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4 The Buffs
4 Battalion The Buffs

Unit Histories

From To Type Notes
29-Jul-1876 29-Jul-1876 Created as 2 East Kent Militia
01-Jul-1881 01-Jul-1881 Renamed 4 Battalion The Buffs
01-Apr-1888 01-Apr-1888 Absorbed By 3 The Buffs
01-Apr-1908 01-Apr-1908 Converted from 1 The Buffs Volunteers
04-Aug-1914 04-Aug-1914 Embodied
15-Mar-1915 ? 15-Mar-1915 ? Converted to 1/4 The Buffs
07-Feb-1920 07-Feb-1920 Reformed as 4 Battalion The Buffs
26-Aug-1921 26-Aug-1921 Absorbed 5 The Buffs
03-Jun-1935 03-Jun-1935 Renamed 4 Battalion The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
10-Aug-1937 10-Aug-1937 Converted to 4/5 The Buffs
31-Mar-1939 31-Mar-1939 Converted from 4/5 The Buffs
01-Sep-1939 01-Sep-1939 Embodied
03-Sep-1939 03-Sep-1939 Active United Kingdom.
16-Nov-1943 16-Nov-1943 Destroyed Captured/destroyed by German Forces in the Aegean Islands.
02-Feb-1944 02-Feb-1944 Suspended Animation at Alexandria
Number of Records Returned: 15
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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