50th Regiment of Foot

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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

  • A Short History of The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1920. access.bl.uk British Library
  • The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment 1914 to 1919 by C T Atkinson 1924, see above.
  • A broken range of editions of The “Queen's Own” Gazette perhaps is available on the website of "The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment (PWRR). The Regimental Association", see above. Currently 2023 June, there seem to be problems with the website.
  • Isacke Diaries, 1897 (Part 1) with links to four other parts including
    • 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)