1st Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.03.03 | NW Europe: Germany | 15 Brigade, 5 Infantry Div | |
| 1945: Flak Barracks, Wolfenbuttal | 15 Brigade, 5 Infantry Div | |
| Early 46: BHQ, HQ & SP Coys at Bergedorf and B, C & D Coys at Neuengame | 131 Inf Bde, 7 Armd Div | |
| Jul 46: Gneisenau Bks, Minden later renamed Eliizabeth Bks | | |
| Jan 47: 131 Infantry Brigade renumbered 31 Infantry Brigade | 31 Inf Bde, 7 Armd Div | |
| | Early Dec 47: 350 men went to 1 Ox & Bucks LI, received 120 from 1 Ox & Bucks LI | | |
| 1947.12 | England: Fort Tregantle, Plymouth | | |
| Nov 48: disbanded in UK | | |
| | 18 Nov 48: Re-formed by renumbering 2nd Battalion in Malaya (technically "amalgamated") | | |
| 1948.11 | Malaya: Glugor Barracks, Penang | | |
| Jul 50: Glugor Barracks renamed Minden Barracks | | |
| 6 Aug 51: Embarked on HT Dunera at Penang and sailed for UK | | |
| | 4 Sep 51: Landed at Southampton | | |
| 1951.09 | England: Barnard Castle | | |
| 1951.11 | Germany: Moore Barracks, Dortmund | 5 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1953.03 | Berlin: Wavell Barracks | Berlin Brigade | |
| 1954.08 | England: Strensall | | |
| | 9 Nov 54: Embarked on 'SS' Georgic at Liverpool | | |
| 1954.11 | Kenya: Nanyuki | 39 Infantry Brigade | |
| | Apr 55: Ngobit Camp, Kenya | | |
| 1955.10 | Aden: Singapore Lines | | |
| 1956.04 | Cyprus | | |
| 1957.11 | England: Strensall | | |
| 1958.08 | Germany: Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager | 4 Guards Brigade Group | |
| 1959.08 | Germany: St David's Barracks, Hilden | 4 Guards Brigade Group | |
| 1961.08 | England: Pontefract | | |
| 1962.01 | Malaya: Terendak Camp | 28 Commonwealth Brigade | |
| Feb - Apr 63: Borneo: Seria: (two coys) | | |
| Dec 63 - Feb 64: Borneo: Seria district and 4 Div of Sarawak | | |
| | Feb - Apr 64: Borneo: Seria district and 4 Div of Sarawak | 51 Gurkha Brigade | |
| 1964.10 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 5 Brigade | |
| | Aug 65 - May 66: Aden: Radfan Camp, tented camp next to Waterloo Lines. | Aden Brigade | |
| 1967.04 | Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | | |
| 10 Jul 68: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry | | |
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2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945 | India: Malthone, 80 miles south of Jhansi | 19 Ind Inf Bde, 8 Ind Div | |
| Apr 46: Deolali | 29 British Infantry Bde Group | |
| Jun 46: Moved to Kalyan for Monsoon season | | |
| | Sep 46: Back to Deolali | | |
| 1947.09 | Malaya: Taiping | | |
| Jan 48: A and C Coys moved to Ashby Road Camp, Ipoh | | |
| Mar 48: A Coy moved to Glugor Barracks, Penang | | |
| May 48: Rest of Battalion moved into Glugor Bks, Penang | | |
| 18 Nov 48: renumbered as 1st Battalion in Malaya (technically "amalgamated") | | |
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