CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
1ST AND 2ND BATTALION EAST KENT REGIMENT (THE BUFFS)
MALAY AND ZULU WAR

This memorial is to be found in the nave on the North aisle, bay 4, of Canterbury Cathedral. The memorial takes the form of a white marble inscription tablet mounted onto a triangular headed grey marble plaque with two draped flags carved above the tablet with the regimental crest placed in between them. The masons were Gaffin and Co. The names here have been drawn from the memorial and where there is knowledge of the men as rank and file then these have also been listed, so far 5 have been found buried in Kuala Kangsar cemetery.

FRom 2nd November 1875 to 20th March 1876 the 3rd Regiment (The Buffs) were in Perak State, Malaya. Frpm December 1897 to January 1880 they were fighting in the Anglo-Zulu War.

Photographs Copyright © John Hendry 2008

“THE BUFFS”
VETERI FRONDESCIT HONORE

In
Memory of
LIEUTENANT & ADJUTANT C.A. COLVILL,
LIEUTENANT T.F.C. ARMSTRONG,
SERGEANT AND ORDERLEY ROOM CLERK S. JULIAN;
AND 12 RANK AND FILE,
WHO DIED WHIL’ST SERVING WITH THE 1ST BATTALION
3RD (EAST KENT) REGIMENT “THE BUFFS” IN THE CAMPAIGN
IN THE MALAY PENINSULA, IN 1875 AND 1876.
ALSO IN MEMORY OF
CAPTAIN H.J.M. WILLIAMS,
LIEUTENANT C.E. MASON, 2ND LIEUTENANT G.R. EVELYN,
AND 27 RANK AND FILE,
WHO DIED WHIL’ST SERVING WITH THE 2ND BATTALION,
3RD (EAST KENT) REGIMENT “THE BUFFS” IN THE ZULU WAR,
SOUTH AFRICA, OF 1878 AND 1879.

THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED BY THE OFFICERS,
NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN
OF THE REGIMENT,
1881.

MALAYA
COLVILL	C A	Lieutenant & Adjutant, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died 29 February 1876 during the Perak War, Malaya. Buried in Kuala Kangsar Cemetery, Malaysia.
ARMSTRONG	T F C	Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died in Malaya between 1875 and 1876.
JULIAN	S	Sergeant and Orderley Room Clerk, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died during the Perak War, Malaya, 29 January 1876. Buried in Kuala Kangsar Cemetery, Malaysia.
CLUNE	John	Corporal, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died during the Perak War, Malaya, 17 January 1876. Buried in Kuala Kangsar Cemetery, Malaysia.
HOBBS	William	Corporal, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died during the Perak War, Malaya, 8 February 1876. Buried in Kuala Kangsar Cemetery, Malaysia.
KILLINGBECK	R	Private, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died during the Perak War, Malaya, 7 February 1876. Buried in Kuala Kangsar Cemetery, Malaysia.
KING	William	Private, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died during the Perak War, Malaya, 30 January 1876. Buried in Kuala Kangsar Cemetery, Malaysia.
NEAL	Elijah	Private, 1st Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died during the Perak War, Malaya, 19 January 1876. Buried in Kuala Kangsar Cemetery, Malaysia.
ZULU WAR
WILLIAMS	H J M	Captain, 2nd Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died in the Zulu War, South Africa between 1878 and 1879
MASON	C E	Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died in the Zulu War, South Africa between 1878 and 1879
EVELYN	G R	Second Lieutenant, 2nd Battalion, 3rd (East Kent - The Buffs) Regiment. Died died of fever at Ekowe the Zulu War, South Africa 1879.

Last updated 16 November, 2013