Memorial
4th Battalion Queens Royal Regiment- Board
Current Location
North wall of main foyer of Town Hall, on west side of entrance doors, Town Hall, Katharine Street, Croydon, Croydon, Greater London, CR9 1QN, England
OS Grid Reference
TQ 32382 65393
Names listed on this memorial
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- Type of Memorial
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- WMR Reference Number
- 862
- Description
- A MOULDED DARK OAK BOARD WITH LETTERING IN GILT.
- Inscription
- PRISTINE VIRTUTIS MEMOR / HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER KG / ON THE 31ST JANUARY 1953 / WAS PLACED HERE BY THE CITIZENS OF CROYDON TO HONOUR / THE 4TH BATTALION THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT / RAISED IN CROYDON IN 1859 AS A VOLUNTEER COMPANY, IT BECAME IN 1860 TWO COMPANIES OF THE / 1ST SURREY ADMINISTRATIVE BATTALION, IN 1867 THE 2ND SURREY RIFLE VOLUNTEERS AND IN 1881 / THE 1ST VOLUNTEER BATTALION THE QUEENS ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT. IT PROVIDED A / COMPANY IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR 1899-1902 / IN 1908 IN THE NEWLY CONSTITUTED TERRITORIAL FORCE IT BECAME / THE 4TH BATTALION THE QUEENS ROYAL WEST SURREY REGIMENT. / IN THE 1ST WORLD WAR IT WAS EXPANDED TO FORM THREE BATTALIONS / THEY WERE AWARDED THESE BATTLE HONOURS / 'NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1916-1917' / 'SUVLA' 'LANDING AT SUVLA' 'SCIMITAR HILL' GALLIPOLI 1915' 'RUMANI' 'EGYPT 1915-1916' / 'MARNE 1918' SOISSONAIS' 'OURGQ' 'GAZA' 'EL MUSHAR' 'JERUSALEM' 'JERICHO' 'TEL ASSUR' / 'PALESTINE 1917-1918' 'YPRES 1917' 'BROODSEINDE' 'PASSCHENDALE 1917' 'CAMBRAI' 'FRANCE AND FLANDERS 1914-1918' / ON THE 1ST OF JANUARY 1921 IT BECAME / THE 4TH BATTALION THE QUEENS ROYAL REGIMENT (WEST SURREY). / IN 1938 63RD SL REGIMENT WAS ADDED TO ITS TITLE, AND IN 1942 IT BECAME THE 127TH / LAA REGIMENT RA (QUEENS). IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR IT TOOK PART IN THE AIR DEFENCEOF GREAT BRITAIN, MANNED THE DEFENCES OF THE MULBERRY HARBOUR, SERVED ON HMS DESPATCH / AND FOUGHT FROM D DAY UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR IN EUROPE, IN NORMANDY, FRANCE / BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMANY / IN 1947 / IT BECAME THE 598TH LAA REGT RA (QUEENS) TA / AND IN 1952 / 598TH LAA REGT RA (4TH BATTALION, THE QUEENS ROYAL REGIMENT) TA / VEL EXUVIAE TRIUMPHANT
- War
- Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
- War
- First World War (1914-1918)
- War
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Custodian
- DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SERVICES AND WORKS, CROYDON
Components
- Board
Height: 2600MM
Width: 1550MM
Made from: Wood - Oak
Condition: Good
- V62