British Army, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1901-1918

Each result will provide you with a transcript of facts found in original records held at the Surrey History Centre. The details in each transcript will vary depending on the type of record you are viewing. This collection holds three separate record types, each listed below with the facts you will find in each.

Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Prisoners of War 1918

• Name

• Initials

• Year

• Residence

• Resident county

• Service number

• Rank and regiment

• Battalion

• County and country

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• Page and side

• Archive and reference

Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Rough Register of Recruits 1914-1917

• Name

• Initials

• Age

• Birth year

• Year

• Attestation date

• Service number

• Rank and regiment

• Battalion

• County and country

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• Archive and reference

Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Boer War Medals 1901-1903

• Name

• Year

• Service number

• Rank and regiment

• Company

• Medals or clasps earned

• County and country

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• Archive and reference

British Army, Queen’s Royal West Regiment 1901-1918 contains three sets of records held at the Surrey History Centre.

• Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Boer War Medals 1901-1903

• Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Rough Register of Recruits 1914-1917

• Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment Prisoners of War 1918

The Queen’s Royal West Regiment is the oldest English line infantry regiment. The records found in this collection cover both the Second Boer War and the First World War. During the First World War, the regiment served in France, Belgium, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and South Africa.

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