British Army Units 1945 on

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1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.05Germany  
1945Egypt  
1945.12Palestine 9 Infantry Brigade
Jun 46 - Jan 47: Egypt
 Jan 47 - May 48: Palestine: Jerusalem  
1948.05UK   
1949.06Hong Kong: 28 Brigade
 Apr 51 - Aug 52: Korea28 Commonwealth Brigade 
1952.12Northern Ireland  
1955.08Singapore  
1955.09Malaya
1957?: Malaya
Mar - Sep 58: Singapore: Selerang Barracks1 Federal Brigade
 Sep 58: Sailed from Singapore  
1958.10Scotland: Miltonbridge Camp. Penicuik  
1959.02Berlin: Brooke Barracks
Berlin Infantry Brigade Group 
1961.05Scotland: Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh
 Jan 62: at sea ship: Oxfordshire
1962.02Aden: Waterloo Lines   
1964.02England: Sir John Moore Barracks, Folkestone
Apr 64 - Jul 64: Aden
May - Aug 65: Hong Kong
3 months acclimatisation and stand-by for typhoon relief: 
Aug - Oct 65: Malaysia: Jungle Warfare School near Johore Bahru2 months jungle training
Oct 65 - Apr 66: Borneo: Mid-West District, 3rd Div, Sarawak
 Apr 66: Singapore  
1967.06Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabrück12 Infantry Brigade
 May 70 - Sep 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast  
1971.04Scotland: Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
9 - 13 July 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (12 July Marches)
Dec 71 - Apr 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield)
 Nov 72 - Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Andersonstown)  
1973.05Germany: Brooke Barracks, Berlin Berlin Brigade 
1975.05Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood, Belfast 39 Infantry Brigade  
1976.11Scotland: Fort George, Inverness     
Jun - Oct 79: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls)
Oct - Dec 77: Kenya
Jan - Aug 78: Belize
 Jan - Mar 80: USA  
1980.06Germany: Quebec Barracks, Osnabrück5 Field Force
 Jan 82: Quebec Barracks, Osnabrück12 Armoured Brigade 
1983.11England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester 19 Infantry Brigade
Mar - Aug 85: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook
 Feb - Apr 86: Northern Ireland: Op Cara-Cara  
1987.02Berlin: Brooke BarracksBerlin Field Force 
1989.02Scotland: Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
18 Mar 89: Tercentenary Parade
Oct 89 - Mar 90: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh Roulement Battalion
 Jan - Jun 91: Persian Gulf  
1992.04England: WeetonProvince Reinforcement Bn 
1994.04Scotland: Redford Cavalry Barracks, Edinburgh (Temp Home)  
1995.08Scotland: Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh 
Nov 95 - May 96: Northern Ireland:
 Oct 97 - Mar 98: Northern Ireland:  
1999.02Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi  
2001.04England: Somme Barracks, Catterick 19 Mechanised Brigade 
Sep 01 - Mar 02: Northern Ireland:
 Jul - Oct 03: Iraq (Op Telic 2)19 Mechanised Brigade 
2004.01Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh  
2006.07Scotland: Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh
1 Aug 06: Merged with The Royal Scots Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, to form The Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
 
2nd Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.05Burma   
1945.08India: Kanchi Camp
 End 45 - 1947: India: Peshawar  
1947UK
30 June 48: disbanded at Berwick-on-Tweed

 

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