B Company (Eye) 2nd VBSR

[Keziah2]

I am finding references to the above and assume it is a volunteer brigade or similar can anyone enlighten me as to the full name and how it originated.

Many thanks
K

[Jebber]

Possibly Volunteer Battalion Suffolk Regiment.

[Keziah2]

Thank you - Sounds about right & would fit with what I am looking at.

K

[Regorian]

1859 6th Btl. East Surrey Regt. or 5th Surrey Rifle Volunteers

1881 6th Volunteer Btl. E.Surrey Regt.

1887 to 1908 2nd Volunteer Btl, ESR.

1908 6th Battalion ESR.

1936 to 1945 1/6 and 2/6 Battalions ESR.

Apparently wrong, s/be Suffolk Regt. Start again.

[Jebber]

But Eye is a market town in Suffolk.

[Regorian]

But Eye is a market town in Suffolk.

Thank you Jebber, I'll start again.

1860 5th Battalion Suffolk Regt. 6th Suffolk Rifle Volunteers

1881 5th Volunteer Battalion

1887 2nd Volunteer Battalion

1908 5th Battalion

1936/39 absorbed, doesn't say by what.