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Marching his East Surreys toward embarkation, Colonel "Nipper" Armstrong accepted a grimy straggler into his unit�but not before roundly lecturing the guardsman on the Surrey's tradition and ordering him first to wash and shave.

From Time Magazine Archive

There are the East Surreys, who were once Marines and helped take Gibraltar from the Spanish.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next day the British War Office announced the withdrawal from Shanghai of Britain's garrison, about 1,500 effectives of the Seaforth Highlanders, East Surreys and various technical corps.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, at the Somme attack, an officer named Nevill, of the 8th East Surreys, signaled the advance by kicking a football toward the German lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Well, most of the lads in the village have joined the East Surreys, except for...”

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan