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1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1958.05.17Formed at Elizabeth Barracks, Minden by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The Devonshire Regiment, and 1st Bn, The Dorset Regiment  
1958.05Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden7 Brigade 
1958.08England: Piddlehinton Camp, near DorchesterTransist
 12 Nov 58: Sailed from Southampton for Cyprus aboard the troop transport Dilwara  
1958.11
Cyprus: Battalion HQ, B and C Coys at Waterloo Barracks, Episkopi and A and Sp Coys at Kophinou 
May 59: Kitchener Lines, Polemedhia
Sep - Oct 60: Libya: Ex Overlift
 Mar 61: Libya: Ex Triangle West and Ex Triangle East  
1961.08.30England: Plumer Barracks and Crownhill Fort, Plymouth51 Brigade 
Mar 62: 51 Brigade's Ex Swan Song: Salisbury Plain then Stanford
11 May 62: Freedom of the City of Exeter
26 May 62: Presentation of new Colours by the Colonel-in-Chief, HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent
Autumn 62: Libya: Benghazi (C Coy)
Feb 63: Denmark: Ex Magic Carpet
 Mar 63: Libya: Benghazi (C Coy)  
1963.07Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood 39 Brigade 
 May 64 - Jan 65:  British Guiana  
1965.12Germany: Waterloo Barracks, Münster6 Brigade
 Jun to Aug 1967: Libya: Ex Ballotage  
1968.01Germany: Quebec Barracks, Osnabrück12 Mechanised Brigade 
1970.03Malta: Valetta
Jun 70: Sardinia: Company-level training
Jul 70 - Aug 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast
 Sep 70 - 1971: Cyprus  
1972.10England: Gordon Barracks, Gillingham2 Brigade
Jan 72 - May 72: Northern Ireland: Armagh 
Aug 72 - Feb 73: British Honduras: Battalion less C and Sp Coy
12 May 73: Regiment granted the Freedoms of the Boroughs of Torbay and Weymouth
Oct 73 - 28 Feb 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Andersonstown/Suffolk/Twinbrook)
Jul 74: Kenya: Ex MacMorris: Bn less B Coy
Feb - Aug 75: Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia
 Nov -Dec 75: Belize: B and A Coys  
1976.05Germany: Belfast Barracks, OsnabrückTask Force Delta 
Jan 77 - Apr 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/New Lodge)
Jan 77: Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabrück5 Field Force
 Jan 79 - May 79:  Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/City Centre)  
1980.01England: Roman Barracks, Colchester7 Field Force 
July 81 - Dec 81: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook
Jan 82: England: Roman Barracks, Colchester19 Infantry Brigade
22 May 82: Colonel-in-Chief presented new Colours at Roman Barracks
 Oct - Dec 82: Kenya: Ex Grand Prix  
1983.03.24Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler (Resident Bn) 39 Infantry Brigade
 Feb - Mar 84: Oman: Ex Rocky Lance 3. (composite company group)   
1985.04Berlin: Brooke Barracks Berlin Brigade  
1987.02England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford 1 Infantry Brigade
cJuly - Dec 87: Falklands Islands: C Company Group
Jan - Feb 88; Belize: Ex Mopan Shield (A Company) 
Early 89: Kenya: Nanyuki
Apr 89 - Aug 89:  Northern Ireland: South Armagh
 Feb - Mar 90: United States: Ex Trumpet Dance  
1991.08Germany: Albuhera Barracks, Werl6 Armoured Brigade
5 May 93 - Nov 93: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn39 Infantry Brigade
 1993: Germany: Albuhera Barracks, Werl20 Armoured Brigade 
1994.06Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn20 Armoured Brigade
May 95 - Nov 95: Bosnia: (Op Grapple 6)
 Dec 96 - Jun 97: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion  
1998.02.16
England: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster - Combined Arms Tactics Centre Battle Group (CATC BG)
 
2000.03England: Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow56 Brigade
 15 Sep 00 - 18 Mar 01: Northern Ireland: South Armagh. Had No 3 Company, Welsh Guards under command  
2002.04Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar3 Brigade 
2004.04England: Alma Barracks, Catterick 12 Brigade 2 Division
22 Jul 05: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
 
 1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
2005.07.05


England: Alma Barracks, Catterick
May 06 - Nov 06: Iraq (Op Telic 8)
Feb 07: Algamated with
1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry, to form 1st Battalion, The Rifles
19 Mechanised Brigade
20 Armoured Brigade

 

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