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1st Battalion Grenadier Guards
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.05Germany: Stade5 Guards Armoured Brigade
11 Jun 45: Reverted back to infantry5 Guards Brigade
 24 Jun 45: Brunswick area7 Armoured Division 
1945.07.04Berlin: Hermann Goering Barracks7 Armoured Division 
1945.08Germany: Bonn
Feb 46: Kriegsmarine Barracks, Kiel
 1946: Neumunster  
1946England: ‘D’ Lines? Pirbright, Surrey  
c1946/47England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1947.09England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor   
1948.04Palestine: Nathanya1 Guards BrigadeRelievd 3rd Battalion
1948.06Libya: Gialo Barracks, Tripoli1 Guards Brigade
 1949: Libya: Prinn Barracks, Tripoli  1 Guards Brigade 
1951.09England: Brentwood Barracks, Warley  
1952.02England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1952.11England: Wellington Barracks, London
7 May 53: New colours presented by the Queen in the gardens of Buckingham Palace
 1953: The Queens Company presented with their New Colour (The Royal Standard of the Regiment) at Windsor Castle.  
1954.03Berlin: Montgomery Barracks Berlin Brigade  
1955.02Germany: Gort Barracks, Hubblerath4 Guards Brigade 
1958.01England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1959.04England: Kandahar Barracks, Tidworth2 Infantry Brigade
Oct 59: Kandahar Barracks, Tidworth1 Guards Brigade
Jan 60: Kandahar Barracks, Tidworth5 Infantry Brigade
 May - Oct 61: Cameroons  
1962England: Chelsea Barracks, London  
1963.11Germany: Gort Barracks, Hubblerath4 Guards Brigade 
1964.05Germany: Keightley Barracks, Wüppertal4 Guards Brigade 
1965Germany: Harding Barracks, Wüppertal4 Guards Brigade
 Apr - Oct 65: Cyprus: Polemedhia CampUN tour 
1966.01England: Caterham, London 
1967: Battalion received New Colours at Buckingham Palace
 Aug 68 - 1969: Sharjah  
1969England: Chelsea Barracks, London
  Dec 69 - Apr 70: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (stationed at Magilligan)    
Jan - Feb 71: Kenya
 Aug - Oct 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ligoniel)  
1972.02Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster4 Armoured Brigade 
Nov 72 - Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Londonderry
 Mar - Jul 74: Northern Ireland: Londonderry  
1974.12England: Chelsea Barracks, London 
 Oct 76 - Jan 77: Northern Ireland: Armagh  
1977England: Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright
1978: Battalion received New Colours at Buckingham Palace
 Nov 78 - Mar 79: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook  
1979.07Berlin: Wavell Barracks Berlin Field Force 
1981.12England: Wellington Barracks, London
 Oct 83 - Feb 84: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook  
1984England: Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow  
1986.01Germany: Oxford Barracks, Münster4 Armoured Brigade First Warrior bn
Sep 86 - Jan 87: Northern Ireland: Op Cara Cara
 Jan - Mar 91: Gulf War  
1991.11England: Wellington Barracks, London 6 weeks training
1992: Battalion received New Colours on Horse Guards Parade
Sep 93 - Mar 94: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn
1994: Inkerman Company joined the Battalion as ‘Left Flank Company’
 Jan - Feb 95: Kenya  
1996.02Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler 39 Infantry Brigade  
1998.03England: Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright
 1999: Northern Ireland: six month emergency tour  
2001.05England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor 12 Armoured Brigade
Nov 01 - May 02: Northern Ireland:
Jul - Oct 03: Falkland Islands
 Sep 04 - Apr 05: Bosnia  
2006.03England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot
May - Nov 06: Iraq: (Op Telic 8)20 Armoured Brigade
 Apr - Oct 07 - Kabul, Afghanistan (Op Herrick 5)12 Mechanised Brigade 
2008.08England: Wellington Barracks, LondonHQ London District
Oct 09 - Apr 10: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 11)11 Light Brigade

 

2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards 

 

DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945Germany: Freiburg, Seigburg5 Guards Armoured Brigade
 11 Jun 45: Reverted back to infantry5 Guards Brigade 
1946.01Germany: Lubeck160 Infantry Brigade
1946: Neumunster160 Infantry Brigade
1946: Berlin
 Feb 1947: Germany: Harding Barracks, Wuppertal4 Infantry Brigade 
1947.12England: Fox Lines, Caterham, Surrey  
1948.05Germany: Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager6 Infantry Brigade 
1950.04Germany: Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld4th Guards Brigade 
1952.11England: Chelsea Barracks, London
 7 May 53: New colours presented by the Queen in the gardens of Buckingham Palace  
1954.03Egypt: St Pierre Camp, Fanara, Canal Zone
Dec 54: Golf Course Camp, Port Said
24/25 Mar 56: Main body of battalion left by ship, 1 Coy remained as rear guard
 2 Apr 56: Remaining company left by air from Abu Sueir (last fighting troops to leave)  
1956.04England: ‘D’ Lines, Pirbright  
1956.12England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor  
1957?England: Lee-Metford Camp, Lydd1 Guards Brigade
 Jun - Nov 58: Cyprus: Polymedia Camp, Limasol – Elizabeth Camp, Nicosia  
1959.01Germany: Llanelly Barracks, Hubblerath4 Guards Brigade 
1961.11England: Caterham Barracks, Surrey
Jan 61: Inkerman Company joined the Battalion from the disbanding 3rd Battalion
 Jul 63 - Mar 64: British Guiana  
1964England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor   
1966.01Germany: Harding Barracks, Wuppertal4 Guards Brigade 
1968.03Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster4 Guards Brigade 
1969.03England: Chelsea Barracks, London 
1969: Battalion received New Colours at Buckingham Palace
Aug 69 - Jan 70: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (stationed at Magilligan)
 Feb - Nov 70: Sharjah: No 2 Company attached to 1 Scots Guards   
1970.11England: Caterham Barracks, Surrey
Aug 71 - Mar 72: British Honduras: Inkermann Company Group
Jan - Mar 72: British Honduras: Complete Battalion
 Mar - Aug 72: British Honduras: Battalion less Inkermann Company  
1972.12England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor 
1 - 25 Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Emergency Tour)
 Jul - Nov 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne)  
1975.01Hong Kong: Stanley Fort 51 Infantry Brigade 
1976.12England: Chelsea Barracks, London
Nov 77 - Mar 78: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (West of Foyle)
 1978: Battalion received New Colours at Buckingham Palace  
1979.02Germany: Oxford Barracks, Münster2 Armoured Division
Mar - Jul 80: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh
 1 Jan 81: Oxford Barracks, Münster4 Armoured Brigade 
1982.01England: Chelsea Barracks, London 
Oct 82 - May 83: CyprusUN tour
 Aug 84 - Apr 85: Belize  
1984England: Chelsea Barracks, London   
1986.02Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly8 Infantry Brigade 
1988.03England: Caterham Barracks, Surrey
Early 89: Kenya: Nanyuki 
1990: Belize: No 1 Company and Recce Pln
Aug 90: Canada: Camp Wainwright6 weeks training
Nov 90 - Mar 91: Falkland Islands: Inkerman Company Group
1991-92: Falkland Islands: ? Company Group
1992: Battalion received New Colours on Horse Guards Parade
Nov 92: Botswana: No 1 Company Group
Feb 93: Cyprus: No 2 CompanyTraining
27 Feb - 4 April 94: America: Fort Lewis, Washington StateTraining
1994: Inkerman Company joined the 1st Battalion as ‘Left Flank Company’
5 Nov 94: placed in suspended animation, retaining No. 2 Company as "incremental" Nijmegen Coy (officially est 3 Aug. 1994) for Public Duties in London and custody of the Colours 

 

 

Nijmegen Company Grenadier Guards

 

1994.08.03




England: London: Nijmegen Company is an independent company which was created when the 2nd Battalion was placed into suspended animation. It represents the 2nd Battalion and carries its Colours and continues its traditions to this day. It is largely focused on public duties and state ceremonial events.  A soldier passing out of basic training will be posted to Nijmegen Company for six to nine months. It also undertakes regular training exercises in England and overseas.

 

3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards

 

DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.05Austria1 Guards Brigade 
1945.07Italy: Fano1 Guards Brigade 
1945.08Scotland: Hawick1 Guards Brigade 
1945.09Palestine: Camp 260, north of Acre1 Guards Brigade
Jan 47: Lydda district1 Guards Brigade
30 Jun 46: Nathanya1 Guards Brigade
 Jan 48: Jaffa-Tel Aviv area1 Guards BrigadeRelieved by 1st Battalion
1948.04England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor
Aug 48: Victoria Barracks, Windsor2 Guards Brigade
 10 Sept 48: Sailed from Liverpool  
1948.10Malaya: Sungi Besi camp 2 Guards Brigade 
1949.07England: Chelsea Barracks, London 
1951: New Colours presented at Buckingham Palace 
 Jun 51: Escort to the Colour, King’s Birthday Parade - Horse Guards Parade Whitehall  
1951.07.30Libya: Zavia near, Tripoli 1 Guards Brigade 
 Oct 51: Tobruk via Malta  
1951.11Egypt: Tel-el-Kebir, Canal Zone1 Guards Brigade 
 Feb 52: Deversoir  
1954.02England: Chelsea Barracks, London   
1956.08Malta  
1956.11Cyprus: Tunisia Camp, Nicosia50 Infantry Brigade
Jan 58: Tunisia Camp, Nicosia3 Commando Brigade
May - Jun 59: Libya: Tarhuna BarracksTraining
Jun 59: Tunisia Camp, Nicosia
Jul 59: Wayne's Keep Camp, Nicosia
 Late Jul 59: Sailed from Cyprus  
1959.08England: Wellington Barracks, London 
1960: Buckingham Palace: Inkerman Company formed
Jan 61: The Inkerman Company joined the 2nd Battalion as the 'Left Flank Company'
31 Mar 61: Battalion disbanded (permanent suspended animation), retaining Inkerman Coy in 2nd Battalion 

 

4th Battalion Grenadier Guards

 

DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.05Germany: Kiel area
11 Jun 45: Reverted back to infantry
Winter 45: Euskirchen Barracks, south of Cologne
Mar 46: Schleswig-Holstein
 Jun 46: Neunengamme, near Hamburg  
1946.10England: Pirbrightdisbanded

 

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