British Army Units 1945 on

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1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.03Italy 6 Armoured Division 
1945Austria   
1945.09.16Italy   
1947
England: Bn HQ and HQ went Salamanca Barracks, Aldershot, A and D Coys to Bramley, near Basingstoke and B and C Coys to Bordon
 1947: converted back to infantry  
1948.02England: Barton Stacey  Basic Training role
1951.01Germany: Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager33 Armoured Brigade  
1955.06England: Tidworth  
1955.09Libya: East and West Barracks, Derna10 Armoured Division
27 Oct 55 - Jan 56: Sharjah (C Coy)
Jan - Mar 56: Sharjah (D Coy)
Mar - May 56: Bahrain (D Coy) joined by a 2nd Coy
Dec 57: Libya: Gialo Barracks, Tripoli
7 Nov 58: Renamed 2nd Green Jackets (The King's Royal Rifle Corps) 
 
2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945Germany  
1945UK  
1945.10.27Libya: Gialo Barracks, Tripoli  
1946.10Egypt  
1946.11Palestine  
1948.05Egypt  
1948.06England: Barton Stacey 
Joined 1st Battalion
 11 Sep disbanded at Barton Stacey  
1951.03.01Began reforming at Winchester.  
1951.03England: Winchester  
1951.10England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth  
1952.03Germany: Oxford Barracks, Münster20 Armoured Brigade 
1956.12England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth
31 Dec 57: disbanded (PSA) 

 

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