1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment
Dates | Locations | Units | Remarks |
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| 1943.12 | India/Burma | 36 Infantry Division | |
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1946 | UK?
1947: reduced to cadre
30 Aug 48: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | | |
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| 1948.08 | Germany | | |
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| 1949.11 | Trieste: Rossetti Barracks | 24 Infantry Brigade | |
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| 1952 | Germany: Anglesey Barracks, Wuppertal | 6 Infantry Brigade | |
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| 1954.04 | England: | | |
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| 1954.11 | Korea | Commonwealth Contingent | |
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| 1955.12 | Hong Kong | | |
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| 1957.04 | England: Doniford Barracks, Watchett | 2 Infantry Brigade | |
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1959.01 | Aden: Singapore Lines
Feb 60: at sea | | ship: Dilwara |
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1960.03 | England: Doniford Barracks, Watchett
1 June 60: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment, to form 1st Bn, 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) | | |
2nd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment
Dates | Locations | Units | Remarks |
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| 1945.02 | Germany: | | |
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| 1947 | Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | | |
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1948.01.31 | Germany:
30 Aug 48: amalgamated with 1st Battalion | | |
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