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'''Known as The Buffs'''
== History ==
*'''15721''' raised as Thomas Morgan's Company of Foot<br>
*'''1665''' known as the 4th (The Holland Maritime) Regiment
*'''1668''' known as the 4th (The Holland) Regiment
*'''1688''' known as the 4th The Lord Admiral's Regiment
*'''1737''' renamed the 3rd (Howard's) Regiment of Foot
*'''1743''' became 3rd Regiment of Foot, "Howard's Buffs"
*'''1751''' became 3rd (Kent) Regiment of Foot, "The Buffs"
*'''1881''' became The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment)
*'''1935''' became The Buffs, (Royal East Kent Regiment)
*'''1961''' amalgamated with 50th/97th The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment to form 3rd/50th/97th The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment
*'''1966''' merged and became 2nd Battalion (Queen's Own Buffs), The Queen's Regiment
*'''1992''' amalgamated with The Royal Hampshire Regiment to form The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffs_(Royal_East_Kent_Regiment) Royal East Kent Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_Buffs,_The_Royal_Kent_Regiment The Royal Kent Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Wales%27s_Royal_Regiment Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment] Wikipedia
== History ==
*'''15721''' raised as Thomas Morgan's Company of Foot<br>
*'''1665''' known as the 4th (The Holland Maritime) Regiment
*'''1668''' known as the 4th (The Holland) Regiment
*'''1688''' known as the 4th The Lord Admiral's Regiment
*'''1737''' renamed the 3rd (Howard's) Regiment of Foot
*'''1743''' became 3rd Regiment of Foot, "Howard's Buffs"
*'''1751''' became 3rd (Kent) Regiment of Foot, "The Buffs"
*'''1881''' became The Buffs, (East Kent Regiment)
*'''1935''' became The Buffs, (Royal East Kent Regiment)
*'''1961''' amalgamated with 50th/97th The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment to form 3rd/50th/97th The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment
*'''1966''' merged and became 2nd Battalion (Queen's Own Buffs), The Queen's Regiment
*'''1992''' amalgamated with The Royal Hampshire Regiment to form The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffs_(Royal_East_Kent_Regiment) Royal East Kent Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_Buffs,_The_Royal_Kent_Regiment The Royal Kent Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_of_Wales%27s_Royal_Regiment Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment] Wikipedia
