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The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) can be traced back to 1661, nick named the Mutton Lancers, due to their Lamb and Flag cap badge.
Battalions during the Great War 1914-1918.
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
- 3rd Battalion
- 4th Battalion
- 2/4th Battalion
- 3/4th Battalion
- 4th (Reserve) Battalion
- 5th Battalion
- 2/5th Battalion
- 5th (Reserve) Battalion
- 6th (Service) Battalion
- 7th (Service) Battalion
- 8th (Service) Battalion
- 9th (Reserve) Battalion
- 10th (Battersea) Battalion
- 11th (Lambeth) Battalion
- 12th (Reserve) Battalion
- 13th (Labour) Battalion
- 14th (Labour) Battalion
- 15th (Labour) Battalion
- 16th (Home Service) Battalion
- 17th (Labour) Battalion
- 18th (Labour) Battalion
- 19th Battalion
- 20th (Service) Battalion
- 22nd London Regiment
- 24th London Regiment
- 51st (Service) Battalion
- 52nd (Service) Battalion
- 53rd (Service) Battalion
Those known to have served with The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) during the Great War 1914-1918.
Select a story link or scroll down to browse those stories hosted on this site.
- Pte. Alfred G. Austin (d.4th Aug 1917) Read their Story.
- Capt. Jack Valentine Cook MC. (d.1st Oct 1918) Read their Story.
- Arthur Pratt Read their Story.
- 2nd Lt. W. A. L. Robinson (d.26th Jun 1917)
- Sgt. William Watford Read their Story.
- Pte. Albert Joseph Wheatland (d.7th June 1917) Read their Story.
The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add,, or any recollections or photos of those listed, please get in touch.
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Arthur Pratt The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
Arthur Pratt
These two photographs are also taken from my late father's collection. They are of Arthur Pratt. Written on the back of one of the photos:- To Nellie and Godfrey, (my grandparents), 1919. On the other photo it says to Nellie, (I believe maybe Arthur's wife). The address is Camden Terrace, Brighton.
Pte. Alfred G. Austin 10th Btn. D Coy. Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment (d.4th Aug 1917)
Alfred was killed aged just 19. His name is inscribed on the wall of the Menin gate memorial.
Pte. Albert Joseph Wheatland 11th Btn. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (d.7th June 1917)
I discovered my Grand Uncle, Albert Joseph whilst researching my family history, and was very touched to find that he had served and died in WW1, enlisting at Clapham. Coming from a service background myself, and with an interest in both World Wars it means a lot to me and has started a further interest in the 11th Bn, Queens Royal West Surrey Regt. I am hoping now to find out more about the battle at Messines. I am also going to look out a couple of postcards from WW1 that possibly could have come from Albert. There are also a couple of old photographs, and because I have now found out what the cap badges of the Regiment looked like, it is possible, with the aid of a magnifying glass, that I can identify if Uncle Albert is in them.
Capt. Jack Valentine Cook MC. 11th Btn. Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (d.1st Oct 1918)
Published in The Mercury Newspaper, Sat 11th March 1916Intimation has been cabled from Lance-Corporal Jack V. Cook, an old Officer College boy, and son of the late Superintendent J.V. Cook, saying that he had passed a successful examination and been appointed to Lieutenancy in the Royal West Surrey Regiment, generally known as the "Queen's Own" Lieutenant Cook is at present in residence at Keble College, Oxford.
Published in The Mercury Newspaper, Sat 21st Dec 1918
Killed in action on October 1st, 1918 in France. Captain Jack Valentine Cook M.C, only son of the late Superintendent J.V. Cook, in his 26th year. (T)
Sgt. William Watford 2nd Btn. Queens Royal West Surrey
My Grandfather, Bill Watford landed in France on 4 October 1914. He was captured during the Battle of Arras in 1917 and held in Soltau POW camp. These photos were taken by ‘Frau Anna Nieworth, Gamsen Kastorp, Kr Gifhorn’ I would like to idenntify the men in them.
Bill Watford 1st left back row.
Bill is 1st right back row.
Bill 2nd from left front row.
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