1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Northern Italy: Ferrara | | |
| 1945.08 | Italy: Gorizia | | |
| 1945.09 | Italy: Bolzano | | |
| 1946.01 | Trieste: Rossetti Barracks | 24 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1946.10 | Yugoslavia: Pola | | |
| 1947.01 | Trieste: Rossetti Barracks | 24 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1 Apr 49: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | | |
| | 22 Apr 49: Amalgamation Parade of 1st and 2nd Bns at San Sabba Stadium, Trieste | | |
| 1950.05 | England: Hadrian's Camp, Carlisle | | |
| 1950.08 | England: Saighton Camp, Chester | | |
| 1951.02 | England: Bulford | | |
| 1951.12 | Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabrück | 61 Lorried Infantry Brigade | |
| 1953.07 | England: On leave | | |
| | 1953 Aug/Sep: Moved to Korea, via Aden and Hong Kong | | |
| 1953.09 | Korea: | 29 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| 1954.09 | Hong Kong: | | |
| 1956.10 | England: Harrington Barracks, Formby | | |
| 1957.01 | England: Deerbolt Camp, Barnard Castle | | |
| 1958.07 | Kenya: | | |
| 1958.07 | Aden and Bahrain | | |
| 1958.10 | Kenya: Gil Gil Camp | | |
| 1959.07 | England: Westwick Camp, Barnard Castle | | |
| 1 Oct 59: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Border Regiment, to form 1st Bn, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment | | |
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2nd Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945 | India: Cawnpore | | |
| 1947 | India: Calcutta | | |
| 1947.10 | Egypt: Fanara | | |
| 1948.02 | Eritrea: Gaggiret Camp, Asmara | | Occupation force |
| 1949 | Sudan: Khartoum | | |
| 1949.04 | Trieste: Rossetti Barracks | | |
| 1 Apr 49: disbanded (technically amalgamated with 1st Battalion) | | |
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