The axe fell on the two Kentish regiments that is why both regiments were at Shorncliffe and we was all told to prepare for the joining together by March 1961.
There was a lot of discussions going on with all ranks from both regiments that surrounded this unwanted marriage for the two regiments of the Royal East Kent.(The Buffs)and the Royal West Kents.and let me tell you there was no love for each other as you will read.Both regiments had great History going back 100s of years.And with the Buffs just returning from Aden where they lost men,the last thing they needed at this time was to lose their own ID and name of a great regiment .
At this time there was a lot of arguments between the both of them and fights broke out both in the bks and the town after a night of drinking,
And the new name and the new cap badge.
We was trying to work out what the name of the new regiment might be ,most of the officers and ranks was hoping it would be called the Royal Kent Regiment it sounded good and did not favour one or the other.
+I would be a new name for a new regiment.
But that did not happen they put together a Amalgamation Committee from both of the regiments that was not a good choice the arguments between the members went on and on for months in fact they went on so long that the committee got a final ultimatum fro the MOD fix a name soon or we will make one for you.
