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1st Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.03.03NW Europe: Germany15 Brigade, 5 Infantry Div
1945: Flak Barracks, Wolfenbuttal15 Brigade, 5 Infantry Div
Early 46: BHQ, HQ & SP Coys at Bergedorf and B, C & D Coys at Neuengame131 Inf Bde, 7 Armd Div
Jul 46: Gneisenau Bks, Minden later renamed Eliizabeth Bks
Jan 47: 131 Infantry Brigade renumbered 31 Infantry Brigade31 Inf Bde, 7 Armd Div
 Early Dec 47: 350 men went to 1 Ox & Bucks LI, received 120 from 1 Ox & Bucks LI  
1947.12England: Fort Tregantle, Plymouth
Nov 48: disbanded in UK
 18 Nov 48: Re-formed by renumbering 2nd Battalion in Malaya (technically "amalgamated")  
1948.11Malaya: 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  
1951.09England: Barnard Castle
1951.11Germany: Moore Barracks, Dortmund5 Infantry Brigade 
1953.03Berlin: Wavell Barracks Berlin Brigade 
1954.08England: Strensall  
 9 Nov 54: Embarked on 'SS' Georgic at Liverpool  
1954.11Kenya: Nanyuki 39 Infantry Brigade
 Apr 55: Ngobit Camp, Kenya  
1955.10Aden: Singapore Lines   
1956.04Cyprus   
1957.11England: Strensall  
1958.08Germany: Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager4 Guards Brigade Group 
1959.08Germany: St David's Barracks, Hilden4 Guards Brigade Group 
1961.08England: Pontefract  
1962.01Malaya: Terendak Camp28 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 Sarawak51 Gurkha Brigade 
1964.10England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth5 Brigade
 Aug 65 - May 66: Aden: Radfan Camp, tented camp next to Waterloo Lines.Aden Brigade 
1967.04Berlin: Montgomery Barracks 
10 Jul 68: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry
 
2nd Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945India: Malthone, 80 miles south of Jhansi 19 Ind Inf Bde, 8 Ind Div
Apr 46: Deolali29 British Infantry Bde Group
Jun 46: Moved to Kalyan for Monsoon season
 Sep 46: Back to Deolali  
1947.09Malaya: 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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