The Oldest British Regiment? The East Kent
Officers of the Second Battalion of the East Kent regiment, known as The Buffs. Pictured here on the steps of Winchester College, where they were billeted before leaving for the front in World War One. The Buffs are reported here to be the oldest British regiment, having fought in Holland as far back as 1253, and paraded before Queen Elizabeth I in 1572
Picture No
10949547
Media ID
46078141
Size
4647px x 5355px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photography by Montague Dixon in The Bystander', 27 January 1915, page 101
Date
1915
