1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Units | Remarks |
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1945.06
| Germany: Battalion HQ at Hemer companies at Iserlohn, Menden and Letmathe
Apr 46: Germany: Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn
Jun 46: Germany: Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn
Jul 46: Germany: Lingen
28 Nov 46: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment | 147 Infantry Brigade
147 Infantry Brigade
131 Lorried Infantry Brigade
131 Lorried Infantry Brigade
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1st Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Units | Remarks |
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| 1946.11.26 | Germany: Lingen | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1947.11
| England: Boulmer Camp, Alnwick
Dec 47: England: Honeybourne Airfield, Evesham
May 48: England: Glen Parva Barracks, Leicester
6 June 48: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion
May 49: Embarked on HMT 'Empire Haladale' at Liverpool | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1949.06 | Hong Kong: Norwegian Farm Camp | 27 Infantry Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1951.10
| Korea
26 Jun 52: Battalion embarked on HMT 'Empire Orwell' at Pusan | 29 Infantry Brigade Group
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| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1952.08 | England: Quorn Camp | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1952.11 | Germany: Mons Barracks, Iserlohn | 5 Infantry Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1955.02 | England: On leave | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1955.04 | Sudan: South Barracks, Khartoum
10 Oct 55: Left Sudan | | last British unit to leave |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1955.10 | Cyprus: Kyrenia
Feb 56: Cyprus: Famagusta | 51 Infantry Brigade
51 Infantry Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1958 | England: Seaton Barracks, Plymouth | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1959.03 | Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster | 6 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1962.11
| England: Doniford Camp, Watchett
Sept 63 - Mar 64: Borneo
1 Sept 64: Renamed 4th Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (Leicestershire) upon formation of "large" regiment from East Anglian Brigade | 2 Infantry Brigade
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2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
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1945.10
| India: Oashan Camp, Poona
Dec 45: India: Garrison Barracks, Bombay
28 Nov 46: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment | 72 Infantry Brigade
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2nd Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Units | Remarks |
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1946.11.26
| India: Garrison Barracks, Bombay
Apr 47: India: Jalahalli, Bangalore | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1947.11
| England: Long Marston
Feb 48: Reduced to cadre
6 June 48: amalgamated with 1st Battalion | | |
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