Militia

Kent

1778: The East Kent Regiment of Militia
The West Kent Regiment of Militia
1778: county precedence 12
county precedence 12
1779: county precedence 14
county precedence 14
1780: county precedence 36
county precedence 36
1781: county precedence 27
county precedence 27
1782: county precedence 23
county precedence 23
1793: county precedence 1
county precedence 1
1803: county precedence 57
county precedence 57
1833: 49th, or
East Kent Regiment of Militia
37th, or
West Kent Regiment of Militia
1853:


37th, or
West Kent Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
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1876: 1st Battalion,
49th, or
East Kent Regiment of Militia

2nd Battalion,
49th, or
East Kent Regiment of Militia

1st Battalion,
37th, or
West Kent Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
2nd Battalion,
37th, or
West Kent Light Infantry
Regiment of Militia
Kent-East
Kent-East
Kent-West
Kent-West
The creation of the territorial regiments by the Childers reforms
1881: 3rd (Militia) Battalion,
The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment)

4th (Militia) Battalion,
The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment)

3rd (Militia) Battalion
The Queen’s Own
(Royal West Kent Regiment)

4th (Militia) Battalion,
The Queen’s Own
(Royal West Kent Regiment)

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1888:


layout layout
1894:

EKent
WKent
Conversion of the Miltia into the Special Reserve
1908: 3rd (Reserve) Battalion,
The Buffs
(East Kent Regiment)

3rd (Reserve)Battalion,
The Queen’s Own
(Royal West Kent Regiment)

Renaming of the Special Reserve into the Militia
1921: suspended animation
suspended animation
Renaming of the Militia into the Supplementary Reserve
1924:

1953: disbanded disbanded