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THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT (WEST SURREY) AND THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT: ENLISTMENT REGISTERS, TRANSFERS-IN/OUT REGISTERS, ANNUAL DISCHARGES BOOKS AND WORLD WAR II HONOURS INDEXES, 1892-1958
Reference Number: 7791
Descriptive Information about the Record (click to expand) Provenance Presented by the Records Management Department of The National Archives in May 2005 and January 2006, under the Public Records Acts 1958, the records having been released from the Ministry of Defence archive in Hayes.
-Introduction Up to 1919 each army regiment had its own numbering system: thus numbers were duplicated between regiments. Some regiments even had the same number with a different prefix (for example T, L, G and S for the Queen's Regiment or E, L, T or TF for the East Surrey Regiment), while other soldiers' numbers within these regiments did not have a prefix. Furthermore a soldier's number would change if he transferred to another regiment, or even battalion within the same regiment.
To overcome this confusion, in 1917 blocks of numbers were introduced in the Territorial Battalions: 200001-240000 for the 5th Battalion and 240001-265000 for the 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. The same blocks of numbers were used for the 4th and 5th Battalions of the Queen's (RWS) Regiment.
In 1919 a new numbering system was introduced whereby all regiments were allocated blocks of numbers. The Queen's Regiment was allocated 6,076,001-6,132,000 and the East Surrey Regiment 6,132,001-6,188,000. However if a soldier transferred to another regiment, he would still retain his old army number.
If a soldier had served in the regiment before 1919 and remained in the regiment after the First World War, he was allocated a new number. Such soldiers are listed in 7791/1/1/1-2, for the Queen's Regiment, and 7791/2/1/1-2 for the East Surrey Regiment and these registers give their record of service. For soldiers who enlisted in 1919 onwards, the registers only give the name, number and date of enlistment.
Among the transfer registers, 7791/1/2/- and 7791/2/2/-, are soldiers who belonged to the General Service Corps. This was a holding unit for specialist soldiers, usually belonging to the reserve. These soldiers were allocated army numbers 14,200,001-15,000,000 and 19,000,001-19,200,000.
-The records - Related records For the archives of the two regiments, formerly held at the Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Museum, see QRWS and ESR. For recruitment registers (Army Book 303) of the 2nd (Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment) and 31st (East Surrey Regiment) Regimental Recruiting Districts, 1908-1933, see 2496/-.
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series: 7791/1/ - THE QUEEN'S ROYAL REGIMENT (WEST SURREY) Date: 1892-1958 sub series: 7791/1/1/ - ENLISTMENT REGISTERS Scope: All registers are indexed. Registers listing army numbers 6076001-6085420 (7791/1/1-16) include enlistee's name, date and period of enlistment, army designation (regular, territorial, militia or reserve), trade on enlistment, marriage details and details of transfer/discharge or death during service. Registers listing 6085421 onwards (7791/1/17-40) only include name and transfer/discharge details. The registers are often erratic in their dating information and do not always run chronologically. Date: 1892-1949 Enlistment register book 1 listing army numbers 6076001-6077002. 6076... Title Enlistment register book 1 listing army numbers 6076001-6077002. 6076001-6076133 refer to enlistments for territorial army in 1920. Regular army enlistments begin 1892 at 6076134 Reference 7791/1/1/1 Unit Date 3 Aug 1892 -31 Jan 1919 Start Date 18920803 End Date 19190131 Enlistment register book 2 listing army numbers 6077003-6078016. Regu... Title Enlistment register book 2 listing army numbers 6077003-6078016. Regular army Reference 7791/1/1/2 Unit Date 1919 Start Date 19190101 End Date 19191231 Enlistment register book 3 listing army numbers 6078017-6079018. Regu... Title Enlistment register book 3 listing army numbers 6078017-6079018. Regular army Reference 7791/1/1/3 Unit Date 1919-1921 Start Date 19190101 End Date 19211231 Enlistment register book 4 listing army numbers 6079019-6080013. Regu... Title Enlistment register book 4 listing army numbers 6079019-6080013. Regular and territorial army Reference 7791/1/1/4 Unit Date 1921-1922 Start Date 19210101 End Date 19221231 Enlistment register book 4a listing army numbers 6080014-6080313. 608... Title Enlistment register book 4a listing army numbers 6080014-6080313. 6080014-6080213 are numbered consecutively on pages 1-40. Numbers 6080214-6080313 are numbered consecutively on pages 182-201. Odd enlistment numbers appear on pages 41-181. Regular army Reference 7791/1/1/5 Unit Date 1922-1923 Start Date 19220101 End Date 19231231 Enlistment register book 5 listing army numbers 6080314-6082355. Cons... Title Enlistment register book 5 listing army numbers 6080314-6082355. Consecutive enlistment numbers from 6080314-6080500 after which a note reads 'For numbers 6080501-6081000 - see section II. Pool reserve' [see -/7 below]. Register continues with numbers 6081001-6081903 and 6082141-6082355. Note under last entry states 'Nos 6082356-6082405 allotted to Pool Reserve'. Regular and territorial army Reference 7791/1/1/6 Unit Date 1922-1925 Start Date 19220101 End Date 19251231 Enlistment register book 5a listing army numbers 6080501-60801000; 60... Title Enlistment register book 5a listing army numbers 6080501-60801000; 6081300-6081600. Note under last entry states '6081601-6081903 are in book 5' [see -/6 above]; 6081904-6082092. Regular army Reference 7791/1/1/7 Unit Date 1922-1923 Start Date 19220101 End Date 19231231 Enlistment register book 5b listing army numbers 6082093-6082360. Not... Title Enlistment register book 5b listing army numbers 6082093-6082360. Note on page 10 states '6082140-6082355 in Book 5 Queen's R' [our ref -/6 above]. No entries after page 11. Regular army Reference 7791/1/1/8 Unit Date 1923-1924 Start Date 19230101 End Date 19241231 Enlistment register book 6 listing army numbers 6082406-6083410. Note... Title Enlistment register book 6 listing army numbers 6082406-6083410. Note on page 1 states that 'numbers 6082356-6082405 allotted to Pool Reserve'. Territorial army Reference 7791/1/1/9 Unit Date 1924-1927 Start Date 19240101 End Date 19271231 Enlistment register book 7 listing army numbers 6083411-6084415. Regu... Title Enlistment register book 7 listing army numbers 6083411-6084415. Regular and territorial army Reference 7791/1/1/10 Unit Date 1927-1929 Start Date 19270101 End Date 19291231 Enlistment register book 8 listing army numbers 6084416-6085420. Regu... Title Enlistment register book 8 listing army numbers 6084416-6085420. Regular and territorial army [For the continuing sequence of these enlistment numbers but in a different format see -/17 below] Reference 7791/1/1/11 Unit Date 1929-1938 Start Date 19290101 End Date 19381231 Enlistment register. Odd numbers. Regular and territorial army ... Title Enlistment register. Odd numbers. Regular and territorial army Reference 7791/1/1/12 Unit Date 1919-1929 Start Date 19190101 End Date 19291231 Enlistment register. Odd numbers. Regular army ... Title Enlistment register. Odd numbers. Regular army Reference 7791/1/1/13 Unit Date 1923-1924 Start Date 19230101 End Date 19241231 Enlistment register. Odd numbers. Lists name, number and transfer/dis... Title Enlistment register. Odd numbers. Lists name, number and transfer/discharge details only Reference 7791/1/1/14 Unit Date 1930-1939 Start Date 19300101 End Date 19391231 Enlistment register for the 22nd London Regiment. Enlistment numbers ... Title Enlistment register for the 22nd London Regiment. Enlistment numbers 6756501-6757411. Territorial army Reference 7791/1/1/15 Unit Date 1909-1925 Start Date 19090101 End Date 19251231 Enlistment register for the 22nd London Regiment. Enlistment numbers ... Title Enlistment register for the 22nd London Regiment. Enlistment numbers 6757414-6757979. Territorial army. Pages 115-181 blank Reference 7791/1/1/16 Unit Date 1925-1936 Start Date 19250101 End Date 19361231 Enlistment register book 9 listing army numbers 6085421-6086400 ... Title Enlistment register book 9 listing army numbers 6085421-6086400 Reference 7791/1/1/17 Unit Date 1932-1935 Start Date 19320101 End Date 19351231 Enlistment register book 10 listing army numbers 6086401-6087400 ... Title Enlistment register book 10 listing army numbers 6086401-6087400 Reference 7791/1/1/18 Unit Date 1935-1938 Start Date 19350101 End Date 19381231 Enlistment register book 11 listing army numbers 6087401-6088420 ... Title Enlistment register book 11 listing army numbers 6087401-6088420 Reference 7791/1/1/19 Unit Date 1937-1939 Start Date 19370101 End Date 19391231 Enlistment register book 12 listing army numbers 6088421-6089400 ... Title Enlistment register book 12 listing army numbers 6088421-6089400 Reference 7791/1/1/20 Unit Date 1938-1939 Start Date 19380101 End Date 19391231 Enlistment register book 13 listing army numbers 6089651-6090670. Not... Title Enlistment register book 13 listing army numbers 6089651-6090670. Note on register states that numbers 6089401-6089650 allotted to R A (CDCSL) [Royal Artillery, Coast Defence and Coastal Search Light] Reference 7791/1/1/21 Unit Date 1939 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19391231 Enlistment register book 14 listing army numbers 6090671-6091170. Not... Title Enlistment register book 14 listing army numbers 6090671-6091170. Note in front of register states that enlistment numbers '6090671-6091091 allotted to 4th Battalion Queen's Royal Regiment 63rd Searchlight Regt RA'. Entries for numbers 6091092-6091170 only, pages 43-50 Reference 7791/1/1/22 Unit Date 1944 Start Date 19440101 End Date 19441231 Enlistment register book 15 listing army numbers 6091171-6092170 ... Title Enlistment register book 15 listing army numbers 6091171-6092170 Reference 7791/1/1/23 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Enlistment register book 16 listing army numbers 6092171-6093173 ... Title Enlistment register book 16 listing army numbers 6092171-6093173 Reference 7791/1/1/24 Unit Date 1939 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19391231 Enlistment register book 17 listing army numbers 6093174-6094193 ... Title Enlistment register book 17 listing army numbers 6093174-6094193 Reference 7791/1/1/25 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Enlistment register book 18 listing army numbers 6094194-6095213 ... Title Enlistment register book 18 listing army numbers 6094194-6095213 Reference 7791/1/1/26 Unit Date 1940 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19401231 Enlistment register book 19 listing army numbers 6095214-6096233 ... Title Enlistment register book 19 listing army numbers 6095214-6096233 Reference 7791/1/1/27 Unit Date 1940 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19401231 Enlistment register book 20 listing army numbers 6096234-6097243 ... Title Enlistment register book 20 listing army numbers 6096234-6097243 Reference 7791/1/1/28 Unit Date 1940 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19401231 Enlistment register book 21 listing army numbers 6097244-6098273 ... Title Enlistment register book 21 listing army numbers 6097244-6098273 Reference 7791/1/1/29 Unit Date 1940 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19401231 Enlistment register book 22 listing army numbers 6098274-6099293 ... Title Enlistment register book 22 listing army numbers 6098274-6099293 Reference 7791/1/1/30 Unit Date Jun 1940 Start Date 19400600 End Date 19400600 Enlistment register book 23 listing army numbers 6099294-6100313 ... Title Enlistment register book 23 listing army numbers 6099294-6100313 Reference 7791/1/1/31 Unit Date Jul 1940 Start Date 19400700 End Date 19400700 Enlistment register book 24 listing army numbers 6100314-6101333 ... Title Enlistment register book 24 listing army numbers 6100314-6101333 Reference 7791/1/1/32 Unit Date 1940-1949 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19491231 Enlistment register book 25 listing army numbers 6101334-6102353 ... Title Enlistment register book 25 listing army numbers 6101334-6102353 Reference 7791/1/1/33 Unit Date Jul 1940 Start Date 19400700 End Date 19400700 Enlistment register book 26 listing army numbers 6102354-6103353 ... Title Enlistment register book 26 listing army numbers 6102354-6103353 Reference 7791/1/1/34 Unit Date Jul-Sep 1940 Start Date 19400700 End Date 19400900 Enlistment register book 27 listing army numbers 6103354-6104373 ... Title Enlistment register book 27 listing army numbers 6103354-6104373 Reference 7791/1/1/35 Unit Date Sep 1940 -Mar 1941 Start Date 19400900 End Date 19410300 Enlistment register book 28 listing army numbers 6104374-6105393 ... Title Enlistment register book 28 listing army numbers 6104374-6105393 Reference 7791/1/1/36 Unit Date Mar-Dec 1941 Start Date 19410300 End Date 19411200 Enlistment register book 29 listing army numbers 6105394-6106413 ... Title Enlistment register book 29 listing army numbers 6105394-6106413 Reference 7791/1/1/37 Unit Date Dec 1941 -Jan 1942 Start Date 19411200 End Date 19420100 Enlistment register book 30 listing army numbers 6106414-6107433 ... Title Enlistment register book 30 listing army numbers 6106414-6107433 Reference 7791/1/1/38 Unit Date Jan-Apr 1942 Start Date 19420100 End Date 19420400 Enlistment register book 31 listing army numbers 6107434-6108453 ... Title Enlistment register book 31 listing army numbers 6107434-6108453 Reference 7791/1/1/39 Unit Date Apr 1942 -Apr 1943 Start Date 19420400 End Date 19430400 Enlistment register book 32 listing army numbers 6108454-6109804 ... Title Enlistment register book 32 listing army numbers 6108454-6109804 Reference 7791/1/1/40 Unit Date 1944-1946 Start Date 19440101 End Date 19461231
sub series: 7791/1/2/ - TRANSFERS IN REGISTERS Scope: The registers are all indexed. They give the transferee's name, army number (not consecutive), date of enlistment, date of transfer or date recorded as killed in action, died as prisoner of war, or non-effective. Labels on original boxes stated that -/1-5 were 'Exeter T/I [transfers in], Odd numbers, books 3-7'; -/6-20 were 'Exeter T/I [transfers in] GSC[General Service Corps], books 8-22'; -/21-23 were 'Exeter T/I [transfers in] HD [Home Defence], books 23-25'. However these last three volumes were actually numbered 1-3. Date: 1939-1947 Register of transfers in, book 3 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 3 Reference 7791/1/2/1 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 4 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 4 Reference 7791/1/2/2 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 5 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 5 Reference 7791/1/2/3 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 6 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 6 Reference 7791/1/2/4 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 7 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 7 Reference 7791/1/2/5 Unit Date 1939-1942 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19421231 Register of transfers in, book 8 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 8 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/6 Unit Date 1930s-1940s Start Date 19300101 End Date 19491231 Register of transfers in, book 9 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 9 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/7 Unit Date 1939-1942 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19421231 Register of transfers in, book 10 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 10 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/8 Unit Date 1940-1942 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19421231 Register of transfers in, book 11 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 11 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/9 Unit Date 1940-1943 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19431231 Register of transfers in, book 12 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 12 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/10 Unit Date 1940-1943 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19431231 Register of transfers in, book 13 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 13 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/11 Unit Date 1930s-1940s Start Date 19300101 End Date 19491231 Register of transfers in, book 14 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 14 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/12 Unit Date 1940-1943 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19431231 Register of transfers in, book 15 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 15 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/13 Unit Date 1940-1944 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19441231 Register of transfers in, book 16 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 16 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/14 Unit Date 1940-1944 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19441231 Register of transfers in, book 17 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 17 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/15 Unit Date 1930s-1940s Start Date 19300101 End Date 19491231 Register of transfers in, book 18 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 18 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/16 Unit Date 1940-1944 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19441231 Register of transfers in, book 19 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 19 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/17 Unit Date 1939-1945 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19451231 Register of transfers in, book 20 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 20 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/18 Unit Date 1939-1945 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19451231 Register of transfers in, book 21 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 21 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/19 Unit Date 1940-1945 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19451231 Register of transfers in, book 22 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 22 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/1/2/20 Unit Date 1945-1947 Start Date 19450101 End Date 19471231 Register of transfers in, 12th Home Defence Battalion, book 1 ... Title Register of transfers in, 12th Home Defence Battalion, book 1 Reference 7791/1/2/21 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 2 [Home Defence] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 2 [Home Defence] Reference 7791/1/2/22 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 3 [Home Defence] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 3 [Home Defence] Reference 7791/1/2/23 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231
sub series: 7791/1/3/ - ANNUAL DISCHARGE REGISTERS Scope: The registers are arranged alphabetically giving name, rank, army number, discharge date and cause. Some have a variety of labels including 'Chelsea Book', 'Discharges, Deserters and Deaths', 'Duplicates', 'Non-Effective Documents' and 'Non-Pensionable Discharge Documents'. Date: 1921-1958 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/1 Unit Date 1921 Start Date 19210101 End Date 19211231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/2 Unit Date 1922 Start Date 19220101 End Date 19221231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/3 Unit Date 1923 Start Date 19230101 End Date 19231231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/4 Unit Date 1924 Start Date 19240101 End Date 19241231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/5 Unit Date 1925 Start Date 19250101 End Date 19251231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/6 Unit Date 1926 Start Date 19260101 End Date 19261231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/7 Unit Date 1927 Start Date 19270101 End Date 19271231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/8 Unit Date 1928 Start Date 19280101 End Date 19281231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/9 Unit Date 1929 Start Date 19290101 End Date 19291231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/10 Unit Date 1930 Start Date 19300101 End Date 19301231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/11 Unit Date 1931 Start Date 19310101 End Date 19311231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/12 Unit Date 1932 Start Date 19320101 End Date 19321231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/13 Unit Date 1933 Start Date 19330101 End Date 19331231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/14 Unit Date 1934 Start Date 19340101 End Date 19341231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/15 Unit Date 1935 Start Date 19350101 End Date 19351231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/16 Unit Date 1936 Start Date 19360101 End Date 19361231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/17 Unit Date 1937 Start Date 19370101 End Date 19371231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/18 Unit Date 1938 Start Date 19380101 End Date 19381231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/19 Unit Date 1 Jan 1939 -1 Sep 1939 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19390901 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/20 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/21 Unit Date 1940 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19401231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/22 Unit Date 1940-1941 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19411231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/23 Unit Date 1941-1942 Start Date 19410101 End Date 19421231 Discharge register (Chelsea book) ... Title Discharge register (Chelsea book) Reference 7791/1/3/24 Unit Date 1941-1942 Start Date 19410101 End Date 19421231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/25 Unit Date 1943 Start Date 19430101 End Date 19431231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/26 Unit Date 1943-1944 Start Date 19430101 End Date 19441231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/27 Unit Date 1945 Start Date 19450101 End Date 19451231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/28 Unit Date 1946 Start Date 19460101 End Date 19461231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/29 Unit Date 1947 Start Date 19470101 End Date 19471231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/30 Unit Date 1948 Start Date 19480101 End Date 19481231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/31 Unit Date 1949 Start Date 19490101 End Date 19491231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/32 Unit Date 1950 Start Date 19500101 End Date 19501231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/33 Unit Date 1951 Start Date 19510101 End Date 19511231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/34 Unit Date 1952 Start Date 19520101 End Date 19521231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/35 Unit Date 1953 Start Date 19530101 End Date 19531231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/36 Unit Date 1954 Start Date 19540101 End Date 19541231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/37 Unit Date 1955 Start Date 19550101 End Date 19551231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/38 Unit Date 1956 Start Date 19560101 End Date 19561231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/39 Unit Date 1957 Start Date 19570101 End Date 19571231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/1/3/40 Unit Date 1958 Start Date 19580101 End Date 19581231
sub series: 7791/1/4/ - WORLD WAR II HONOURS INDEXES Scope: These card indexes are duplicates of the Military Secretary's and are divided up into the various theatres of war/military units and then arranged alphabetically. Date: [1939]-1946 Card index to World War II honours; named theatres of war, military u... Title Card index to World War II honours; named theatres of war, military units and other categories of men include Burma, the Middle East, the Far East, NWE [?North West Europe], 'Special Op[eration]s etc', Ex-PoW [Prisoner of War], East Africa, 'Escapers', and Waz [?Waziristan, Pakistan] Reference 7791/1/4/1 Unit Date [1939-1945] Start Date 19390101 End Date 19451231 Card index to World War II honours; named theatres of war and militar... Title Card index to World War II honours; named theatres of war and military forces include Italy, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), Sicily, North Africa, Iraq and [the Mediterranean] Reference 7791/1/4/2 Unit Date [1939-1945] Start Date 19390101 End Date 19451231 Additional cards from index to World War II honours for awards to tho... Title Additional cards from index to World War II honours for awards to those serving with Commands and Staff formations. 6 items Reference 7791/1/4/3 Unit Date 1940-1946 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19461231
series: 7791/2/ - THE EAST SURREY REGIMENT Date: 1894-1946 sub series: 7791/2/1/ - ENLISTMENT REGISTERS Scope: All registers are indexed. Registers listing army numbers 6132001-6140999 [-/1-10] include enlistee's name, date and period of enlistment, army designation (regular,territorial, militia or reserve), trade on enlistment, marriage details and details of transfer/discharge. Registers listing army numbers 6141000-6153879 [-/11-22] include date of enlistment and details of transfer/discharge or death during service. The registers are often erratic in their dating information and do not always run chronologically. Date: 1894-1946 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6132001-6132999. 6132001-613... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6132001-6132999. 6132001-6132192 cover territorial army enlistments, 29 Mar 1920-3 Aug 1920; 6132193-6132999 cover regular army enlistments 1894-1919. Reference 7791/2/1/1 Unit Date 1894-1920 Start Date 18940101 End Date 19201231 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6133000-6133999. Regular arm... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6133000-6133999. Regular army only Reference 7791/2/1/2 Unit Date 1919 Start Date 19190101 End Date 19191231 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6134000-6134960. Regular and... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6134000-6134960. Regular and territorial Reference 7791/2/1/3 Unit Date 6 Jun 1919 -22 Feb 1921 Start Date 19190606 End Date 19210222 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6134961-6135962. Regular and... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6134961-6135962. Regular and territorial Reference 7791/2/1/4 Unit Date 25 Jan 1921 -12 Sep 1922 Start Date 19210125 End Date 19220912 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6135963-6136964. Regular and... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6135963-6136964. Regular and territorial Reference 7791/2/1/5 Unit Date 12 Sep 1922 -7 Nov 1924 Start Date 19220912 End Date 19241107 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6136965-6137969. Regular arm... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6136965-6137969. Regular army only Reference 7791/2/1/6 Unit Date 7 Nov 1924 -12 Jun 1929 Start Date 19241107 End Date 19290612 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6137970-6138999. Territorial... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6137970-6138999. Territorial army only Reference 7791/2/1/7 Unit Date 9 Mar 1925 -3 Dec 1931 Start Date 19250309 End Date 19311203 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6139000-6139999. Regular arm... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6139000-6139999. Regular army only Reference 7791/2/1/8 Unit Date 26 Jun 1929 -9 Feb 1932 Start Date 19290626 End Date 19320209 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6140000-6140999. Territorial... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6140000-6140999. Territorial army only where indicated Reference 7791/2/1/9 Unit Date 1931-1934 Start Date 19310101 End Date 19341231 Enlistment register. Not in army number order ... Title Enlistment register. Not in army number order Reference 7791/2/1/10 Unit Date 27 Aug 1920 -9 Nov 1937 Start Date 19200827 End Date 19371109 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6141000-6141999 ... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6141000-6141999 Reference 7791/2/1/11 Unit Date 3 Jan 1935 -7 Jun 1939 Start Date 19350103 End Date 19390607 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6142000-6142999 ... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6142000-6142999 Reference 7791/2/1/12 Unit Date 14 Mar 1937 -Nov 1938 Start Date 19370314 End Date 19381100 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6143000-6143999 ... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6143000-6143999 Reference 7791/2/1/13 Unit Date 17 Nov 1938 -16 May 1939 Start Date 19381117 End Date 19390516 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6144000-6145019. Regular and... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6144000-6145019. Regular and territorial army class Reference 7791/2/1/14 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6145020-6146039. Army number... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6145020-6146039. Army numbers 6145020-6145219 allotted to voluntary enlistments and 6145220-6146039 to army class Reference 7791/2/1/15 Unit Date 15 Dec 1939 -18 Apr 1940 Start Date 19391215 End Date 19400418 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6146040-6147059. Army class ... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6146040-6147059. Army class Reference 7791/2/1/16 Unit Date 18 Apr 1940 -20 Jun 1940 Start Date 19400418 End Date 19400620 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6147060-6148000 and 6149001-... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6147060-6148000 and 6149001-6149079. Army class. Note at page 95 states that army numbers 8001-9000 were allotted to 8th Battalion Home Defence [see -/18 below] Reference 7791/2/1/17 Unit Date 20 Jun 1940 -1 Jul 1940 Start Date 19400620 End Date 19400701 Enlistment register listing army numbers 614 8001-6149000. Army nu... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 614 8001-6149000. Army numbers 6148001-6148499 allotted to 8th Home Defence and 6148500-6149000 to voluntary enlistments Reference 7791/2/1/18 Unit Date 27 May 1940 -3 Jan 1941 Start Date 19400527 End Date 19410103 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6149080-6150099. Army class ... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6149080-6150099. Army class Reference 7791/2/1/19 Unit Date 1 Jul 1940 -26 Jul 1940 Start Date 19400701 End Date 19400726 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6150100-6151119. Army class ... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6150100-6151119. Army class Reference 7791/2/1/20 Unit Date 26 Jul 1940 -12 Feb 1942 Start Date 19400726 End Date 19420212 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6151120-6152139. The entries... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6151120-6152139. The entries are blank for army numbers 6151503-6152139. Army class Reference 7791/2/1/21 Unit Date 12 Feb 1942 -18 Oct 1946 Start Date 19420212 End Date 19461018 Enlistment register listing army numbers 6153001-6153999. Voluntary e... Title Enlistment register listing army numbers 6153001-6153999. Voluntary enlistments. The entries are blank for army numbers 6153880-6153999 Reference 7791/2/1/22 Unit Date 3 Jan 1941 -17 Jun 1946 Start Date 19410103 End Date 19460617 Condensed register of enlistment numbers 6132001-6138313 [see -/1-7 a... Title Condensed register of enlistment numbers 6132001-6138313 [see -/1-7 above]. Gives enlistee's name, army designation, date of enlistment, date non-effective and cause Reference 7791/2/1/23 Unit Date 1890s-1930 Start Date 18900101 End Date 19301231
sub series: 7791/2/2/ - TRANSFERS IN REGISTERS Scope: The registers are all indexed. They give the transferee's name, army number (not consecutive), date of enlistment, date of transfer or date recorded as killed in action, died as prisoner of war, or non-effective. Labels on original boxes stated that -/1-4 were 'Exeter T/I [transfers in] Odd numbers, books 1, 3, 4, and HD [Home Defence], book 2'; -/5-13 were 'Exeter T/I, Odd Numbers GSC [General Service Corps], books 5-13'; -/14-15 were 'Exeter T/I, Militia, book 14, and 24th London Regiment'. Date: 1924-1946 Register of transfers in, book 1 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 1 Reference 7791/2/2/1 Unit Date 1937-1940 Start Date 19370101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 2 [Home Defence] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 2 [Home Defence] Reference 7791/2/2/2 Unit Date 1939-1940 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 3 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 3 Reference 7791/2/2/3 Unit Date 1924-1941 Start Date 19240101 End Date 19411231 Register of transfers in, book 4 ... Title Register of transfers in, book 4 Reference 7791/2/2/4 Unit Date 1924-1940 Start Date 19240101 End Date 19401231 Register of transfers in, book 5 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 5 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/5 Unit Date 1924-1942 Start Date 19240101 End Date 19421231 Register of transfers in, book 6 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 6 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/6 Unit Date 1942-1943 Start Date 19420101 End Date 19431231 Register of transfers in, book 7 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 7 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/7 Unit Date 1943 Start Date 19430101 End Date 19431231 Register of transfers in, book 8 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 8 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/8 Unit Date 1943 Start Date 19430101 End Date 19431231 Register of transfers in, book 9 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 9 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/9 Unit Date 1943-1944 Start Date 19430101 End Date 19441231 Register of transfers in, book 10 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 10 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/10 Unit Date 1944 Start Date 19440101 End Date 19441231 Register of transfers in, book 11 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 11 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/11 Unit Date 1944-1945 Start Date 19440101 End Date 19451231 Register of transfers in, book 12 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 12 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/12 Unit Date 1945-1946 Start Date 19450101 End Date 19461231 Register of transfers in, book 13 [General Service Corps] ... Title Register of transfers in, book 13 [General Service Corps] Reference 7791/2/2/13 Unit Date 1946 Start Date 19460101 End Date 19461231 Register entitled 'East Surrey Militia'. Original army numbers supers... Title Register entitled 'East Surrey Militia'. Original army numbers superseded by enlistment numbers found in -/2/1/14 above Reference 7791/2/2/14 Unit Date 1939 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19391231 Register of transfers in for 24th London Regiment ... Title Register of transfers in for 24th London Regiment Reference 7791/2/2/15 Unit Date 1927-1940 Start Date 19270101 End Date 19401231
sub series: 7791/2/3/ - TRANSFERS OUT Date: 1945-1946 Alphabetical index of names of 'transfers out' giving army number, da... Title Alphabetical index of names of 'transfers out' giving army number, date of transfer, transfer destination, date and type of documents sent Reference 7791/2/3/1 Unit Date 1945-1946 Start Date 19450101 End Date 19461231
sub series: 7791/2/4/ - DISCHARGES, DESERTERS AND DEATHS REGISTERS Scope: All books are indexed. Some have a variety of labels including 'Discharges, Deserters, Deaths', 'Duplicates', 'Chelsea Book', 'Non-Effective Documents', 'RHC copy', 'Non-Pensionable Discharge Documents' and 'Discharges'. The registers vary in the information they provide. Some give name, rank and number. Others provide additional detail such as date of discharge and whether territorial or regular army. Date: 1920-1958 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/1 Unit Date 1921 Start Date 19210101 End Date 19211231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/2 Unit Date 1922 Start Date 19220101 End Date 19221231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/3 Unit Date 1923 Start Date 19230101 End Date 19231231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/4 Unit Date 1924 Start Date 19240101 End Date 19241231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/5 Unit Date 1925 Start Date 19250101 End Date 19251231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/6 Unit Date 1926 Start Date 19260101 End Date 19261231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/7 Unit Date 1927 Start Date 19270101 End Date 19271231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/8 Unit Date 1928 Start Date 19280101 End Date 19281231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/9 Unit Date 1929 Start Date 19290101 End Date 19291231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/10 Unit Date 1930 Start Date 19300101 End Date 19301231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/11 Unit Date 1931 Start Date 19310101 End Date 19311231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/12 Unit Date 1932 Start Date 19320101 End Date 19321231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/13 Unit Date 1933 Start Date 19330101 End Date 19331231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/14 Unit Date 1934 Start Date 19340101 End Date 19341231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/15 Unit Date 1935 Start Date 19350101 End Date 19351231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/16 Unit Date 1936 Start Date 19360101 End Date 19361231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/17 Unit Date 1937 Start Date 19370101 End Date 19371231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/18 Unit Date 1938 Start Date 19380101 End Date 19381231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/19 Unit Date 1939 Start Date 19390101 End Date 19391231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/20 Unit Date 1940-1943 Start Date 19400101 End Date 19431231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/21 Unit Date 1944-1946 Start Date 19440101 End Date 19461231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/22 Unit Date 1947 Start Date 19470101 End Date 19471231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/23 Unit Date 1948 Start Date 19480101 End Date 19481231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/24 Unit Date 1949 Start Date 19490101 End Date 19491231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/25 Unit Date 1950 Start Date 19500101 End Date 19501231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/26 Unit Date 1951 Start Date 19510101 End Date 19511231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/27 Unit Date 1952 Start Date 19520101 End Date 19521231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/28 Unit Date 1953 Start Date 19530101 End Date 19531231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/29 Unit Date 1954 Start Date 19540101 End Date 19541231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/30 Unit Date 1955 Start Date 19550101 End Date 19551231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/31 Unit Date 1956 Start Date 19560101 End Date 19561231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/32 Unit Date 1957 Start Date 19570101 End Date 19571231 Discharge register ... Title Discharge register Reference 7791/2/4/33 Unit Date 1958 Start Date 19580101 End Date 19581231 Volume arranged alphabetically and marked 'Priority "B", Group 7, Ori... Title Volume arranged alphabetically and marked 'Priority "B", Group 7, Originals, Discharges and Deserters' Reference 7791/2/4/34 Unit Date 1920-1930 Start Date 19200101 End Date 19301231 Volume arranged alphabetically and marked 'Priority "C", Group 8, Ori... Title Volume arranged alphabetically and marked 'Priority "C", Group 8, Originals, Discharges and Deserters' Reference 7791/2/4/35 Unit Date 1931-1939 Start Date 19310101 End Date 19391231 Volume arranged alphabetically and marked 'Deaths, Originals, Priorit... Title Volume arranged alphabetically and marked 'Deaths, Originals, Priority B, Class 4' Reference 7791/2/4/36 Unit Date 1920-1930 Start Date 19200101 End Date 19301231 File marked 'Priority C, Group 5, Deaths' ... Title File marked 'Priority C, Group 5, Deaths' Reference 7791/2/4/37 Unit Date 1931-1939 Start Date 19310101 End Date 19391231
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