| Dates | Locations | Units | Remarks |
| | | |
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 | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1968.07 | England: Milton Barracks, Gravesend | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1968.08
| Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler
July 69 - Sept 69: Kenya | | Training |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1970.04 | Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo
Mar 71 - July 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne)
July 72 - Nov 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne)
July 73 - Nov 73: Northern Ireland: Police Div H (South Armagh, South Down and Newry) | 20 Armoured Brigade
| |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1974.03 | England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester
May 74 - June 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
June 75 - Aug 75: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West 3
Sept 75 - Oct 75: Northern Ireland: South Armagh - Sectarian Murders | 19 Infantry Brigade
| |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1976.01 | Hong Kong: Gun Club Hill Barracks, Kowloon
Nov 76: Hong Kong: Stanley Fort | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1978.01 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth
June 78 - Oct 78: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls)
May 79 - June 79: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West 1
Nov 79 - May 80: Cyprus | 8 Field Force
UN tour | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1981.03 | Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster
Jan 82: Buller Barracks, Münster
May 83 - Sept 83: Northern Ireland: Belfast (West Belfast TAOR)
1 Nov 83: Buller Barracks, Münster | 3 Armoured Division
6 Armoured Brigade
6 Airmobile Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1984.12 | England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool
July85 - Nov 85: Falkland Islands
Jun 86 - July 86: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West | 42 Brigade admin, war role 24 Brigade
| |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1986.11 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | 3 Infantry Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1989.01 | Berlin: Brooke Barracks | Berlin Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1991.08 | England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford
Apr 92 - Nov 92: Belize
25 Feb 93: Disbanded at Bulford. 2nd Battalion at Tidworth renumbered as 1st Battalion | 1 Infantry Brigade
| |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1993.02 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Infantry Brigade | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1994.01 | England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester
May 94 - Nov 94: Northern Ireland:
May 95 - Aug 95: Bosnia | 24 Airmobile Brigade
| |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
| 1997.05 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
1999.04 | Scotland: Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh
2000: Northern Ireland:
Mar 01 - May 01: Sierra Leone | | |
| """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" |
2002.04 | Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn
Feb 03 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf
Mar 03 - June 03: Iraq (A & D Coys) (Op Telic 1)
Oct 03 - April 04: Iraq (Op Telic 3)
May - Oct 06: Iraq (Op Telic 8)
Feb 07: Renamed 5th Battalion, The Rifles | 20 Armoured Brigade
attached to 2RTR
20 Armoured Brigade
20 Armoured Brigade
| Warrior
|