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  2. Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) - Wikipedia

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    The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army traditionally raised in the English county of Kent and garrisoned at Canterbury. It had a history dating back to 1572 and was one of the oldest regiments in the British Army, being third in order of precedence (ranked as the ...

  3. List of battalions of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

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    When the 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot became the Buffs (East Kent Regiment) in 1881 under the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the British Armed Forces, four pre-existent militia and volunteer battalions of Kent were integrated into the structure of the regiment.

  4. East Kent Militia - Wikipedia

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    The East Kent Militia, later the 3rd Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment) was an auxiliary [a] regiment raised in Kent in South East England.From its formal creation in 1760 the regiment served in home and colonial defence in all of Britain's major wars until 1918, seeing active service in the Second Boer War and supplying thousands of reinforcements to the Buffs during World War I.

  5. 4th (East Kent Militia) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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    Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) Military units and formations in Kent; Military units and formations in Canterbury; Military units and formations established in 1881; Military units and formations disestablished in 1888

  6. 9th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery - Wikipedia

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    The 9th Medium Regiment was a Royal Artillery unit, formed in the British Army during World War II.First raised in 1940 as infantry of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), it was converted to the medium artillery role in 1942 and fought in the campaign in North West Europe.

  7. Howe Barracks - Wikipedia

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    In 1873 a system of recruiting areas based on counties was instituted under the Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot. [2] Following the Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the Buffs (East Kent Regiment) with its depot in the barracks in 1881. [2]

  8. Kent Militia - Wikipedia

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    East Kent Militia became 3rd and 4th Bns, Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [58] [59] West Kent Light Infantry became 3rd and 4th Bns, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) (50th/97th) [17] [55] Although the 2nd Bn East Kent Militia was designated as the 4th Buffs, it was only at cadre strength, and was absorbed by the 1st Bn (now 3rd Buffs) in 1888 ...

  9. Category:Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) - Wikipedia

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    3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 4th (East Kent Militia) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) (1940–42) 9th (Reserve) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion, Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 11th Battalion, Buffs (Royal East ...