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3rd Battalion, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)
3rd (Reserve) Battalion, East Kent Regiment, The buffs, was a regular unit of the British Army. When war broke out in August 1914 there were based in Canterbury.
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Sgt. Raynard Cockell 8th Btn. Border Regiment (d.7th Jun 1917) My third-great-uncle Raynard Cockell was a police officer in Ashford before joining the army. Initially, he was with the 3rd East Kent Regiment before moving onto the 8th Battalion, Border Regiment.
Whilst in an enemy trench during the 3rd Battle of Messines, he and 4 others where hit by shell fire and all died instantly. Their bodies were buried on the Messines Ridge in Belgium, any further attempt to recover the body properly failing due to being unable to locate his body because of continuing enemy shellfire.
His name appears on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Ypres, Belgium.
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Pte. Willie Cordingly 3rd Btn. East Kent Regiment (d.3rd November 1916) Willie Cordingly served with the 3rd Battalion, East Kent Regiment in WW1. He died on 3rd of November 1916 aged 28 years and is interred in Holy Trinity Churchyard, Low Moor, Bradford. Son of Abraham and Mary Ann Cordingly of 11 Portland Street, Low Moor, Bradford.
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Pte. Oliver Havens 3rd Btn. The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) (d.27th November 1918) Private Havens wasthe Husband of A. Havens, of 9, Manson Place, Queen's Gate, London.
He was 39 when he died and is buried Right of the Church from the entrance of the Templemichael Church of Ireland, Templemichael, Co. Waterford, Ireland.
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Pte. Daniel Methuen French Balls 10th Battalion East Kent Regiment Daniel Balls enlisted at Tottenham in 1915 at the age of 15 in the 10th Battalion, West Kent Regiment at Maidstone. On the 01/01/1916 he was transferred to The Machine Gun Corps at Grantham until 15/02/1917 when he was transferred to The Army Cyclist Corps at Chiseldon.
On the 14/09/1917 he was transferred to The 2nd/12th Mt. Brigade at Chiseldon. By 02/01/1918 he was with The Leicestershire Cyclist Regiment at Tonbridge and by the 04/03/1918 was with The 67th Division Cyclist at Sutton. On the 25/05/1918 he was transferred to 3rd Battalion East Kent Regiment in Palestine.
He was then sent to France to join the 10th Battalion, East Kent Regiment as part of the 74th Yeomanry Division which took part in the Flanders Advance, 2nd Battle of The Somme, Battle of the Hindenberg Line, Battle of Ephey and The Advance to Artois although I have no knowledge if he took part in any of these actions.
He was gassed on the 03/11/1918 but survived his injuries. On the 30/12/1918 he was transferred to No.86 Labour Coy number, 5 Infantry Section with a new number 419356.
He was demobilised at Nottingham on the 23/02/1919 where he was transferred to Section "B" Army Reserve.
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Pte. Walter Brocklesby Jacklin 3rd Btn. East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Private Walter Brocklesby Jacklin, Regimental No (35832) or (26057) joined the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) which was training unit and remained in UK throughout the war.
On completion of training Walter would have been attached to one of the service battalions of the regiment for active service.
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