The Buffs

• Guest 649

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  18 November 2009     23:2433417
  #1      
  As you know I was in the Buffs in the army today I have been to dinner with the Wuppertal Buffs Veterans at Canterbury my wife came with me and we both had a very good time,this was our first one when I was at work I did not have the time to do alot,but now we are geting out more with each other and we both like it that way. I have now joined up with the Veterans and look forward to the next dinner.
• Brian Dixon

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  19 November 2009     07:4033423
  #2      
  vic,did you have baked beans for dinner,again.
• Guest 653

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  19 November 2009     08:0633430
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  That was breakfast Brian.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Brian Dixon

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  19 November 2009     08:3333432
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  roger,are you forgetting that vic is on the f-plan diet baked beans 3 time aday.
• Guest 649

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  19 November 2009     10:5033443
  #5      
  Thank you for that, I had to wait till I got home,but just had alook I am down to my last ten cans.
• Guest 655

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  19 November 2009     11:3233450
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  Steady the Buffs......
• Guest 649

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  19 November 2009     12:4033452
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  Barry for you that was a very good one well done about time we saw the lighter side of you. But that is a very true story of the Buffs and was said when they were holding a line in battle with the other forces were out numbering the Buffs by about four to one and they came at the Buffs line and the C.O. of the Buffs called out "STeady the Buffs"and they did and won the day.
• Guest 649

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  22 November 2009     15:1033685
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  I have just been on the phone and have just been told I am now going into the records book as the last of the Buffs Regiment,I was only 16yrs old when I join them and now to be told I am the youngest of them all that are left.The Buffs was the first foot Regiment of the U.K. and to be the last of them makes me feel very humble indeed.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  22 November 2009     18:5733694
  #9      
  great stuff vic, but i bet the regimental reunions are not up to much.
  
  how did they get the name incidentally?
• Guest 672

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  22 November 2009     20:0933696
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  Nice one Vic.
  Could you clarify one small point though.
  
  If you are the youngest of them all that are left how can that make you the last one of them?
  Sorry mate just a little confused.
  
  As an afterthought Vic, have you looked at the Buff's web site?
  They have a forum a bit like ours.
  grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
• Guest 649

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  22 November 2009     20:2933700
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  I am the youngest and if I live my life to the full I could end up the last one but I am the last in line.No I have not been on their forum,some time ago I did look on their webb site,but I have just been send the buffs badge for my blazer and the tie I have already the tie of the Queens own Buffs so now I have both of them. Thank you for your post.
  As for being confused join the club.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  22 November 2009     20:2933701
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  i have since recieved an e mail from someone that looked in at the forum and saw my question about the buffs.
  
  apparently it stands for "buried under five foot of s**t".
  
  you can learn something new every day on here.
• Guest 672

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  22 November 2009     20:3433705
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  So that means there are more ex Buffs out there then, do you know how many Vic? The web site is very good and you can make posts just as we do on here.
  I think they would be very interested to hear from you.
  
  I think Howie, There has to be a better answer than that one.
  grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
• Guest 649

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  22 November 2009     20:3433706
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  Howard they got my name when I was talking to some one about the Buffs and they past my name on.And then I went to their last dinner still alot of them about but was told I am the boy of the Regiment,some of them look alot fitter than me so they could well out live me, Again Howard you are right about what Buffs stand for. And the regiment march goes like this THE BUFFS ,THE BUFFS,HAVE GONE AWAY LEFT THEIR GIRLS IN THE FAMILY WAY, can not tell you the rest
• Guest 672

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  22 November 2009     20:3733708
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  I added some more to my above post vic. give it a try mate.
  grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
• Guest 649

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  22 November 2009     20:4133709
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  Yes Ian thank you for that I will go and have alook later,but they do know about me now after the dinner last week.Again thank you so much for your post.
• Guest 667

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  26 November 2009     00:0333906
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  Sorry to disagree Vic (Your post 8) But the Buffs were not 1st regiment a Foot as The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest, and therefore most senior, infantry regiment of the line in the British Army having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles 1st of Scotland.
  
  The Buffs, formerly the 3rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army until 1961.
  
  So Vic " Steady the Buffs" but get back in line mate.
  
  
  Just for a bit of useless information I down loaded this. A lot of History and Pride gone with all the amalgamations over the years.
  
  
  
  • 1st Regiment of Foot (The Royal Scots, Royal Regiment of Foot)
  • 2nd (The Queen's Royal) Regiment of Foot (Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot) — had never been named after its colonels having been
  o The Tangier Regiment 1661-1686,
  o The Queen's Regiment 1684-1686,
  o The Queen Dowager's Regiment of Foot 1686-1703,
  o The Queen's Royal Regiment of Foot 1703-1715,
  o The Princess of Wales's Own Regiment of Foot 1715-1727 and
  o The Queen's Own Regiment of Foot 1727-1751
  • 3rd Regiment of Foot alternatively called The Buffs Regiment of Foot (East Kent Regiment of Foot (The Buffs))
  o The Holland Regiment 1665-1689,
  o Prince George of Denmark's Regiment 1689-1708,
  o known by its colonels' names 1708-1751
  • 4th (The King's Own) Regiment of Foot (King's Own Regiment of Foot)
  — never been named after its colonels having been
  o 2nd Tangier Regiment 1680-1684,
  o The Duchess of York and Albany's Regiment of Foot 1684-1685,
  o The Queen's Regiment of Foot 1685-1703,
  o The Queen's Regiment of Marines 1703-1710,
  o The Queen's Own Regiment of Foot 1710-1715 and
  o The King's Own Regiment of Foot 1715-1751
  • 5th Regiment of Foot (The Northumberland Regiment of Foot)
  — briefly (1674-1675) The Irish Regiment otherwise known by its colonels' names
  • 6th Regiment of Foot (1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 7th Royal Fusiliers (Royal Fusiliers)
  — having earlier been known as Our Royal Regiment of Fusiliers or Our Ordnance Regiment or by its colonels' names
  • 8th (The King's) Regiment of Foot (The King's Regiment of Foot)
  — had never been named after its colonels having been
  o The Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Foot 1685-1702,
  o The Queen's Regiment of Foot 1702-1716,
  o The King's Regiment of Foot, 1716-1751
  • 9th Regiment of Foot (The East Norfolk Regiment of Foot)
  • 10th Regiment of Foot (The North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 11th Regiment of Foot (The North Devonshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 12th Regiment of Foot (The East Suffolk Regiment of Foot)
  • 13th Regiment of Foot (1st Somersetshire Light Infantry Regiment of Foot)
  • 14th Regiment of Foot (Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot/Buckinghamshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 15th Regiment of Foot (The Yorkshire East Riding Regiment of Foot)
  • 16th Regiment of Foot (Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot/The Buckinghamshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 17th Regiment of Foot (The Leicestershire Regiment of Foot)
  • 18th Regiment of Foot (The Royal Irish Regiment of Foot)
  • 19th Regiment of Foot (1st North Yorkshire Riding Regiment of Foot)
  • 20th Regiment of Foot (East Devonshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 21st Regiment of Foot (Royal North British Fusiliers/Royal Scots Fusilers Regiment of Foot)
  • 22nd Regiment of Foot (The Cheshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fusiliers)
  • 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire Regiment of Foot)
  • 25th Regiment of Foot (Edinburgh Regiment of Foot/Sussex Regiment of Foot/King's Own Borderers Regiment of Foot)
• Guest 649

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  26 November 2009     23:3633965
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  Harry I was waiting for some one to take me up on this one,it is geting late now so will post again on it at the weekend ,just to tell you that you are right to say the Royal Scots were 1st a foot, but the Buffs is a much older Regiment. by about 60yrs
  This disagreement has been going on for over 300yrs the Buffs Regiment was founed in Denmark not in the U.K. to look after their royal family that is why the king of Denmark was their Col/in /Chief,but it was a U.K. regiment but because it was not founded in the U.K. they were made 2nd a foot.but take in from me the the buffs were the most senior foot regiment and as a old buff like the rest we say we were the 1st a foot.
  So there you have it mate,but thank you for your post on it.It has been and still is a much talked about at the reunion dinners.