Explore the records of the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment during the Boer War and the First World War. Discover your British military ancestor’s rank, regiment, and battalion.
Explore the records of the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment during the Boer War and the First World War. Discover your British military ancestor’s rank, regiment, and battalion.
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
Series
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
Series
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
Series
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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