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*'''1961''' amalgamated with The Buffs to form The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment | *'''1961''' amalgamated with The Buffs to form The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_(Queen%27s_Own)_Regiment_of_Foot 50th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_(Royal_West_Kent_Regiment) Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_(Queen%27s_Own)_Regiment_of_Foot 50th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_(Royal_West_Kent_Regiment) Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment] Wikipedia <br> | ||
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunnyuk/3834361666/ Photo of Sutlej Monument in Canterbury Cathedral] Flickr.com . This commemorates men who fell under the colours of the 50th (Queens Own ) Regiment 1845-1846. ([[BACSA]] have transcribed the names listed on the memorial. See [http://bacsa.frontisgroup.com/bin/aps_detail.php?id=130099 English Memorial Inscriptions] for details of how to obtain this information). | |||
[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 09:43, 19 January 2010
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 to form 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
External Links
50th Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Wikipedia
Photo of Sutlej Monument in Canterbury Cathedral Flickr.com . This commemorates men who fell under the colours of the 50th (Queens Own ) Regiment 1845-1846. (BACSA have transcribed the names listed on the memorial. See English Memorial Inscriptions for details of how to obtain this information).