| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Germany: Kappeln | 3 Division | Recce Regt |
| | Sep 45: Germany: Ath | | |
| 1945.10 | Egypt: | 3 Division | Recce Regt |
| Dec 45 - Jun 46: Palestine: Camp 87, near Hadera | 3 Division | Recce Regt |
| Jan 47 - Jun 47: Palestine: | 3 Division | Recce Regt |
| | Jun 47 - Oct 47: Palestine: | 1 Division | |
| 1947.11 | Sudan: Camp Kilo 5 just outside Khartoum: | | |
| | Feb 48: Sudan: North Barracks, Khartoum | | |
| 1949.04 | England: St. George’s Barracks, Gosport | | |
| 1949.10 | Germany: Knightsbridge Barracks, Lubeck | Army Troops, under Hamburg District |
| 1951.11 | Germany: McLeod Barracks, Neumunster | 1 Corps | Recce Regt |
| 1953.03 | Germany: Combermere Barracks, Wesendorf | 7 Armoured Division | Recce Regt |
| 1954.05 | England: Sobraon Barracks, Colchester | | |
| 1954.08 | Malaya: armoured car unit responsible for Northern Malaya | Malay Command | |
| Apr 56 - Jun 57: Aden (Sqn) | | |
| 4 Jun 57: boarded HMT ‘Empire Dewell’ for journey to England | | |
| | Jun 57 - Nov 57: Aden: A Sqn | | |
| 1957.08 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Camp, Omagh | | |
| | Jan 58: ‘A’ squadron rejoins regiment | | |
| 1959.05 | England: Deerbolt Camp, Barnard Castle | | Armoured Car Trg Regt |
| 1961.09 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Munster | 1 Artillery Brigade | Nuclear escort regiment |
| | Mar or Nov 65: Swinton Barracks, Munster | 6 Infantry Brigade | Tank Regiment |
| 1968.01 | England: Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth | 3 Division | |
| 1969.11 | Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel | 11 Infantry Brigade | |
| | 3 Aug 71 - 9 Dec 71: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | | |
| 1974.11 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Camp, Omagh | | |
| 1976.05 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | 5 Infantry Brigade | Recce Role |
| Jun 76 - Nov 77: C Squadron; Episkopi, Cyprus | SBA Sqn | |
| Sep 76 - Mar 77: Cyprus: B Squadron | UN Tour | |
| | Mar 77 - Sep 77: Cyprus: A Squadron | UN Tour | |
| 1977.09 | Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn | 3 Armoured Division | Recce Role |
| | 1 Jan 81: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn | 4 Armoured Division | Recce Role |
| 1984.11 | England: Bovington | RAC Centre Regt | |
| 1986.01 | Germany: Lothian Barracks, Detmold | 20 Armoured Brigade | |
| Dec 91 - Jun 92: Cyprus | UN Tour | |
| 1 Dec 92: Amalgamated with 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own), to form The Light Dragoons | | |
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