British Army Units 1945 on

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1st Battalion Coldstream Guards 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1944.06NW Europe 5 Guards Armoured Brigade
 11 Jun 45: converted back to infantry5 Guards Brigade 
1946England: Caterham  
1947England: Pirbright  
1948.02Palestine1 Guards Brigade 
1948.06Libya: Gailo Barracks, Tripoli1 Guards Brigade 
1950.11England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor32 Guards Brigade
 Jan 51:  Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1951.11Cyprus32 Guards Brigade 
1950.02Egypt: Canal Zone32 Guards Brigade 
1953.09England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1955.03Germany: Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld4 Guards Brigade
 Apr 1956:  Germany: Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld4 Guards Brigade Group 
1958.01Germany: Gort Barracks, Hubbelrath4 Guards Brigade Group 
1958.11England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1959England: Lee Metford Camp, Lydd  
1960England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1962.10British Guiana 9 month unaccompanied
1963.07England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1964.07Germany: Aldershot Barracks, Iserlohn4 Guards Brigade Group
Aug - Sep 65: Libya: on exercise
 Sep 65 - Apr 66:  Aden: Radfan CampAden Brigade 
1967.02England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1967.12England: Assaye Barracks, TidworthACE 
1970.02England: Chelsea Barracks, London
Dec 70 - Apr 71: Northern Ireland: Londonderry and rural area
Oct 71 - Feb 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry
 Jul - Sep 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry  
1972.12Berlin: Wavell Barracks Berlin Brigade  
1975.01England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor
 Nov 75 - Mar 76:  Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock)  
1977.11Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel1 Armoured Division 
 Oct 78 - Mar 79:  Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield Road/Falls)  
1981.01England: The Barracks, Caterham
Sep 82 - Jan 83: Northern Ireland: South Armagh
 Jul - Nov 84: Falkland Islands  
1986.02Hong Kong: Stanley Fort  
1988.02England: Wellington Barracks, London
Sep 88 - Jan 89: Northern Ireland: West Belfast
 Jan - May 91: Persian Gulf: Prisoner of War Guard Force  
1991.11Germany: Oxford Barracks, Munster4 Armoured Brigade 
Jul - Dec 92: Northern Ireland: East Tyrone
Oct 93 - May 94: Bosnia
 Apr - Nov 96: Northern Ireland: South Armagh  
1998.02England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
2001.05Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry  
2003.05England: Pirbright Barracks12 Mechanised Brigade 
2003.09England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot 12 Mechanised Brigade
 Apr - Oct 05:  Iraq: Basra (Op Telic 6)12 Mechanised Brigade 
2006.03England: Victoria Barracks, WindsorHQ London District
 Oct 07 - Apr 08: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 7)52 Infantry Brigade 
2009.02England: New Mons Barracks, Aldershot 1 Mechanised Brigade
 
2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.03Italy 24 Guards Brigade 
1945.05Trieste24 Guards Brigade 
1946England: Wellington Barracks, London2 Guards Brigade
 Feb 48:  England: Wellington Barracks, London  
1948.10Malaya 2 Guards Brigade 
1950.09England: Wellington Barracks, London  
1952.11Germany: Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld4 Guards Brigade 
1955.11England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1956England: Pirbright  
1957England: Wellington Barracks, London  
1959England: Lee-Metford Camp, Lydd  
1959.06Kenya: Gil Gil
 1961: Bahrain half of battalion
1962.03England: Wellington Barracks, London  
1962England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1964.10Aden: Salerno Lines, Little Aden24 Infantry Brigade  
1965.10England: Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright  
1966England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1969.03Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster4 Armoured Brigade 
 Jul 70 - Nov 70:  Northern Ireland: Belfast39 Brigade 
1972.02England: Chelsea Barracks, London
Dec 72 - Mar 73:  Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield)
 May 74 - 30 Oct 74: Cyprus  
1975.03England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1976.09.17Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry 8 Infantry Brigade 
1978.04England: The Barracks Caterham   
1980.12Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel1 Armoured Division 
Jan 82:  Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel22 Armoured Brigade
 Mar 82 - Aug 82:  Northern Ireland: West Belfast  
1984.01England: Chelsea Barracks, London
 1984: Belize  
1985England: Wellington Barracks, London
 Jul 86 - Sep 86:  Northern Ireland: Op Cara Cara  
1988.02Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi  
1990.02England: Chelsea Barracks, London
31 Dec 93: disbanded (permanent suspended animation), forming "incremental" No. 7 Coy for Public Duties and custody of the Colours 
 
3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.04England  
1945.10Palestine1 Guards Brigade 
1948.04England: Pirbright  
1948.06England: AldershotGuards Junior Leader Bn 
1949.05England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1950England: Wellington Barracks, London
8 Jun 50:  Trooped Colour, Sovereign's Birthday
5 Jul 50:  Colours presented by King George VI at Horse Guards Parade
 2 Sep 50: at sea  
1950.09Libya: Gailo Barracks, Tripoli   
1951.11.02Egypt: Canal Zone & Tel-el-Kebir1 Guards Brigade
22 Feb 52: Egypt: Berwick Camp, Fanara
Mar 53 - Aug 53: Jordan: Eilat (No.4 Coy)
 24 Dec 53: at sea  
1954England: Wellington Barracks, London  
1955England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1955England: Pirbright  
1956England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1956England: Shorncliffe  
1957.02Germany: Llanelly Barracks, Hubblerath4 Guards Brigade 
1959.02England: Wellington Barracks, London
Jun 59: Trooped Colour, Sovereign's Birthday
1 Sep 59: Final parade
31 Dec 59: Disbanded (permanent suspended animation)

 

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