The battalion was formed in Lewisham and fought in France and Italy. It was disbanded at the end of the war. The Royal West Kent Regiment had been in existence since 1881. In 1961 it was amalgamated with the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), to form the Queen's Own Buffs, the Royal Kent Regiment.
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11th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment
The Lewisham War Memorials website says that the inscription on the main memo...
Formed, in concept at least, on 18 June 1940 in de Gaulle's 'Appeal of 18 June' speech. Free French units operated as auxiliary forces to the British Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal...
Resident of the Central Ward, Hendon who served and died in WW1.
Naval Officer. In the North Atlantic on the 17th February 1917, he was commanding HMS Farnborough (Q.5). (Q ships were decoy vessels designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks). He not...
Benefactor. Born Spencer Pocklington Maryon {sic} Maryon-Wilson, gaining the title of 11th Baronet Wilson on January 1st 1898. He was responsible for the erection of many horse troughs.
2,162 officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Brigade of Guards fell during the Crimean war.
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