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*'''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
==Regimental journal==
''The Dragon. East Kent Chronicle A paper for the men of the Buffs''. The [[British Library]] catalogue lists '[New Series.] no. 1-135. Nov. 1, 1886,-Feb 1961'.
"My maternal grandfather was in "G" Coy, 1st Bn [c 1900] and I tracked his movements - and involvement in sporting competitions - around the various cantonments in India, then Burma, via the accounts published in the regimental magazine, ''The Dragon''"<ref>[http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=5294#p19873 Thread] from Victorian Wars Forum</ref>
== External Links ==
*[http://www.britisharmedforces.org/i_regiments/buffs_index.htm The Buffs (The Royal East Kent Regiment)] British Armed Forces & National Service
*[http://www.nwkfhs.org.uk/ North West Kent Family History Society]
*[http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=5294 Thread] from Victorian Wars Forum regarding the 1st Battalion in Burma 1900-1902, with photograph. 'This shortish period in Burma never seems to be mentioned in published histories of the regiment'.
==== Historical Books on-line ====
*''[http://www.archive.org/stream/historicalrecor00kniggoog#page/n8/mode/2up Historical Records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment. Vol I 1572-1704]'' by Capt H R Knight 1905. Volumes 2-4 , published 1935-1951 are available at the [[British Library]]
*''Historical record of the Third Regiment of Foot or the Buffs formerly designated The Holland Regiment containing an account of its origins in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and of its subsequent services to 1838'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=a0dWvTtckaMC Google Books] 1839. Indian Service commences [http://books.google.com/books?id=a0dWvTtckaMC&pg=PA241 page 241] in 1827
== References ==
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
