British Army Units 1945 on

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16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.05Austria:  
Autumn 1945Germany: Flug Marine Barracks, Schleswig
 1946? Germany: Kitchener Barracks, Schleswig?  
Late 1946England: Lulworth Camp  
1948.03Egypt: Camp 53, Canal Zone
 Egypt: Fanara, Canal Zone  
1950.02Libya: Barce (A Sqn remanined at Fanara till early 1951)Recce Role Armd Cars
1952: Libya: ZaviaAtk Role Comet Tank
 1953.01 [Sudan (A Sqn)]?  
1953.05England: Quorn Camp, Leicestershire  
1953.07Germany: Athlone Barracks, Sennelager33 Armoured Brigade or 11 Armoured DivisionAtk Regiment Centurion
16 June 54: Renamed 16/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
 Apr 56: Athlone Barracks, Sennelager 4 Guards Brigade Group 
1957.02England: Waithwith Camp, Catterick Tank Training Regt
1959.04Germany: Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück 12 Infantry Brigade Group 
1963.11Aden: Falaise Lines (HQ, B Sqn & C Sqn) (B & C Sqns rotating on LSTs in Persian Gulf): 48 Gurkha Infantry BrigadeTank Regiment Centurion
 A Sqn Hong Kong: Sek Kong Camp, New Territories  
1964.12England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth3 DivisionTank Regiment Centurion
1968.01Germany: Lumsden Barracks, Fallingbostel 11 Infantry BrigadeTank Regiment Chieftain
1971.11Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh  
1973.05England: Aliwal Barracks, TidworthRecce Role
Jun 73 ­ Jan 74: Cyprus (A Sqn)UNFICYP
Cyprus: Pergamos Camp (B Sqn)
Hong Kong (C Sqn)48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade
 Jul - Sep 74: Cyprus: RHQ, HQ and A Sqns Turkish Invasion
1974.10Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbüttel I CorpsRecce Role
28 Jul - 28 Nov 76: Northern Ireland: HMP Maze
Jan 77: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbüttel 1 Armoured DivisionRecce Role
 27 Mar - 14 July 80: Northern Ireland: Lurgan/Maze  
1980.11England: Bovington: C Sqn at Tidworth, Armoured recce for AMF(L) RAC Centre Regt 
1983.01England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth 1 Infantry BrigadeRecce Role
 Dec 83 - Mar 84: Lebanon: Beirut (A Sqn) MNF (BRITFORLEB)  
1986.11Germany: Harewood Barracks, Herford 4 Armoured DivisionRecce Role
 Sep 90 - Apr 91: (Persian Gulf)  
1991.07England: Carver Barracks, Wimbish 19 Infantry BrigadeRecce Role
25 June 93: Amalgamated with 17th/21st Lancers, to form The Queen's Royal Lancers
 
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