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BUFFS (EAST KENT REGIMENT) 3rd Regiment of Foot Dover Castle 1st Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Fermoy in the 16th Brigade, 6th Division. 2nd Bn. Regular. 04 Aug 1914 at Madras in the Southern Brigade, 9th (Indian) Division. 3rd (Reserve) Bn. Regular. Stayed in the UK (Dover Garrison) and supplied drafts to the Regular Battalions overseas. 1/4th Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at Canterbury in the Kent Brigade, Home Counties Division (44th Div). 2/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Canterbury in Sep 1914. Joined the 202nd Brigade, 67th Division. 3/4th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Canterbury in Jul 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/4th Bn. 1/5th (Weald of Kent) Bn. Territorial Force. 04 Aug 1914 at the Drill Hall Ashford in the Kent Brigade, Home Counties Division (44th Div). 2/5th (Weald of Kent) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Ashford in Sep 1914. Joined the 202nd Brigade, 67th Division. 3/5th Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Ashford in Mar 1915. Supplied drafts to the 1/5th Bn. 6th (Service) Bn. K1. Formed at Canterbury in Aug 1914 in the 37th Brigade, 12th Division. 7th (Service) Bn. K2. Formed at Canterbury in Sep 1914 in the 55th Brigade, 18th Division. 8th (Service) Bn. K3. Formed at Canterbury on 12 Sep 1814 in the 72nd Brigade, 24th Division. 9th (Reserve) Bn. K4. Formed at Dover in Oct 1914. Stayed in the UK and supplied drafts to the Service Battalions overseas. 10th (Royal East Kent and West Kent Yeomanry) Bn. Territorial Force. Formed at Sollum, Egypt from two dismounted Yeomanry Regiments on 01 Feb 1917 in the 230th Brigade, 74th Division. 1st (Home Service) Garrison Bn. Formed at Dover on 29 Apr 1916. In Aug 1917 the Battalion became the 2nd Bn Royal Defence Corps.
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