East Surrey Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment | . |
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1945.01 | Italy | 11 Brigade, 78 Division |
1945.05 | Austria: Notsch area of Carinthia | 11 Brigade, 78 Division |
. | Sep 45: Kuhnsdorff a prohibited area between the River Drau and the Yugoslav Border | . |
. | Dec 45: Vienna | . |
1946.01 | Greece: Kingston Camp, Veroia near Salonika | 28 Brigade, 4 Division |
. | Mar 47: Salonika, split between 3 camps | . |
. | Oct 47: Sobraon Barracks, Salonika | . |
. | 12 Jul 48: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | . |
1949.11 | British Somaliland: Mogadischu | . |
1950.04 | England: Barnard Castle | 2 Infantry Brigade |
1951.04 | England: Shorncliffe | 2 Infantry Brigade |
1951.10 | Libya: Prinn, Azzizia and Gialo Bks, Tripoli | 19 Brigade |
. | Oct 52: East and West Bks, Derna | . |
1953.01 | Egypt: L Camp, Tel-el-Kebir | 19 Brigade |
. | 5 Oct 54: Bn embarked in HMT ÂÂEmpire KenÂÂ arrived at Southampton on 12 Oct 54 | . |
1954.10 | England: Shorncliffe | . |
1955.07 | Germany: Charles Barracks, Brunswick | 91 Brigade |
. | Apr 56: Charles Barracks, Brunswick | 12 Brigade Group |
1958.01 | England: Blenheim Barracks, Bury St Edmunds | 19 Brigade |
. | Jul 58 - Oct 58: Cyprus: Kermia just outside Nicosia | Reinforced with a coy from 1 Queens |
. | Oct 58 - Dec 58: Libya: Wavell Barracks, Benghazi | . |
. | 14 Oct 59: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), to form 1st Bn, The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The East Surrey Regiment | . |
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1944.08 | UK | 184 Infantry Brigade |
1945.12 | Palestine | . |
1947.04 | Egypt: | . |
. | 12 Jul 48: Disbanded (technically "amalgamated" with 1st Battalion) | . |
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