The Kent Yeomanry by Boris Mollo

By Boris Mollo

A pictorial historical past of the Barneshurst-based West Kent Yeomanry, utilizing the regiment's personal documents.

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Although 'East India Uni form' was ordered for India it appears that the kilt often made an 'unofficial' appearance as the military authorities we re forced to forbid the kilt as unsuitable for the climate of the country. Whether even this order w as strictly adhered to or not is hard to say. In 1793, after many unsuccessful attempts by Francis Humberstone MacKenzie of Seaforth, the gove rnment at last decided to accept his offer to raise a regiment . The 78th adopted buff faeings to the HigWand coat, the )8 officers adorning their s with gold lace and w earing gilt cross-belt plates, gorge ts and buttons.

In 1780 a further battalion was added to the aznd and despatched to India whe re it served until 1786. In tha t year, the gove rnme nt decided to send the officers and non-commiss ioned officers to England and to draft the men into othe r regiments. Thi s w as completely contrary to their terms of service and after formal representations by the commanding office r, the battalion w as formed into a separate regiment and numb ered 73rd (the 73rd was renumbered 7Ist). In most Highland regim ents the terms of service forbade the drafting of men into other nonHighland regim ents and this recruiting 'incentive' was usually printed on the recruiting posters (fig 4).

Th e new regiment was the 71st [Praser' s Hi ghlanders). The uniform was typical of the FI G U R E 3 Grenadier's mitre cap, Jj 68. military adaptation of Highland dress that had been established, w ith w hite facings to the coat and w hite tape wi th a red worm fo r the rank and file. Until the end of the American war, the 71st wore a red feather hackle in the bonnet, a distinction w hich was later reserved for the 42nd. The 7ISt was disbanded at Perth in 178J. In 1775. a regiment w as raised from Scott ish emig rants in North Am erica and discharged men o f the aznd.

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