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as a result of an electrical fault in the basement. The Surrey Infantry Museum was lost in the fire as it was located in the basement and remains closed as of 2020 with the remnants of the collection held primarily at Surrey History Centre.
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The two territorial battalions were disbanded in 1967, with their successor units in the Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve (TAVR) being "A" Company (Queen's Surreys) of the
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opened in 1981 with exhibits including uniforms, medals, weapons, regalia, photographs and memorabilia. The museum was upgraded in 2001. In 2011, with part funding from the
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of the merging regiments continued to use their former titles. However, in 1961, a reduction in the size of the TA lead to the formation of 3rd and 4th Queen's Surreys:
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In 1966 the regiment's short existence came to an end when it, along with the three other remaining regiments of the
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The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment archives were put in storage when Regimental Headquarters and Museum in
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was formed of units affiliated to the Queen’s Royal Regiment: the 5th and 6th battalions and the
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were amalgamated on 14 October 1959 to form the 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment.
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further redevelopment took place and, in July that year, the museum merged with those of the
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was formed from former battalions of the East Surrey Regiment: the 6th East Surreys and the
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which existed from 1959 to 1966. In 1966, it was amalgamated with the
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garrison, remaining there on a 2-year posting before heading for
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Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
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1964–1966: Maj-Gen. Francis James Claude Piggott, CB, CBE, DSO
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6th (Territorial) Battalion, Queen's Regiment (Queen's Surreys)
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As a consequence of defence cuts in the late 1950s, the
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2nd Infantry Battalion (The City of Newcastle Regiment)
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closed. Colonel JW Sewell reached agreement with the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1966
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565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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Index


Cap badge
United Kingdom
British Army
Line Infantry
Home Counties Brigade
line infantry
regiment
British Army
Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment
Royal Sussex Regiment
Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own)
Queen's Regiment
Royal Hampshire Regiment
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires)
Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
East Surrey Regiment
Aden
Hong Kong
Münster
West Germany
British Army of the Rhine
Home Counties Brigade
Queen's Regiment
'large' regiments
Territorial Army
battalions
565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
4th Battalion
23rd London Regiment

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