1st Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Italy | | |
| 1946 | Greece: | | |
| | Aug 47: Reduced to nil strength | | |
| 1949.09.23 | Re-formed by renumbering 2nd Battalion in Hong Kong: New Territories (technically "amalgamated") | 26 Gurkha Brigade
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| 1950.01 | Sudan: Khartoum | | |
| 1950.12 | England: Dover | 39 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1951.11 | Egypt: Southern District Canal Zone | 39 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1952.10 | England: | | |
| 1953.04 | Kenya | 39 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1954.12 | England: Woolwich? | | |
| 1955.06 | Germany: Keightley Barracks, Wuppertal | 6 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1957.11 | England: Dover Castle? | | |
| 1958.03 | Aden: Singapore Lines | | |
| 1959.03 | Germany: Moore Barracks, Dortmund | 5 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| 1961.03 | England: Ross Barracks, Shorncliffe | | |
| 1 Mar 61: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, to form 1st Bn, The Queen's Own Buffs, Royal Kent Regiment | | |
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2nd Battalion, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | India | | |
| 1945 | Malaya | | |
| 1946 | Dutch East Indies: Java | | |
| 1947.01 | Hong Kong: | | |
| 1948: Hong Kong: Stanley Fort | | |
| 1949: Hong Kong: New Territories | | |
| 23 Sept 49: Renumbered as 1st Battalion (technically "amalgamated") | | |
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