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The Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) The Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) can be traced back to 1572 and is one of the oldest regiments of the British Army. Battalions during the Great War. 1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 3rd (Reserve) Battalion 4th Battalion 2/4th Battalion 3/4th (The Weald of Kent) Battalion 5th (The Weald of Kent) Battalion 2/5th (The Weald of Kent) Battalion 3/5th (The Weald of Kent) Battalion 10th (Royal East Kent & West Kent Yeomanry) Battalion 6th (Service) Battalion 7th (Service) Battalion 8th (Service) Battalion 9th (Reserve) Battalion 1st (Home Service ) Battalion Sjt. Ivan Clarence "Chips" Hamblin MSM, MID. 2nd Btn. East Kent Regiment, The Buffs "Chips" Hamblin was a regular army soldier. He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for Gallantry during WW1 also mentioned in despatches and awarded Long Service and Good Conduct Medals. His other Medals include Victory Medal, 1914-15 Star, Great War Medal. Chips died at Catterick in 1928 due to influenza. List of those who served with The Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) during The Great War Pte. James Corke 7th Battalion (d.3rd May 1917) Sjt. Ivan Clarence "Chips" Hamblin MSM, MID. 2nd Btn. Read his Story.

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