1st Bn 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1948.01.01 | Transferred from Indian Army to British Army | | |
| 1948.01 | Burma | | |
| 1948.01 | Malaya: Sungei Patani | | |
| Jun 48 - Jul 50: On Ops at Malaya/Siam border and Pahang | 2nd Guards Brigade | |
| Oct 48: On Ops at Malaya/Siam border and Pahang | Northern Sub-Dist | |
| Dec 49: On Ops at Malaya/Siam border and Pahang | 48 Gurkha Brigade | |
| Jul 50 - Sep 51: On Ops at Bahau area of Negri Sembilan | 48 Gurkha Brigade | |
| Late 51 - Apr 52: On Ops at Muar on the west coast of Johore | 48 Gurkha Brigade | |
| | Apr 52: On Ops at Kuala Kangsam in Perak | 48 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1953.10 | Malaya: Suvla Barracks, Ipoh | 48 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1957.04 | Hong Kong: Tam-Mi Camp | | |
| | 1 Jan 59: Renamed 1st Bn 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles | | |
| 1959.04 | Malaya: Quetta Lines, Kluang | | |
| 1962.05 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 51 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1964.02 | Borneo: Sarawak where it initially deployed to Sibu and then to Lundu | 51 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1964.08 | Hong Kong: Gallipoli Lines | 48 Gurkha Brigade | |
| Jan 65 - Jul 65: Borneo: Serian area | | |
| Jan 66 - Jun 66: Borneo: 4th and 5th Divisions in Sarawak | | |
| | 16 Jun 69: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | | |
| 1971.10 | Brunei: Seria | 51st Infantry Brigade | |
| 1974.01 | Hong Kong: Cassino Lines | 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade | |
| | 1977: Hong Kong: Cassino Lines | Gurkha Field Force | |
| 1977.04 | England: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham | 6 Field Force | |
| Aug 77: London | | Public Duties |
| Late 77: Manned ‘Green Goddess’ fire engines to provide cover for three counties during the national strike of Firemen. | | |
| | Jul 78 - Feb 79: Belize | | First Gurkha Unit |
| 1979.05 | Hong Kong: Burma Lines, Fanling | Gurkha Field Force | |
| | 1982: Shooting Team won the Army Rifle Association Meeting at Bisley with a record score | |
| 1982.11 | Brunei: Seria | | |
| 1984.11 | Hong Kong: | Gurkha Field Force | |
| | 1986: Hong Kong | 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade | |
| 1987.04 | England: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham | 5 Airborne Brigade | |
| | Mar - Sep 88: Belize | | |
| 1989.04 | Hong Kong: | 48th Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1992.05 | Brunei: Seria | | |
| 1994 | Hong Kong: | | |
| 1 July 94: Amalgamated with 1st Bn, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles, to form 1st Bn, The Royal Gurkha Rifles | | |
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2nd Bn 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1948.01.01 | Transferred from Indian Army to British Army | | |
| 1948.01 | India | | |
| 1948.03 | Malaya: Wardieburn Camp, Kuala Lumpur | | |
| | Jun 48: Malaya: On ops in Selangor and Negri Sembilan | Central Sub-District | |
| 1949.01.01 | Hong Kong: San Wai Camp | 26 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1950.04 | Malaya: Kluang | 26 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1953.04 | Malaya: Segamet, North Johore | 26 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1955.01.01 | Malaya: Sikamet Camp, Seremban in Negri Sembilan | 26 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1957.04 | Malaya: Suvla Barracks, Ipoh | 26 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1 Jan 59: Renamed 2nd Bn 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles | | |
| | Apr 64: Malaya: Suvla Barracks, Ipoh | 17 Gurkha Div, OCLF | |
| 1961.07 | Hong Kong: New Territories with HQ at Beas Stables | 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade | |
| 1962.09 | Hong Kong: Gallipoli Lines, San Wai | 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade | |
| | Jun 63 - Sep 63: Borneo: 3rd division of Sarawak | | |
| 1964.09 | Brunei: Medicini Camp, Seria | 99 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1966.12 | Malaya: Kluang | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| | Feb - Jun 68: Hong Kong: for border and internal security duties | | |
| 1969.05 | Hong Kong: Gallipoli Lines | | |
| 16 Jun 69: amalgamated in Hong Kong with 1st Battalion | | |
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