surrey history centre. Royal east surrey regiment in the second world war 1939.
The casualties for the day were 4 other ranks wounded. Does anyone have an account please of the action the 7th battalion, east surrey regiment were involved in on the 3d may, 1917. Mason the east surrey regiment by chris baker the british army in the great war the east surrey regiment by brad chappell the regiment warpath. During the great war the queens raised 31 battalions and the east. East surrey regiment soldiers who died in the great war, 191419. The history of the 12th bermondsey battalion east surrey. Please use the comments box below if you can provide more information about this person. This is his story, 100 years to the day after he was wounded at mons. I lived in stepney in london, i used to go the other side, essex side, southend, for my days out and that sort of thing, or for holidays and things, never had a holiday anyway, but thats how i came to join the regiment. Additional name information from the lives of the first world war website. Also have aread through the war diary once you know his battalion. The 2nd battalion the east surrey regiment who returned from india during. An archive of first world war research information on soldiers in the east surrey regiment.
The 4th battalion, queens royal regiment west surrey 4th queens was a volunteer unit of the british army from 1859 to 1961. A soldier in the east surrey regiment the 9th east surreys at st. Using official and unofficial sources, diaries, letters, and british and german. Dear rob, i read your article with much interest as my father ben bentley was. The east surrey regiment was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 31st who first paraded in 1702 as a marine regiment and the 70th who were raised in 1758. The losses of the east surrey battalion were 16 officers and 440 other ranks. Find your heroes and veterans from the great war in this collection of medal and award rolls. Beginning from small independent units recruited in the south london suburbs, it was attached to the queens royal regiment west surrey and served in the second boer war, world war i and third angloafghan war. The queens royal surrey regiment association has published a series of his articles over recent years in their journal. The thing that triggered me to put them on the internet was when i read about the east surrey regiment being in dublin four days before war was.
In august 1940 all british troops were recalled from china and the battalion was sent to singapore for combat training headed by lieutenant colonel g. Researching soldiers who served in the east surrey regiment. Splendid two volume regimental history of the east surreys in the great war, in which they served in most theatres. When the territorial army was ordered to double its strength in the spring of 1939, a second line regiment, known as the 67th east surrey antitank regiment, ra was. Ts transcript 10pp of the official war diary of the 16th battalion the queens royal west surrey regiment 44th division for the campaign in france and belgium, 15 may 1940 31 may 1940 and covering in detail their preparations for and determined defence of positions along the escaut canal and their subsequent withdrawal to and evacuation from dunkirk. The commonwealth war graves commission has 1,519 recorded ww1 deaths for the 1st battalion, east surrey regiment. British army the east surrey regiment geni family tree. The queens royal west surrey regiment the east surrey regiment. Different parts of the collection cover units serving in.
Uk, wwi war diaries france, belgium and germany, 19141920. Photocopy 25pp of a ts narrative based on personal diary and individual recollections of officers serving in the 26th battalion east surrey regiment ta 12th infantry division while serving in france, 21 may 12 june 1940, describing the battalions movements, reactions to the german advance and encounters with enemy forces, the retreat to the coast and the capture of many personnel. The division was one selected for the army of occupation in germany and the battalion ended its war service on garrison duty in the rhine bridgehead. J c lyal and 8 other ranks proceeded to 2 nd army rest camp for period of 14 days. Introduction to the war diaries, 19141918 of the queens royal west surrey and the east surrey regiment. Queens royal west surrey regiment during ww1 the regiment formed 28 battalions and was awarded 74 battle honours and 4 victoria crosses, losing 8,000 men during the course of the first world war. Many men from, or of, ham chose to serve in the east surrey regiment during the great war. Sergeant cliff martin 2nd battalion, the east surrey. History of the east surrey regiment, sloman abebooks.
The battalion war diaries for the queens royal west surrey and east surrey regiments, 1914 1918, have been digitised and are now available online on the website of the queens royal surrey regimental museum. These two regiments were amalgamated in 1959 to form the queens royal surrey regiment. The aiglers 87th foot captured a french imperial eagle aigle at the battle of barrosa the albert lesters prince alberts own leicestershire yeomanry, also known as gods own in the 3rd cavalry division during the great war reference to the lack of kia until may. Discover sources at surrey history centre and elsewhere for tracing military records. These records are the unit war diaries of the british army in the first world war and are held by the national archives in record series wo 95. Medal and his british war medal, 19141918 and a pay book which shows. Some of the wounded picked up died later whilst prisoners of war. The east surrey regiment was formed from the 31st and 70th regiments of foot, the 31st being the older, raised on 12 feb 1702, and the 70th raised in 1756. Agile and bolton wanderers argyll and sutherland highlanders humorous allusion to bolton wanderers f. This tiny, yet fascinating, war diary was written in july, 1917, by a private of d company, 12th battalion, east surrey regiment. Nominal roll of 1st battalion, east surrey regiment surrey county.
East surrey regiment east yorkshire regiment essex regiment general staff gloucestershire regiment gordon highlanders grenadier guards hampshire regiment herefordshire regiment hertfordshire regiment highland light infantry honourable artillery company household cavalry indian army kent cyclist battalion inns of court officers training corps. The battalion war diaries for the queens royal west surrey and east surrey. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the first or second world war, please do not destroy them. Queens royal west surrey regiment forces war records. Private harry brown, 15 battalion, east surrey regiment. List of nicknames of british army regiments wikipedia. The regimental records do not include information on every soldier who served with the. Get a daytoday look at what your ancestors unit was up to during the first world war with these war diaries. Uk, wwi war diaries gallipoli and dardanelles, 19141916. A key attraction was that it was kingstons local regiment and ham was part of the borough of kingston, surrey. In 1881 as part of the childers reforms the 31st was merged with the 70th surrey regiment to become east surrey regiment. The 9th east surrey in the great war 1st edition by michael lucas isbn.
History of the east surrey regiment volumes ii 1914. The east surrey regiment, based at kingston barracks, had troops from runnymede, spelthorne, elmbridge and the northern part of mole valley. War diaries 1914 1919 of the queens royal west surrey. At willow grange, 22nd november, the east surrey supported the west yorks in the assault, and in his report, dated 24th november, general hildyard said, the behaviour of all ranks of the 2nd east surrey regiment when engaged was satisfactory under great difficulties. The east surreys at mons, 23rd august 1914 blogger. Digital copies of group photographs, scrapbooks, autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to ww2. War diary of the 16th battalion the queens royal west surrey regiment, may 1940.
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