Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment was a regiment of the British Army.
It was formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of:
*50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot
*97th (Earl of Ulster's) Regiment of Foot
It was formally known as:
*1881–1920 The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
*1920–1921 The Royal West Kent Regiment (Queen's Own)
*1921–1961 The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
It was popularly, and operationally, known as the "Royal West Kents."
In 1961 it amalgamated with The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) to form The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment.
The Home Guard platoon in the BBC series "Dad's Army" wore the cap badge of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
Traditionally, the men of West Kent are known as 'Kentish Men', whereas those of the East are 'Men of Kent'.
External links
* [http://www.1914-1918.net/rwk.htm The British Army in the Great War: The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)]
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