1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.06 | Germany: Battalion HQ at Hemer companies at Iserlohn, Menden and Letmathe | 147 Infantry Brigade | |
| Apr 46: Germany: Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn | 147 Infantry Brigade | |
| Jun 46: Germany: Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn | 131 Lorried Infantry Brigade | |
| Jul 46: Germany: Lingen | 131 Lorried Infantry Brigade | |
| 28 Nov 46: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment | | |
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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 Jun 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 | 29 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| | 26 Jun 52: Battalion embarked on HMT 'Empire Orwell' at Pusan | | |
| 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 | 51 Infantry Brigade | |
| | Feb 56: Cyprus: Famagusta | 51 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1958 | England: Seaton Barracks, Plymouth | | |
| 1959.03 | Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster | 6 Infantry Brigade Group | |
| 1962.11 | England: Doniford Camp, Watchett | 2 Infantry Brigade | |
| Sep 63 - Mar 64: Borneo | | |
| 1 Sep 64: Renamed 4th Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (Leicestershire) upon formation of "large" regiment from East Anglian Brigade | | |
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2nd Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945.10 | India: Oashan Camp, Poona | 72 Infantry Brigade | |
| Dec 45: India: Garrison Barracks, Bombay | | |
| 28 Nov 46: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment | | |
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2nd Battalion, The Royal Leicestershire Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | 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 Jun 48: amalgamated with 1st Battalion | | |
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