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70 The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
70 Battalion The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
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# Note
1 Battalion initially had a dual role to train boys between 16 and 18 and provide guards for vulnerable points which released trained soldiers for other duties.
2 By February 1941, Battalion was providing companies to guard airfields in Kent at West Malling, Detling, Gravesend and Biggin Hill. One company was based at Shirley Hall, Tunbridge Wells.
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