1st Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Germany: Hamburg | 53 Infantry Division | |
| Jun 45: Germany: Solingen | | |
| | Aug 45: Belgium: Ghent | | |
| 1945.10 | Egypt | | |
| 1945.10 | Palestine: Jerusalem | | |
| 1946.03 | Egypt: | | |
| 4 Jul 46: Ceremonial guard at the Citadel, Cairo when the Union Jack was lowered for the last time | | |
| 27 Aug 46: received new colours from Gen Sir Miles Dempsey | | |
| | 1947: Re-adopted the kilt after a gap of 138 years | | |
| 1947.09.30 | Palestine: Jerusalem | 2nd Infantry Brigade | |
| | 15 May 48: Last British unit to leave Jerusalem | | |
| 1948.05 | Egypt: Canal Zone | | |
| 1948.07.15 | Scotland: Fort George | Training Bn of the Highland Bde |
| | 23 Sep 48: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | | |
| 1950.08 | Scotland: Redford Barracks, Edinburgh | | |
| 1950 | England: Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1951.09 | Libya: Tobruk | | |
| 1952.02 | Malta: | | |
| | Jul 52 - Aug 52: Libya: Tobruk | | |
| 1952.09 | Egypt: Tel-el-Kebir (TEK), Canal Zone | 19 Infantry Brigade | |
1954.11
| England: Gordon Barracks, Bulford with A Coy at Bulford Fields and B coy at Parkhouse A. | 2 Infantry Brigade
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| | 1955: Presented with new colours by Princess Margaret | | |
1956.01
| Cyprus: Temporarily into a makeshift camp at Komi Kebir: then HQ, B; D Companies to Dhavlos, Sp Company to Bhogas, C Company to Kantara and A Company to Mersiniki. | | |
| | Jan 57: Sailed from Cyprus | | |
| 1957.02 | Scotland: On leave | | |
| 1957.04 | Germany: Alma Barracks, Lüneburg | 10 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| | 29 Dec 58: Handed over Alma Barracks, to the German Authority | | |
| 1958.12.30 | Scotland: On leave | | |
| 1958.02 | Scotland: Redford Barracks, Edinburgh | | |
| 20 Jan 59: Amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, to form 1st Bn, The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) | | |
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2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Austria | | |
| 1945 | Greece: Drama on the frontier with Bulgaria | | |
| 1946 | Greece: Salonika | | |
| | Late 47: Reduced to a cadre | | |
| 1948 | Scotland: Glasgow | | |
| 23 Sep 48: Amalgamated with 1st Battalion | | |
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