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 |
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) | . |
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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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. | 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment | . |
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1961.03.01 | Formed at Ross Barracks, Shorncliffe, by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), and 1st Bn, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment | . |
1961.03 | England: Ross Barracks, Shorncliffe | . |
. | July 61 - Jan 62: Kenya | . |
. | 23 Jun 62: Colours presented by King Frederick of Denmark | . |
1962.07 | England: Meeanee Barracks Colchester | . |
. | Aug 62: Cyprus: | On Exercise |
. | Summer 63: Canada: Gagetown, New Brunswick | Ex Pond Jump |
. | Mar 64 - Dec 64: British Guiana | . |
. | Summer 65: Germany: Vogelsang | On Exercise |
1965.12 | Hong Kong: Gun Club Hill Barracks | . |
. | June 66 - Dec 66: Borneo: Sarawak | . |
. | 31 Dec 66: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (Queen's Own Buffs) upon the formation of a "large" regiment from the Home Counties Brigade | . |
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