Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1961. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), by the amalgamation of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot and the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot. In January 1921, the regiment was renamed the Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own) and, in April of the same year, was again renamed, this time as the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1961. The regiment was created on 1 July 1881 as part of the Childers Reforms, originally as the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), by the amalgamation of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot and the 97th (The Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot. In January 1921, the regiment was renamed the Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own) and, in April of the same year, was again renamed, this time as the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
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Il Queen's Own Royal West Kent ...... uffs, The Royal Kent Regiment.
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The Queen's Own Royal West Ken ...... known as the Royal West Kents.
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1-2Militiabattalions
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Up to 12 Hostilities-only battalions
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Invicta (Invincible), Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt (Whither Duty and Glory Lead)
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Line infantry
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Helmet Plate of the Queen's Own .
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Il Queen's Own Royal West Kent ...... uffs, The Royal Kent Regiment.
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The Queen's Own Royal West Ken ...... Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
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Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
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Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
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Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own)
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The Blind Half Hundred, The Celestials, The Devils Royals, The Dirty Half Hundred
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