Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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26 February 2011
21:0194382Yes It was 50years ago this year 1961,That the Buffs (Royal East Kent ) and The Royal West Kents became one of the same and anew Regiment was born, The Queens own Buffs,as a very young man in the army then, in 1958 I joined up in the buffs and I was on the amaigamation parade held on the parade ground of Ross Barracks on the 1st of March 1961,I joined my new Regiment in the Band but later on after a very bad car crash,I had come out of the band and I had a new roll to play within the Regiment.In our spring Journal this year there is alot of photos of that parade,100s of the public turn out to see it and Major General D.E.B. Talbot CB.CBE. DSO. MC and Major General R.W. Craddock CB.CBE.DSO,took the Salute that day.There was lots of royal telegrams read out of good wishes.
This year The Regimental Reunions 2011 Parade and Service of Remembrance will be held in Canterbury from 10.30hrs on Sunday the 7th August.
I am hoping by then to be fit again to march on that Parade if not I will still go.
I have the full days programme of events if you wish to know them just email me please.
Also there will be one held at Maidstone on Sunday 11th September 2011. thank you.
