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Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)- 1st Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 2nd Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 4th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 5th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 6th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 7th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 8th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 9th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 10th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 11th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 30th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- 70th (Young Soldiers) Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
3rd Sep 1939 Mobilisation
14th Oct 1939 Appendix E
1st of April 1940 Sickness report
2nd of April 1940 Transport delivery
3rd of April 1940 New CO
4th of April 1940 Officers dinner
8th of April 1940 Instructions
9th of April 1940 Instructions
10th of May 1940 Field Return
11th of April 1940 Conference
12th of April 1940 Administrative Instructions No.3
12th of April 1940 Instructions
12th of April 1940 Move preparation
13th of April 1940 Road party
14th of April 1940 Sunday
15th of April 1940
16th of April 1940 Instructions
16th of April 1940 Route march and review
16th of April 1940 Nominal Roll of "A" Company
17th of April 1940 Preparation
18th of April 1940 Preparation
19th of April 1940 Move
20th of April 1940 Arrival
21st of April 1940 Settling in
22nd of April 1940 Message
22nd of April 1940 Training preparation
23rd of April 1940 Training
24th of April 1940 Training
25th of April 1940 Training continues
26th of April 1940 Training
27th of April 1940 Inspection
27th of April 1940 Field Return
28th of April 1940 Message
28th of April 1940 Church parade
29th of April 1940 Training
29th of April 1940 Nominal Roll of Officers on Strength
30th of April 1940 Visit
1st of May 1940 Field Return
10th May 1940 Air Raid
15th of May 1940 Enemy Advance
16th of May 1940 Orders Recieved
16th May 1940 Positions
17th of May 1940 On the Move
18th of May 1940 On the Move
19th of May 1940 Defences
20th May 1940 In Action
20th May 1940 Reorganisation
20th of May 1940 Orders
21st May 1940 In Action
21st May 1940 In Defence
22nd May 1940 Orders
22nd May 1940 Orders
23rd May 1940 New Positions
23rd May 1940 Attack
24th May 1940 In Positions
26th May 1940 Enemy Aircraft
27th May 1940 On the Move
27th May 1940 Withdrawal
28th May 1940 On the Move
28th May 1940 Salvage
9th Jun 1940 In Defence
9th Jun 1940 In Defence
5th of August 1940 Recommendations for awards (1/2 yearly 5th Bn. The Buffs)
8th of January 1941 Postings
31st of January 1941 New officers
10th Apr 1941 Reliefs
7th of May 1941 Tank hunting demonstration
9th of May 1941 Machine gun training
1st of June 1941 Events for 21/5/41 to 31/5/41
22nd Oct 1941 Reliefs
13th of December 1941 Advance continues
15th Dec 1941 Counter Attack
22nd of December 1941 Recommendations for Awards
4th January 1943 Postings
21st Jan 1943 In Action
24th Jan 1943 On the Move
25th Jan 1943 In Action
26th Jan 1943 In Action
7th Feb 1943 Forward
28th Feb 1943 Quiet
2nd March 1943 Posting
3rd of March 1943 Liaisons and conferences
19th March 1943 On the Move
1st Apr 1943 Advance
2nd Apr 1943 On the March
3rd Apr 1943 On the Move
4th Apr 1943 At Rest
5th Apr 1943 At Rest
6th Apr 1943 On the Move
7th Apr 1943 Attack Made
7th Apr 1943 In Action
8th Apr 1943 Attack Made
8th Apr 1943 In Action
9th Apr 1943 Heavy Fighting
9th Apr 1943 Counter Attacks
10th Apr 1943 Aircraft Downed
11th Apr 1943 Reliefs
12th Apr 1943 On the Move
15th Apr 1943 Harsh Opposition
16th Apr 1943 New Position
17th Apr 1943 Shelling
18th Apr 1943 Shelling
19th Apr 1943 Shelling
22nd Apr 1943 Attack Made
23rd Apr 1943 HQ Moves
24th Apr 1943 Shelling
26th Apr 1943 In Action
14th May 1943 Move
22nd Jun 1943 On the Move
6th Jul 1943 On the Move
31st Jul 1943 Under Fire
20th of September 1943 Message
5th Oct 1943 In Action
6th Oct 1943 In Action
19th February 1944 Patrols
26th of February 1944 Field Return of Officers
18th of May 1944 Advance
19th of May 1944 Action
20th of May 1944 Rest
22nd of May 1944 Reorganisation
24th June 1944 Hard Fighting
9th of April 1945 36 Inf Bde Gp Mov Table
9th of April 1945 Moves
15th of April 1945 In action
15th of April 1945 Message
16th of April 1945 Relief
17th of April 1945 Rest
18th of April 1945 March table
18th of April 1945 Move
19th of April 1945 Advance
20th of April 1945 In action
21st of April 1945 Rest
22nd of April 1945 Mop up
3rd of November 1945 ADM Instruction No 2
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Want to know more about Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs)? There are:2132 items tagged Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) available in our Library
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AV Whistler East Kent Regiment AV Whistler served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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TH Walsh 141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps TH Walsh served with the 141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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J Staples East Kent Regiment J Staples served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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RE Simpson East Kent Regiment RE Simpson served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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K Shreeves 141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps K Shreeves served with the 141st Regiment Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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AG Sales East Kent Regiment AG Sales served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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HAF Rosier East Kent Regiment HAF Rosier served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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JJ Roberts East Kent Regiment JJ Roberts served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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WG Redding East Kent Regiment WG Redding served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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LG Pinder East Kent Regiment LG Pinder served with the East Kent Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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The Buffs (Men-at-arms)Gregory Blaxland
This book details the history of the Buffs from their inception to their demise as an independent unit in 1967, focusing particularly on their uniforms, including the distinctive dragon badge.
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