queen's royal regiment (west surrey) - histories

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I have been trying to find memoirs and books relating to the 1/6 Queens Royal West Surrey and their time in France and Belgium in May 1940. Other...

Thread by: Adam Petipher, Mar 4, 2025, 6 replies, in forum: 1940

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Personal Number: 88533 Rank: Captain (Quartermaster) Name: E P COLLINS, MiD* Unit: Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) London Gazette : 20...

Thread by: dbf, Dec 6, 2022, 4 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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]Award Military Cross Lt. Douglas Ewart Harris, 2/5th Bn. The Queen’s Royal Regiment (324910) Italy, Lake Commacchio. Lt D. E. Harris commanded 11...

Thread by: brithm, Nov 21, 2022, 2 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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Does anyone have the war diaries for 1945 for 2ND/6TH BATALLION “QUEEN’S” ROYAL REGIMENT please as I am researching my Grandfathers time in the...

Thread by: Lee1983, Sep 25, 2022, 13 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others

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Hi, I am trying to establish what happened to my Granddads brother who died on the 13th Sept 1944. His name was John Freason Kirby Army Number:...

Thread by: Paul Kirby, Oct 15, 2020, 18 replies, in forum: Italy

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Hi, Could anyone help with any information regarding the regiments position, and how this man was killed on the 18.6.44? Many thanks Dave

Thread by: krrc60, Nov 28, 2019, 12 replies, in forum: General

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Hi, Just reading this article about former football manager Harry Redknapp and noted mention of his father being a POW - Harry Redknapp:...

Thread by: Tullybrone, Jul 21, 2019, 20 replies, in forum: Prisoners of War

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‘A Boys Own Adventure’ doesn’t even come close to describing Leslie Young’s war. Nicely retold by his son, Nicholas, this memoir ticks all the...

Thread by: Jonathan Ball, Jun 26, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio