Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment | . |
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1944.12.15 | Greece | 12 Brigade |
. | Aug 1945: Artillery Bks, Larissa | . |
. | 28 Jan 1946: Technical Bks, Salonika | . |
. | 18 Aug 1946: Embarked in Empire Anvil for Port Said | . |
1946.08.20 | Egypt: Suez | 3 Division |
. | Mar 1947: Cairo | . |
. | Apr 1947: Connaught Lines, Moascar | . |
. | 3 Sep 1947: Embarked at Port Said on Clan Lamont for Liverpool | . |
1947.09.14 | England: Shudy Camp, Cambridge | . |
. | Nov 1947: Gosfield, near Great Dunmow, Essex | . |
. | By end of April 1948: Reduced to cadre, 3 officers and 10 Ors proceeded to the depot at Maidstone with the property and the colours | . |
. | 1 Jun 48: Cadre amalgamated with the 2nd Battalion at Shorncliffe to form 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (Home Counties Training Battalion) | . |
1948.06.01 | England: Moore, Ross, Somerset and Napier Bks, Shorncliffe as Home Counties Training Battalion | . |
. | 20 Nov 1950: Finished role as Training Battalion | . |
1950.11.20 | England: St Martins Plain Camp, Shorncliffe | . |
. | 2 Feb 51: Sailed from Liverpool for Malaya on the troopship Devonshire | . |
1951.03.02 | Singapore: Nee Soon | . |
1951.03.29 | Malaya: North Selangor | . |
. | ?? - Feb 54: Bentong, Pahang | . |
. | 3 Mar 54: Sailed for England on the 'Empire Orwell' | . |
1954.03.25 | England: Invicta Lines, Maidstone | . |
1954.06 | Germany: Worcester Barracks, Luneburg | 31 Lorried Infantry Brigade |
. | Apr 56: Worcester Barracks, Luneburg | 10 Infantry Brigade Group |
1956.06 | England: Old Park Barracks, Dover | 29 Infantry Brigade |
. | Nov 56 - Dec 56: Suez | 29 Infantry Brigade |
1956.11 | Cyprus: Normandy Camp, Nicosia | Relieved 1 KOYLI |
. | 29 Sept 59: Sailed for UK on the 'Devonshire' | . |
1959.10 | England: Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe | 19 Infantry Brigade |
. | 1 Mar 61: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), to form 1st Bn, The Queen's Own Buffs, Royal Kent Regiment | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment | . |
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1945.05 | England: | . |
. | 11 Jun 1945: Broome Park, Barham, near Canterbury | 61 Division |
. | 5 Oct 1945: Grandshaft Bks, Dover | . |
. | 13 Dec 1945: Embarked at Dover for Germany | . |
1945.12.13 | Belgium: Cathedral Bks, Malines | . |
1946.02.17 | Germany: Hardegsen with companies at Uslar, Northeim and Adelebsen | 5 Division |
. | 5 Jun 1946: Pontefract and Wiltshire Bks, Brunswick | . |
. | Dec 1946: Wavell Bks, Berlin | . |
. | Mar 1947: Pontefract and Wiltshire Bks, Brunswick | . |
. | 15 Nov 1947: Embarked on the Biarritz at the Hook of Holland for Harwich | . |
1947 | England: West Camp, Crowborough | . |
. | By Feb 1948: The battalion was gradually run down until only regulars remained | . |
. | Feb 1948: Ross Bks, Shorncliffe | . |
. | 4 Mar 1948: Became the Training unit of the Home Counties area, absorbed the staff of the Home Counties Group Training Centre, the unit was so large it occupied 4 barracks and was renamed 2nd Battalion, The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (Home Counties Training Battalion) | . |
. | Mar 1948: Moore, Ross, Somerset and Napier Bks, Shorncliffe | . |
. | 1 Jun 48: Battalion amalgamated with cadre of the 1st Battalion and was renumbered 1st Battalion. 2nd Battalion into Suspended Animation | . |
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