| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1948.07 | 5th Parachute Battalion redesignated as 2nd Bn The Parachute Regiment | | |
| 1948.07 | Germany: Leicester Barracks, Husum | 16 Indep Para Bde Group | |
| | Sep 48: Germany: Hannover District | 16 Indep Para Bde Group | |
| 1949.10 | England: Talavera Barracks, Aldershot | 16 Indep Para Bde Group | |
| 6 - 12 Jun: With only 72 hrs notice, 2 Para embarked Portsmouth on HMS Triumph (Aircraft Carrier) to Abadan with rest of 16 Ind Para Bde to retake oil wells after Mossadeq confiscation. Washington forbade this move a day or so later, so HMS Triumph was rerouted in Med. to Cyprus and disembarked at Famagusta by lighter. | 16 Indep Para Bde Group | |
| | Jun - Oct 51: Cyprus | 16 Indep Para Bde Group | Transit |
| 1951.10 | Egypt: Canal Zone | 16 Brigade | |
| 1954.07 | England: Talavera Barracks, Aldershot | 16 Brigade | |
| Jul - Aug 56: Cyprus: Limni | | |
| Aug - Nov 56: Cyprus: Troodos | | |
| 6 - 14 Nov 56: Egypt: Port Said (Op Musketeer) | | |
| Nov - Dec 56: Cyprus, Nicosia | | |
| Dec 56 - Feb 57: Cyprus, Platres | | |
| Jun - Jul 58: Cyprus | | |
| Jul - Oct 58: Jordan: Amman | | |
| Oct 58 - Jan 59: Cyprus | | |
| Apr 60 - ?? 60??: Cyprus?? | 3 Brigade | |
| Jun - Jul 61: Kuwait | | |
| Jul - Sep 61: Bahrain | | |
| Sep - Oct 61: Kuwait | | |
| | Oct 61 - ?? 61: Cyprus | | |
| 1963.04 | Bahrain | | |
| 1964.04 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks | 16 Brigade | |
| Late 64 - Mar 65: Singapore (training for Borneo) | | |
| | Mar - Jul 65: Borneo | | |
| 1966.02 | Bahrain | | |
| 1967.04 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks | 16 Brigade | |
| Jun 68 - ??: Hong Kong?? | | |
| 19 Mar - May 69: Anguilla (Op Sheepskin) (Bn less B Coy) | | |
| May - 14 Sept 69: Anguilla (B Coy) | | |
| Feb - Jun 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast | | |
| 21 Apr - Aug 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield) | | |
| 15 Feb - 15 June 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Carnmoney/Unity) | | |
| 29 Jul - 28 Sep 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield) | | |
| 27 Mar - 18 Jul 73: Northern Ireland: South Armagh | | |
| 31 May - 27 Sep 75: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Ardoyne) | | |
| | 2 Dec 76 - 16 Mar 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock) | | |
| 1977.05 | Berlin: Brooke Barracks | Berlin Brigade | |
| 1979.07 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler | 39 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1981.03 | England: Mons Barracks, Aldershot | 6 Field Force | |
| Jan 82: Mons Barracks, Aldershot | 5 Infantry Brigade | |
| 26 Apr - Jun 82: Falkland Island (Op Corporate) | 5 Infantry Brigade | |
| Nov 83: Aldershot, Mons Barracks | 5 Airborne Brigade | |
| | Nov 84 - Mar 85: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| 1985 | England: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | | |
| 1987.06 | England: Clive Barracks, Ternhill | 143 Brigade | |
| 1989.04 | England: Normandy Barracks, Aldershot | 5 Airborne Brigade | |
| Mar - Sep 90: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh [FRB] | | |
| | Jul - Oct 92: Northern Ireland: Girdwood [GRB] | | |
| 1993.06 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood | 39 Infantry Brigade | |
| | 1994: C Coy attached ("Gurkha Reinforcement Company") | | |
| 1995.07 | England: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | 5 Airborne Brigade | |
| Oct 96 - Apr 97: Northern Ireland: | | |
| Jan - Jul 99: Bosnia | | |
| | 1 Sep 99: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| 2000.04 | England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| Dec 00 - Jun 01: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion | | |
| 2001: C Coy ("Gurkha Reinforcement Company") disbands | | |
| 25 Aug 01 - ?? 01: Macedonia | | |
| Feb - May 02: Afghanistan | ISAF | |
| Sept 02 - Mar 03: Northern Ireland: | | |
| Nov 03 - Mar 04: Iraq (Op Telic 3) | 20 Armoured Brigade | |
| Oct 05 - Apr 06: Iraq (Op Telic 7) | 7 Armoured Brigade | |
| | Apr - Oct 08: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 8) | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
| 2008.10 | England: Merville Barracks, Colchester | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |
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