▁home ▁defence ▁twice : ▁ ▁Crime an ▁War : ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁ ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War : ▁ 3 ▁May ▁to ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁Kent ▁Art illery ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁over se as ▁service ▁during ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁this ▁offer ▁was ▁not ▁accepted . ▁However , ▁two ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁did ▁serve ▁as ▁individuals , ▁and ▁both ▁were ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁dispatch es : ▁Capt ▁C . E . ▁Schles inger ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁ 8 th ▁Division ▁Am mun ition ▁Column , L ord ▁Roberts ' ▁dispatch ▁of ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ ▁London ▁Gazette , ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁and ▁Capt ▁R . ▁De ▁B . ▁Hass ell ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Rem ount ▁Department . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁a ▁train ▁of ▁rem ount s ▁that ▁was ▁der a iled ▁and ▁sh elled ▁between ▁K ok om ere ▁and ▁K ler kens dor p . ▁Hass ell ▁personally ▁un cou ple d ▁the ▁engine ▁and ▁sent ▁it ▁for ▁help ▁while ▁he ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁others ▁held ▁off ▁ 1 0 0 ▁attack ers ▁and ▁saved ▁the ▁train . ▁ ▁Dis band ment ▁After ▁the ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁was ▁called ▁into ▁question . ▁There ▁were ▁moves ▁to ▁reform ▁the