| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
| | | |
1960.09.11
| Formed by amalgamation of 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, and 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's) | | |
| 1960.09 | England: Bhurtpore Barracks, Tidworth | | |
| 1960.10 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | 3 Division | Recce Regt |
| 1962.09 | Aden: Little Aden: Sqn at Sharjah | | Armoured Car Role |
| 1963.07 | England: | | |
| 1963.11 | Germany: Imphal Barracks, Osnabrück | 12 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| | Aug 64 - Aug 65: Aden | | |
| 1969.01 | England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick: A" Squadron detached to Smuts Barracks, Berlin | | RAC Training Regiment |
| 1971.01 | Germany: Hobart Barracks, Detmold | 20 Armoured Brigade | |
| | Jan - May 75: Northern Ireland: Gough Barracks, Armagh | | |
| 1976.05 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Camp, Omagh | | |
| 1977.11 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth: | | Recce Role |
| Nov 77 - May 79: C Sqn: Episkopi, Cyprus | | SBA Sqn |
| | Mar Sep 78: A Sqn, UN Scout Car Sqn Nicosia, Cyprus | | UN Tour |
| 1979.05 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Munster | 5 Field Force | |
| 1980.11 | Germany: Campbell Barracks, Hohne | 1 Armoured Division | Armoured Recce Regt |
| 1984.02 | Germany: Northampton Barracks, Wolfenbüttel | 1 (Br) Corps | Recce Role |
| 1987.01 | England: Carver Barracks, Wimbish | 3 Division | Med Recce Role |
| 1991.07 | Germany: Harewood Barracks Herford | 4 Armoured Division | Recce Role |
| 1992: B Sqn; Bosnia (Op Grapple 1 with 1 Cheshire) | | |
| 1992: C Sqn; Northern Ireland | | |
| | Mid 93 - Early 94: A & D Sqns; Northern Ireland: Belfast | | |
1994.07
| England: Bovington and Lulworth. B Sqn at Harman Lines and Recce Troop at Battlesbury Bks, Warminster | RAC Centre Regt
| |
| 1998.04 | England: Robertson Barracks, Swanton Morley | | Recce Role |
| | Dec 98 - May 99: Bosnia | | |
| 2000.08 | Germany: Haig Barracks, Hohne | | Recce Role |
| 2001 (Kosovo) [one sqn] | | |
| 2003 (Bosnia) [B Sqn] | | |
| Oct 03 - Mar 04: Iraq [A & C Sqns] 3 Division recce | | |
| | | |