| West Kent Light Infantry Militia 3rd Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) | |
|---|---|
| Active | 20 November 1758–1 April 1953 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Great Britain (1758–1800) United Kingdom (1801–1953) |
| Branch |  Militia/Special Reserve |
| Type | Infantry |
| Part of | Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) |
| Garrison/HQ | Maidstone |
The West Kent Militia (Light Infantry from 1853), later the 3rd Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) was an auxiliary[a] regiment raised in Kent in South East England. From its formal creation in 1758 the regiment served in home and colonial defence in all of Britain's major wars until 1918, and supplied thousands of reinforcements to the Royal West Kents during World War I.
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