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| 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | 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 Bks, Gravesend | | | 1968.08 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Bks, Ballykinler
July 69 - Sept 69: Kenya | |
Training | 1970.04
| Germany: Stornoway Bks, 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 Armd Bde
| | 1974.03
| England: Meanee Bks, 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 Inf Bde
| | 1976.01
| Hong Kong: Gun Club Hill Bks, Kowloon
Nov 76: Hong Kong: Stanley Fort. | | | 1978.01
| England: Lucknow Bks, 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 Bks, Münster
Jan 82: Germany: Buller Bks, Münster
May 83 - Sept 83: Northern Ireland: Belfast (West Belfast TAOR)
1 Nov 83: Germany: Buller Bks, Münster | 3 Armd Div
6 Armd Bde
6 Airmobile Bde | | 1984.12
| England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool
July85 - Nov 85: Falkland Islands
Jun 86 - July 86: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West | 42 Bde admin, war role 24 Bde
| | 1986.11 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Bks, Omagh | 3 Inf Bde | | | 1989.01 | Berlin: Brooke Bks | Berlin Bde | | 1991.08
| England: Kiwi Bks, Bulford
Apr 92 - Nov 92: Belize
25 Feb 93: Disbanded at Bulford. 2nd Battalion at Tidworth renumbered as 1st Battalion | 1 Inf Bde
| | | 1993.02 | England: Lucknow Bks, Tidworth | 1 Inf Bde | | 1994.01
| England: Meeanee Bks, Colchester
May 94 - Nov 94: Northern Ireland:
May 95 - Aug 95: Bosnia | 24 Airmobile Bde
| | | 1997.05 | Cyprus: Salamanca Bks, 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)
Oct 03 - April 04: Iraq (Op Telic 3)
2006: Iraq
Feb 07: Renamed 5th Battalion, The Rifles | 20 Armd Bde
attached to 2RTR
20 Armd Bde
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2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | 1968.07.10
| Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Light Infantry Brigade | | | | 1968.07 | Berlin: Montgomery Bks | Berlin Bde | | 1969.04
| England: Meeanee Bks, Colchester
May 69 - Aug 69: Malaysia 'Ex Sea Lion'
Sept 69 - Jan 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast - Crumlin Road, New Lodge and Unity Flats areas
Apr 70 - Jul 70: Malaysia: Ex Bersatu
Oct 70 - Nov 70: London: Public Duties
June 71 - 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
June 72 - Oct 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry
Mar 73 - July 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Clonard) | 19 Airportable Brigade
| | 1974.03
| Germany: Stornoway Bks, Lemgo
Mar 75 - July 75: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (Belfast for 12 July marches)
Aug 76 - Dec 76: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Falls/Divis/Sandy Row/Shankill)
Jan? 77: Germany: Lemgo | 20 Armd Bde
4 Armd Div | | 1978.01 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Bks, Ballykinler | 39 Inf Bde | | | 1979.07 | Gibraltar: South Barracks | | | 1981.06
| England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool
1 Jan 82: England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool
Apr 82 - Sept 82: Northern Ireland: South Armagh
Oct 83 - Nov 83: Kenya | 42 Bde
42 Bde admin, war 24 Bde
Training | | 1984.12
| Germany: Peninsula Bks, Hemer
July 87 - Dec 87: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | 6 Airmobile Bde [airmobile bn] | | 1989.03
| England: Lucknow Bks, Tidworth
June 89 - Aug 89: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West
Jan 90 - May 90: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn
Nov 90 - Dec 90: Northern Ireland: Op ‘Derivable’
Feb 91 - Mar 91: USA: North Fort Lewis
Aug 91 - Sept 91: Northern Ireland: Op ‘Bronski’
Mar 92 - Sept 92: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn
25 Feb 93: Renumbered as 1st Battalion, 3rd Battalion renumbered as 2nd Battalion | 1 Inf Bde
| | 1993.02
| Germany: Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn
July 93 - Dec 93: Northern Ireland:
Nov 95 - Apr 96: Bosnia | 20 Armd Bde
| | | 1997.01 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Belfast | 39 Inf Bde | | 1999.01
| England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford
June 01 - Sept 01: Sierra Leone | 1 Mech Bde
| | 2002.05 | Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia
2003: Iraq (1 coy)
Sept 03 - Nov 03: Iraq (4 coys) | (coy tours to Falklands 11.2002 - 7.2003)
19 Mech Bde | | 2004.03
| Scotland: Redford Infantry Bks, Edinburgh
Sept 04 - Feb 05: Northern Ireland
Feb 07: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Rifles | 52 Bde
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3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | 1968.07.10
| Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Light Infantry Brigade | | | 1968.07 | Malaya: Camp Terendak, near Malacca
July 68 - Nov 68: Mauritius - B and Sp Coy and Air Pln | 28th Commonwealth Bde | | 1969.04
| England: Seaton Bks, Plymouth
10 July 69: bn was presented with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace
Aug 69 - Nov 69: Northern Ireland: Belfast - Shankill and Ballygomartin districts and the Crumlin road
Apr 70 - Oct 70: Cyprus
Feb 71 - Mar 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (short notice to become Province Reserve) | 24 Airmobile Bde
UN tour
| last army unit to occupy Seaton Bks, Plymouth
| 1971.11
| Germany: Clifton Bks, Minden
Nov 72 - Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne)
Apr 74 - Aug 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Lower Falls)
Nov 75 - Mar 76: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | 11 Armd Bde
| | 1976.08
| England: Alma Bks, Catterick
Nov 76 - Jan 77: Newcastle - firefighting
Feb 77 - Mar 77: Kenya
June 77 - Oct 77: Northern Ireland: West Belfast
Jan 78: England: Alma Bks, Catterick
Nov 78 - May 79: Cyprus | 24 Inf Bde
5 Field Force
UN tour | Training
| | 1980.04 | Cyprus: Salamanca Bks, Episkopi | | | 1982.03
| England: Aliwal Bks, Tidworth
Oct 82 - Feb 83: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh TAOR
Jan 84 - Feb 84: London Public Duties
Mar 84 - Apr 84: USA: Fort Lewis, near Seattle: Ex 'Trumpet Dance II' | 1 Inf Bde
| | 1985.01 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Bks, Omagh | 8 Inf Bde | | 1986.11
| England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool.
1 Dec 86: Role changed to an Inf Type 'A' (Saxon) Bn
Mar 88 - Sept 88: Falkland Islands: B Coy as RIC
Oct 88 - Dec 88: Kenya: Ex Grand Prix | 42 Bde admin, war role 24 Bde
| | 1990.02 | Germany: Alanbrooke Bks, Paderborn
May 91 - Nov 91: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn
25 Feb 93: renumbered 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry upon disbandment of 1st Battalion | 20 Armd Bde
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4th Battalion, The Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | 1968.07.10
| Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Light Infantry Brigade | | | 1968.07 | Cyprus: Kitchener Lines, near Limassol | UN Tour | | 1968.10 | England: Meanee Bks, Colchester
31 Mar 69: Disbanded at Meanee Bks, Colchester | | |
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