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1st Battalion, The Light Infantry
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1968.07.10
Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Light Infantry Brigade   
1968.07England: Milton Barracks, Gravesend  
1968.08Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler
 Jul - Sep 69: Kenya Training
1970.04Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo20 Armoured Brigade 
Mar - Jul 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne)
Jul - Nov 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne)
 Jul - Nov 73: Northern Ireland: Police Div H (South Armagh, South Down and Newry)  
1974.03England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester 19 Infantry Brigade
May - Jun 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast for UWC Strike
Aug 74 - Feb 75: Belize, less A Coy
Apr 75: Glasgow for Dustman's Strike: TAC HQ, C and Sp Coys deployed
Jun - Aug 75: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West 3
 Sep - Oct 75: Northern Ireland: South Armagh - Sectarian Murders  
1976.01Hong Kong: Gun Club Hill Barracks, Kowloon 
 Nov 76: Hong Kong: Stanley Fort  
1978.01England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth8 Field Force
Jun - Oct 78: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls)
May - Jun 79: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West 1
 Nov 79 - May 80: CyprusUN tour 
1981.03Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster6 Armoured Brigade
May - Sep 83: Northern Ireland: Belfast (West Belfast TAOR)
 1 Nov 83: Buller Barracks, Münster6 Airmobile Brigade 
1984.12England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool42 Bde for admin, war role 24 Bde
Jul - Nov 85: Falkland Islands
 Jun - Jul 86: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West  
1986.11Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh 3 Infantry Brigade 
1989.01Berlin: Brooke Barracks Berlin Brigade  
1991.08England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford1 Infantry Brigade 
Apr - Nov 92: Belize
 25 Feb 93: Disbanded at Bulford. 2nd Battalion at Tidworth renumbered as 1st Battalion  
1993.02England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth1 Infantry Brigade  
1994.01England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester24 Airmobile Brigade 
May - Nov 94: Northern Ireland:
May - Aug 95: Bosnia
 Jun - Dec 96: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion   
1997.05Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi   
1999.04Scotland: Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh 
2000: Northern Ireland:
 Mar - May 01: Sierra Leone  
2002.04Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn20 Armoured Brigade Warrior
Feb 03 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf
Mar - Jun 03: Iraq (A & D Coys) (Op Telic 1)attached to 2RTR
Oct 03 - Apr 04: Iraq (Op Telic 3)20 Armoured Brigade
May - Oct 06: Iraq (Op Telic 8)20 Armoured Brigade
Feb 07: Renamed 5th Battalion, The Rifles
 
2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1968.07.10
Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from Light Infantry Brigade   
1968.07Berlin: Montgomery Barracks Berlin Brigade 
1969.04England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester19 Airportable Brigade
May - Aug 69: Malaysia 'Ex Sea Lion'
Sep 69 - Jan 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast - Crumlin Road, New Lodge & Unity Flats
Apr - Jul 70: Malaysia: Ex Bersatu
Oct - Nov 70: London: Public Duties
Jun - Oct 71 Northern Ireland: RUC Div K at Armagh
Feb 72: Northern Ireland: based at Ballykinler Tng Centre for a short rural tour in the border area
Jun - Oct 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry
 Mar - Jul 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Clonard)  
1974.03Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo20 Armoured Brigade
Mar - Jul 75: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (Belfast for 12 July marches)
Aug - Dec 76: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Falls/Divis/Sandy Row/Shankill)
 Jan? 77: Germany: Lemgo4 Armoured Div 
1978.01Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler 39 Infantry Brigade 
1979.07Gibraltar: Lathbury Barracks   
1981.06England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool42 Brigade
1 Jan 82: England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool42 Brigade admin, war role 24 Brigade
Apr - Sep 82: Northern Ireland: South Armagh
 Oct - Nov 83: KenyaTraining 
1984.12Germany: Peninsula Barracks, Hemer6 Airmobile BrigadeAirmobile bn
 Jul - Dec 87: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn  
1989.03England:  Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth1 Infantry Brigade
Jun - Aug 89: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West
Jan - May 90: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn
Nov - Dec 90: Northern Ireland: Op ‘Derivable’
Feb - Mar 91: USA: North Fort Lewis
Aug - Sep 91: Northern Ireland: Op ‘Bronski’
Mar - Sep 92: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn
 25 Feb 93: Renumbered as 1st Bn, 3rd Bn at Paderborn renumbered as 2nd Bn  
1993.02Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn20 Armoured Brigade
Jul - Dec 93: Northern Ireland:
 Nov 95 - Apr 96: Bosnia  
1997.01Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Belfast39 Infantry Brigade  
1999.01England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford1 Mechanised Brigade
2 Dec 99 - 4 Jun 00: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion
 Jun - Sep 01: Sierra Leone  
2002.05Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia(coy tours to Falklands 11.2002 - 7.2003)
2003: Iraq (1 coy)
 Sep - Nov 03: Iraq (4 coys)19 Mechanised Brigade 
2004.03Scotland: Redford Infantry Barracks, Edinburgh52 Brigade
Sept 04 - Feb 05: Northern Ireland
Nov 06 - May 07: Iraq: (Op Telic 9)19 Light Brigade
Feb 07: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Rifles
 
3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1968.07.10
Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from Light Infantry Brigade  
1968.07Malaya: Camp Terendak, near Malacca28 Commonwealth Brigade
 Jul - Nov 68: Mauritius - B and Sp Coy and Air Pln  
1969.04
England: Seaton Barracks, Plymouth
24 Airmobile Brigade
last army unit to occupy the barracks
10 Jul 69: Bn was presented with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace
Aug - Nov 69: Northern Ireland: Belfast - Shankill and Ballygomartin districts and the Crumlin road
Apr - Oct 70: CyprusUN tour
 Feb - Mar 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (short notice to become Province Reserve)  
1971.11Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden11 Armoured Brigade
Nov 72 - Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne) 
Apr - Aug 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Lower Falls)
 Nov 75 - Mar 76: Northern Ireland: Londonderry  
1976.08England: Alma Barracks, Catterick 24 Infantry Brigade
Nov 76 - Jan 77: Newcastle - firefighting
Feb - Mar 77: KenyaTraining
Jun - Oct 77: Northern Ireland: West Belfast
Jan 78: England: Alma Barracks, Catterick5 Field Force
 Nov 78 - May 79: CyprusUN tour 
1980.04Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi   
1982.03England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth 1 Infantry Brigade
Oct 82 - Feb 83: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh TAOR
Jan - Feb 84: London Public Duties
 Mar - Apr 84: USA: Fort Lewis, near Seattle: Ex 'Trumpet Dance II'  
1985.01Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh8 Infantry Brigade  
1986.11England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool42 Brigade admin, war role 24 Brigade
1 Dec 86: Role changed to an Infantry Type 'A' (Saxon) Bn42 Brigade admin, war role 24 Brigade
Mar - Sep 88: Falkland Islands: B Coy as RIC
 Oct - Dec 88: Kenya: Ex Grand Prix Training
1990.02Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn20 Armoured Brigade
May - Nov 91: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn
25 Feb 93: renumbered 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry upon disbandment of 1st Bn
 
4th Battalion, The Light Infantry
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1968.07.10
Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Light Infantry Brigade   
1968.07Cyprus: Kitchener Lines, near LimassolUN Tour 
1968.10England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester
31 Mar 69:  Disbanded at Meanee Barracks, Colchester

 

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