Slouch hat badge, Kenya Regiment, Territorial Force, 1950-1960

Brass badge in the form of an African buffalo with a scroll below bearing the unit title, 'Kenya Regiment T F'.

The Kenya Regiment was formed in the aftermath of the Abyssinia Crisis (1935). Fearing an Italian threat to the British colonies in East Africa, the Colonial Office ordered the reform of the military units in Kenya Colony. A section of the Territorial Army was established for white settlers to complement the long-established King's African Rifles (KAR) which comprised black soldiers under white officers. It was originally designated Kenya Regiment (Territorial Force) and subsequently expanded, also recruiting white settlers in Uganda Protectorate. At the outbreak of World War Two (1939-1945), the unit's personnel were re-allocated to the KAR and Northern Rhodesia Regiment. Kenya Regiment soldiers also formed the basis for the creation of the Kenya Armoured Car Regiment. The regiment was recalled in 1950 and participated in the repression of the Mau Mau uprising (1952-1956). It was disbanded with the independence of Kenya in 1963.

From a framed display of 20 cap badges relating to East African Regiments, World War Two (1939-1945).