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==Kent Cyclist Battalion  (Territorial Force), WW1==
==Kent Cyclist Battalion  (Territorial Force), WW1==
This Battalion was  a separate Battalion, probably not part of the Royal West Kent Regiment, in India March 1916 to November 1919.
This Battalion was  a separate Battalion, probably not part of the Royal West Kent Regiment, but included here for convenience, in India March 1916 to November 1919.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050402055459/http://digiserve.com:80/peter/kcb/kcb-hist.htm The Kent Cyclist Battalion A Short History] by Cyril Bristow March 1985, revised November 1996. Now an archived webpage. On arrrival in India in  1916 1/1st Battalion was known as the '1/1st Kent Battalion'
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050402055459/http://digiserve.com:80/peter/kcb/kcb-hist.htm The Kent Cyclist Battalion A Short History] by Cyril Bristow March 1985, revised November 1996. Now an archived webpage. On arrrival in India in  1916 1/1st Battalion was known as the '1/1st Kent Battalion'
*[http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/KENT%20CYCLIST%20BATTALION%20DEATHS.pdf Kent Cyclist Battalion (Territorial Force)] Kentfallen.com
*[http://www.kentfallen.com/PDF%20REPORTS/KENT%20CYCLIST%20BATTALION%20DEATHS.pdf Kent Cyclist Battalion (Territorial Force)] Kentfallen.com
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===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100002356198.0x000002# ''A Short History of The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)''] 1920. access.bl.uk British Library
*[http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100002356198.0x000002# ''A Short History of The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)''] 1920. access.bl.uk British Library
*A broken range of editions of ''The “Queen's Own” Gazette'' Is available on [http://thequeensownbuffs.com/# The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment (PWRR). The Regimental Association] website. Currently (2017/5) editions for the WW1 period, and from 1946 are available.
*A broken range of editions of ''The “Queen's Own” Gazette'' Is available on [http://thequeensownbuffs.com/# The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment (PWRR). The Regimental Association] website. Currently (2029/6) editions from 1870 are available.
*[https://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/collection/isacke-diaries-1897-part-1/ ''Isacke Diaries, 1897 (Part 1)''] with links to four other parts including
**[https://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/collection/isacke-diaries-1897-part-5/ ''Isacke Diaries (1897 part 5)''] Handwritten online document, 94 pages. This final part of the 1897 Isacke diary covers the period 1 August until 31 December. It describes Hubert Isacke's involvement in the Malakand Field Force Expedition of July-August 1897 and also describes a long period of illness or injury and hospitalisation in India. The long voyage home includes a stop at Suez. King’s College London Collections: The Serving Soldier. He appears to have been an Officer in the 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
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Revision as of 06:05, 23 June 2020

Also known as The Royal West Kent Regiment

Chronology

  • 1755 raised as the 52nd Regiment of Foot
  • 1757 renumbered 50th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 50th (West Kent) Regiment of Foot
  • 1827 became the 50th (Duke of Clarence's) Regiment of Foot
  • 1831 became the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 amalgamated with the 97th Regiment of Foot and became the 1st Battalion, The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment).
  • 1920 became The Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own)
  • 1921 became The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
  • 1961 amalgamated with The Buffs to form The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment

Kent Cyclist Battalion (Territorial Force), WW1

This Battalion was a separate Battalion, probably not part of the Royal West Kent Regiment, but included here for convenience, in India March 1916 to November 1919.

There was a history published, History of the Kent Cyclist Battalion, Territorial Force, 1908-20 by Cyril Bristow. Paperback, 132 Pages, Published 1986. ISBN 0-9512880-0-8. Available at the British Library, UIN: BLL01011838757. There is also what seems to be a different publication UIN: BLL01011840162.

Regimental Journal

The “Queen's Own” Gazette
Publication Details: Kinsale, Edinburgh Castle, etc., 1876-1961
The British Library appears to hold most editions, but some are missing. UIN: BLL01001097053
Some editions are available online, refer below.

External links

Historical books online