WWII Queens Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Cap Badge British Army. They were part of the 16th Brigade, 6th Infantry Division which was later redesignated as the 70th Infantry Division and were involved in Operation Thursday, the second Chindits campaign. AU $5.19. The Queen's Royal west Surrey Regiment Cap Badge | eBay Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Queen's Royal west Surrey Regiment Cap Badge at the best online prices at eBay! Under command of 3rd Brigade, 1st Division. In good condition. The medal has the regimental badge on one side and the inscription, "Prisoners of War The Queens Regiment Welcome Home" on the reverse and is dated MCMXVIII. Also Police, Girl Guides and Scouting badges from various eras to include country badges, emblems, proficiency patches and awards as swell as mixed collections. In 1958/9 the Regiment amalgamated with the East Surrey Regiment to become the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment and adopting a new badge, a composite of the two amalgamated units. Free shipping for many products! £ 145.00 . The full sized badge went out of use in the 1950s. Today the regiment's successors can be traced to the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment. like the other ranks' cap badge but in gilt upon a silver scroll. In Stock . The stamped brass cap insignia of this famous British infantry regiment. It returned to India in November 1839, storming the city of Khelat en route, and avoiding destruction along with the rest of Elphinstone's army. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Queen's Royal west Surrey Regiment Cap Badge at the best online prices at eBay! During World War I an all-brass economy version of the regimental cap badge was produced. £ 16.00 . A plastic economy version in light bronze colour was produced during World War II, … The East Surrey Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1959. The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment) Collar Badge. The 1st Battalion fought the Communist guerrillas during the Malayan Emergency from 1954-1957. See more ideas about regiment, surrey, royal. AU $14.07 . The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) was a line infantry regiment of the English and later the British Army from 1661 to 1959. [7], In the Childers reforms of 1881 it became the county regiment of West Surrey, named The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment. £1.15 postage. Mottoes: Pristinae virtutis memor = Mindful of the gallant actions of the past: Vel exuviae triumphans = even in defeat there can be triumph. In 1921 the name changed again, to the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), the badge being simply the lamb on a torse. £ 12.00 . Free postage . [76] The 14th Battalion was raised in Dorchester in early July 1940[77] commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Wilkinson. Re: British Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) Economy Cap Badge Looks fine Cam and a good price if it has both its blades on the reverse, they go for about £25-30 in good complete condition. AU $43.99 + AU $10.47 shipping . 13.08.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre and engaged in various actions on the Western … Related Items . 0 bids. Historical Research, 76: 286–291. The QUEENS ROYAL REGT.The "2nd " of foot.See exact badge in K&K Fig. [24], The regiment was on garrison duty in Baluchistan when the First Afghan War broke out in 1839. 1st Battalion deployed from Ireland to France at the outbreak of the First World War (1914-18) in August 1914. 21 July 1915 : transferred to 5th Brigade, 2nd Division. They arrived in England and the division was led for a while by Major-General Brian Horrocks. 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