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1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment
 

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1958.05.17Formed at Elizabeth Barracks, Minden by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The Devonshire Regiment, and 1st Bn, The Dorset Regiment
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1958.05Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden7 Brigade
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1958.08
England: Piddlehinton Camp, near Dorchester
12 Nov 58: Sailed from Southampton for Cyprus aboard the troop transport Dilwara
Transist
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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
Sept - Oct 60: Libya: Ex Overlift
Mar 61: Libya: Ex Triangle West and Ex Triangle East 
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1961.08.30






England: Plumer Barracks and Crownhill Fort, Plymouth
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)
51 Brigade






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1963.07
Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood
May 64 - Jan 65:  British Guiana 
39 Brigade
 
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1965.11
Germany: Waterloo Barracks, Münster
June to Aug 1967: Libya: Ex Ballotage
6 Brigade
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1968.01Germany: Quebec Barracks, Osnabrück12 Mechanised Brigade
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1970.03


Malta: Valetta
June 70: Sardinia: Company-level training
July 70 - Aug 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast
Sept 70 - 1971: Cyprus
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1972.10






England: Gordon Barracks, Gillingham
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)
July 74: Kenya: Ex MacMorris: Bn less B Coy
Feb - Aug 75: Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia
Nov -Dec 75: Belize: B and A Coys
2 Brigade






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1976.05


Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabrück
Jan 77 - Apr 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/New Lodge)
Jan 77: Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabrück
Jan 79 - May 79:  Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/City Centre)
Task Force Delta

5 Field Force
 
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1980.01



England: Roman Barracks, Colchester
July 81 - Dec 81: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook
Jan 82:  England: Roman Barracks, Colchester
22 May 82: Colonel-in-Chief presented new Colours at Roman Barracks
Oct - Dec 82: Kenya: Ex Grand Prix
7 Field Force

19 Infantry Brigade

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1983.03.24
Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler (Resident Bn)
Feb - Mar 84: Oman: Ex Rocky Lance 3. (composite company group) 
39 Infantry Brigade
 
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1985.04Berlin: Brooke Barracks Berlin Brigade 
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1987.02




England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford
cJuly - Dec 87: Falklands Islands: C Company Group
Jan - Feb 88; Belize: Ex Mopan Shield (A Company)

Early 89: Kenya: Nanyuki
April 89 - Aug 89:  Northern Ireland: South Armagh
Feb - Mar 90: United States: Ex Trumpet Dance
1 Infantry Brigade




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1991.08

Germany: Albuhera Barracks, Werl
5 May 93 - Nov 93: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn
1993:  Germany: Albuhera Barracks, Werl
6 Armoured Brigade
39 Infantry Brigade
20 Armoured Brigade
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1994.06

Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn
May 95 - Nov 95: Bosnia: (Op Grapple 6)
Dec 96 - June 97: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion
20 Armoured Brigade

 
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1998.02.16
England: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster - Combined Arms Tactics Centre Battle Group (CATC BG)
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2000.03

England: Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow
15 Sept 00 - 18 Mar 01:  Northern Ireland: South Armagh. Had No 3 Company, Welsh Guards under command
56 Brigade

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2002.04Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar3 Brigade
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2004.04
England: Alma Barracks, Catterick
22 July 05: Renamed
1st Battalion, The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
12 Brigade 2 Division
 
 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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