Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment


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These pages generally cover the period of the Great War and the involvement of The Royal Queens Own West Kent Regiment.

 

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment - 1914 to 1919 by C T Atkinson

This is in pdf format only               

 

Roll of Honour - Appendix II - A list in alphabetical order of the Queens Own who were killed in action, or died of wounds or disease during the Great War.

A  

Ba

Be 

Bi>Bo

Br 

Bu>By 

Ca>Ce

Ch>Cl

Co Cr>Cu

D  

E  

F  

G  

 

H    I   

  J 

 K 

 L

   M 

 

  O  

P  

 Q 

 S 

T  

U  

W  

X   

Y  

Z  

 

Honours, Rewards & Decorations - Appendix III - awarded to Members past and present of the Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment - the ranks shown are those held at the time of the award.

Silver War Badge (SWB) sometimes erroneously called the Silver Wound Badge, was authorised in September 1916 and takes the form of a circular badge with the legend "For King and Empire + Services Rendered surrounding the George V cypher. The badge was awarded to all of those military personnel who were discharged as a result of sickness or wounds contracted or received during the war, either at home or overseas.

Units / Commanding Officers - Appendix V -The section gives details of the units of the Queens Own together with  their Commanding Officers - August 4th 1914 to November 11th 1918. This includes the disposition of each Battalion.

 

A Short History of the Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment - published 1920 (22 pages) pdf document.

Photograph album of Private Henry KNIGHT, Service No. 1437, who served in "A" Company of the 1/5th Royal West Kent Regiment in India during the Great War. Some of the photographs have been removed and put back in the wrong place and one of Private Henry KNIGHT is missing.

Honours                   Ashford - December 1916                        5th Battalion - Worthing 1912

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 5th Battalion - Seaford 1913

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5th Battalion - Crowborough Camp                5th Battalion, No 2 Section, "D" Company - India

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5th Battalion, Barian Camp, Muree, India                     Insignia

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Draft to Mediterranean Expeditionary 

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This page was last updated on 03-Mar-2010.

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