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Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) |
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| 1st
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Dublin. Part
of 13th Brigade, 5th
Division |
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| 2nd
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Multan, India. Moved to Mesopotamia,
arriving Basra 6 February 1915, attached
to 12th Indian Brigade.
Two Coys were attached to the 30th Brigade
(6th (Poona) Division)
in November 1915 and became beseiged at
Kut-el-Amara, where they were captured
on 29 April 1916. The remaining Coys were
attached to 34th Brigade, which was part
of 15th Indian Division, transferring to
17th Indian Division in August 1917. Remained
in Mesopotamia throughout the war. |
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| 3rd
(Reserve) Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Maidstone. Remained in UK throughout
the war. |
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| 1/4th
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Tonbridge. Part
of Kent Brigade, Home
Counties Division. 30
October 1914 : moved to India, remaining
there throughout the war. The Division
was
broken up on arrival in Bombay. |
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| 1/5th
Battalion |
| August
1914 : in Bromley. Part
of Kent Brigade, Home
Counties Division. 30
October 1914 : to India, remaining
there until
December 1917, when moved to Mesopotamia,
where they then remained, eventually
joining the 54th Brigade of the 18th
Indian
Division. |
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| 2/4th
Battalion |
| Formed
at Tonbridge in September 1914. Attached to
2/Kent Brigade, 2/Home Counties Division.
November 1914 : became to 202nd Brigade, 67th
Division. April 1915 : the Brigade formed
The Kent Composite Bn by taking the HQ and
a Coy from the Bn, and one Coy each from the
2/5th Bn and the 2/4 and 2/5 East Kents. This
Bn was transferred to the 160th Brigade, the
53rd Division on 24
April 1915. On the 24 June, it became the
2/4th RWK again. 25 August 1918 : left the
Division before being disbanded
on 13 September 1918. |
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| 2/5th
Battalion |
| Formed
at Bromley in September 1914. Attached to
2/Kent Brigade, 2/Home Counties Division.
November : moved to 202nd Brigade, 67th Division.
November 1917 : disbanded
in England. |
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| 3/4th
Battalion |
| When
in April 1915 The Kent Composite Bn was formed
(see 2/4th Bn), the remainder of the 2/4th
Bn became the 3/4th Bn. May 1917 : left the
67th Division and moved to France, landing
(Le) Havre 1 June 1917. 1 June 1917 : temporarily
attached to both 9th (Scottish)
Division and 34th
Division. 22 June 1917 : transferred to
51st Brigade, 17th (Northern)
Division. 12 July to 2 August 1917 : acted
as Pioneers to 17th (Northern)
Division. 3 August 1917 : transferred
to 52nd Brigade, 17th
(Northern) Division. 20 February 1918
: disbanded in
France. |
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| 3/5th
Battalion |
| Formed
in Bromley in July 1915. Became a (5th) Reserve
Bn in April 1916, and absorbed
by 4th (Reserve) Bn on 1 September 1916. |
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| 4/4th
Battalion |
| Formed
in July 1915. Became a second (4th) Reserve
Bn on 8 April 1916, and absorbed the 5th (Reserve)
Bn on 1 September 1916. Remained in England
throughout the war. |
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| 6th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Maidstone on 5 September 1914, as
part
of K1. September
1914 : attached to 37th Brigade, 12th
(Eastern) Division. |
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| 7th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Maidstone on 5 September 1914, as part
of K2. September
1914 : attached to 55th Brigade, 18th
(Eastern) Division. 9
February 1918 : transferred to 53rd Brigade,
18th (Eastern) Division. |
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| 8th
(Service) Battalion |
| Formed
at Maidstone on 12 September 1914, as part
of K3. August
1914 : attached to 72nd Brigade, 24th
Division. |
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| 9th
(Reserve) Battalion |
| Formed
in Chatham on 24 October 1914, as a Service
battalion, part of K4. October
1914 : attached to 93rd Brigade, original
31st Division. 10
April 1915 : became a second Reserve battalion
(after the 3rd Bn). 1
September 1916 : absorbed into the Training
Reserve battalions of 5th Reserve Brigade. |
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| 10th
(Service) Battalion (Kent County) |
| Formed
at Maidstone on 3 May 1915, by Lord Harris,
Vice-Lieutenant of Kent, at the request of
the Army Council. July
1915 : attached to 118th Brigade, 39th
Division. October
1915 : transferred to 123rd Brigade, 41st
Division. |
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| 11th
(Service) Battalion (Lewisham) |
| Formed
at Lewisham on 5 May 1915, by the Mayor and
a local Committee. July 1915 : attached to
118th Brigade, 39th Division.
October 1915 : transferred to 122nd Brigade,
41st Division. 16
March 1918 : disbanded
in France. |
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| 12th
(Reserve) Battalion |
| Formed
in February 1916 as a local Reserve Bn. 1
September 1916 : became the 99th Training
Reserve battalion of 23rd Reserve Brigade. |
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| 1st
(Home Service) Garrison Battalion |
| Formed
at Rochester in March 1916. August
1917 : became 15th Bn, the Royal Defence
Corps, and remained in England throughout
the war. |
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