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1st Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1959.06.09
Formed by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's), and 1st Bn, The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)  
1959.06England: Albany Barracks, Isle of Wight   
1959.10England: Jellalabad Barracks, Tidworth1 Guards Brigade
12-13 Oct 59: 1st Bn demonstrated new FN rifle on parade
 1962: British Guiana Company only?
1962.12Malta: St Patrick's Barracks, near St Georges Bay
 Feb 64 - Apr 64: Cyprus: Nicosia  
1965.12UK: On leave  
1966.01Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden11 Brigade 
1969.06England: Alma Barracks, Catterick
 Apr 71 - May 71: Northern Ireland: Londonderry  
1971.07Berlin: Brooke Barracks Berlin Brigade 
1973.07Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler 39 Infantry BrigadeResident Bn
1975.01England: Horseshoe Barracks,Shoeburyness 19 Brigade?
 Aug 75 - Feb 76: Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, EpiskopiUN?6 month emergency tour
1976.09England: Battlesbury Barracks, WarminsterInfantry Demo Bn 
1978.08Germany: Mercer Barracks, Osnabrück2 Armoured Division 
Jul 79 - Nov 79: Northern Ireland: Londonderry, West of the Foyle
 Jan 82: Germany: Mercer Barracks, Osnabrück  
1983.01England: Howe Barracks, Canterbury 2 or 5 Brigade
Jun 83 - Oct 83: Northern Ireland: South Armagh
 Dec 84 - Jun 85: CyprusUnited Nations 
1985.11Northern Ireland: Aldergrove Resident Bn? Infantry Brigade 
1988.02Hong Kong: Stanley Fort   
1990.07England: Bourlon Barracks, Catterick24 Airmobile Brigade
Dec 90 - May 91: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh Roulement Bn
Mar 93 - Sep 93:  Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn
27 Jul 94:  Amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form 1st Bn, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment

  

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