1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.02 | Palestine: | | |
| | 1 Jun 45 - 31 Jul 45: Syria and Lebanon | | |
| 1945.12 | Egypt or Sudan? | | |
| 1947 | Cyprus | | |
| 1948.05.01 | Palestine | | |
| 1948 | England: | | |
| | 12 Jun 48: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | | |
| 1949.09 | Hong Kong | 28 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1951.05 | Korea | 28 Commonwealth Brigade | |
| | Sep 52: at sea | | |
| 1952.10 | Germany: Celle | 7 Brigade | |
| 1953.04 | Germany: Border Barracks, Gottingen | 91 Lorried Infantry Brigade | |
| 1955.03 | England: | | |
| 1955.06 | Kenya: Muthaiga Camp, Nairobi | | |
| Nov 56 - Jan 57: Bahrain | | |
| | Jun - Sep 58: Aden (Bn less two coys) | | |
| 1958 | England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester | 19 Brigade | |
| 1961.01 | Germany: Oxford Barracks, Münster | 6 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| 1964 | England: Seaton Barracks, Plymouth | 5 Infantry Brigade | |
| | 1965: British Honduras (Company) | | |
| 1966.10 | Singapore: Selerang Barracks | | |
| 1967.02 | Malaya: Camp Terendak, near Malacca | 28 Commonwealth Bde Grp | |
| Jan 68: Mauritius [B Coy] | | |
| Feb 68: Mauritius [Remainder of Bn] | | |
| 10 Jul 68: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry redesignated upon formation of "large" regiment from Light Infantry Brigade | | |
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2nd Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1944.06 | NW Europe | | |
| 1945 | Palestine | | |
| 1946? | Cyprus | | |
| 1947 | England: | | |
| 12 Jun 48: disbanded (technically "amalgamated" with 1st Battalion) | | |
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