The East Surrey Regiment

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The 31st, Huntingdonshire Regiment
1881 The East Surrey Regiment

The 70th (Surrey) Regiment
1881 The 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment

Letter Crest

 

“HUNTINGDONSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Worn 1855-1881 (Ryan fig.47)

 

“HUNTINGDONSHIRE” / “REGIMENT”

Other Ranks Pre.1871

 

 

“SURREY” / “REGIMENT”

Worn1855-1881 (Ryan fig.107)

 

“SURREY” / “REGIMENT”

Worn 1855-1881 (Ryan fig.106)

Another version exists similar to the above but with “THE” in the title, “THE SURREY REGIMENT”

(Ryan fig.108) Photo needed

“THE SURREY” / “REGIMENT”

Other Ranks Pre.1871

 

“EAST SURREY REGIMENT”

Worn 1881-1901 (Ryan Fig.198)

 

“EAST SURREY REGIMENT”

4th Volunteer Battalion 1881-1901

Gilt castle device centre seen on 4th VB helmet plates.

 

“EAST SURREY REGIMENT”

Volunteer Battalion 1881-1901

White metal castle device centre.

 

“FIRST SURREY” / “RIFLES”

1st Surrey RVC became the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment in 1881

 

 3rd Royal Surrey Militia

“3rd ROYAL SURREY MILITIA”

Became the 4th Battalion the East Surreys, in 1881

The Queen’s Royal (West Surrey) Regiment

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The 2nd or Queen’s Royal Regiment of Foot
1881 The Queen’s Royal (West Surrey) Regiment

Letter crests

 

“QUEENS ROYAL” / “REGIMENT”

The Queens Royal Regiment (as per dress regulations prior to 1881 but possibly only worn briefly (flag missing/damaged)

 

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

“Mindful of former valour” worn until 1881
(Ryan fig.6)

 

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

Pre 1881 variation of Lamb with front leg and pole of flag in air and head turned more.

 

 

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

Worn 1881-1901
(Ryan fig.163)

“PRISTINAE VIRTUTIS MEMOR”

Volunteer Battalion 1881-1901

 

“SECOND ROYAL SURREY” / “MILITIA”

Second Royal Surrey Militia Officers.

Became 3rd Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) in 1881.

 

“2nd ROYAL SURREY” / “MILITIA”

Second Royal Surrey Militia Other Ranks.

Became 3rd Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) in 1881.

 

“2nd ROYAL SURREY” / “REGIMENT”

2nd Royal Surrey Regiment.

Silvered Other Ranks

Became 3rd Bn The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) in 1881.

 

“WOTTON” / “14th SURREY RIFLES”

14th Surrey Rifles (Wotton) Officers.

Formed 1859, joined 2nd Admin Battalion 1860, disbanded 1877.

2nd Admin Bn went on to become 1st Volunteer Battalion Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment in 1883.