Veterans to mark 60th anniversary of Queen's Regiment in Chichester
A service will be held at Chichester War Memorial on Saturday, September 12, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the formation of the 3rd Battalion Queen's Regiment.
The service will take place at 11am at the War Memorial in Litten Gardens, bringing together veterans and members of the Queensmen to mark the milestone.
The 3rd Battalion, The Queen's Regiment was formed in 1966 from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment.
The event will mark six decades since the formation of the 3rd Battalion, The Queen’s Regiment, which was created on December 31, 1966, from the 1st Battalion of the Royal Sussex Regiment..
The Queensmen have their own Regimental march, while the Chichester veterans' group has also adopted ‘Sussex by the Sea’.
As part of the commemoration, a tree will be planted in the memorial garden to mark the formation of the Regiment. The Mayor has been invited to plant the tree, which will be blessed during a short service.
The new tree will be planted next to the existing Royal Sussex tree.