War having broken out with Russia in 1854 and an expeditionary force sent to the Crimea, the militia began to be called out for home defence. The East Kent Militia was embodied in 1854 and was stationed at Chichester by 9 June,Edinburgh Gazette, 9 June 1854. Edinburgh Gazette, 7 July 1854.Edinburgh Gazette, 4 August 1854. moving to Portsmouth by 8 September,Gazette, 8 September 1854. Edinburgh Gazette, 3 November 1854. and was then at Woolwich from November to Marc 1855.Edinburgh Gazette, 5 December 1854.Edinburgh Gazette, 9 February 1855.Hart's, 1855. The regiment then volunteered for overseas garrison service and was sent to Malta, arriving by May and remaining for a year.Leslie, p. 51.Edinburgh Gazette, 6 March 1855.Edinburgh Gazette, 1 May 1855.Edinburgh Gazette, 6 May 1856. The regiment was disembodied in 1856, and was awarded the Mediterranean Battle Honour.
