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| 1948.07 | 5th Parachute Battalion redesignated as 2nd Bn The Parachute Regiment | | |
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1948.07 | Germany: Leicester Barracks, Husum
Sept 48: Germany: Hannover District | | |
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1949.10 | England: Talavera Barracks, Aldershot
6 June - 12 June: 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.
June 51 - Oct 51: Cyprus | 16 Brigade
16 Brigade
16 Brigade | Transit |
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| 1951.10 | Egypt: Canal Zone | 16 Brigade | |
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1954.07 | England: Talavera Barracks, Aldershot
July 56 - Aug 56: Cyprus: Limni
Aug 56 - Nov 56: Cyprus: Troodos
6 Nov 56 - 14 Nov 56: Egypt: Port Said (Op Musketeer)
Nov 56 - Dec 56: Cyprus, Nicosia
Dec 56 - Feb 57: Cyprus, Platres
June 58 - July 58: Cyprus
July 58 - Oct 58: Jordan: Amman
Oct 58 - Jan 59: Cyprus
Apr 60 - ?? 60??: Cyprus??
June 61 - July 61: Kuwait
July 61 - Sept 61: Bahrain
Sept 61 - Oct 61: Kuwait
Oct 61 - ?? 61: Cyprus | 16 Brigade
3 Brigade
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| 1963.04 | Bahrain | | |
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1964.04 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks
Late 64 - Mar 65: Singapore (training for Borneo)
Mar 65 - July 65: Borneo | 16 Brigade
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| 1966.04 | Bahrain | | |
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1967.04 | England: Aldershot, ??? Barracks
Jun 68 - ??: Hong Kong??
Mar 69 - May 69: Anguilla (Op Sheepskin) (Bn less B Coy)
May 69 - Sept 69: Anguilla (B Coy)
Feb 70 - June 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast
21 Apr 71 - Aug 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield)
15 Feb 72 - 15 June 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Carnmoney/Unity)
29 July 72 - 28 Sept 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield)
27 Mar - 18 July 73: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook
31 May - 27 Sept 75: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Ardoyne)
2 Dec 76 - 16 Mar 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock) | 16 Brigade
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| 1977.05 | Berlin: Brooke Barracks | Berlin Brigade | |
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| 1979.06 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler | 39 Infantry Brigade | |
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1981.03 | England: Mons Barracks, Aldershot
Jan 82: Mons Barracks, Aldershot
26 Apr 82 - June 82: Falkland Island (Op Corporate)
Nov 83: Aldershot, Mons Barracks
Nov 84 - Mar 85: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | 6 Field Force
5 Infantry Brigade
5 Infantry Brigade
5 Airborne Brigade
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| 1985 | England: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | | |
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| 1987.06 | England: Clive Barracks, Ternhill | 143 Brigade | |
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1989.04 | England: Normandy Barracks, Aldershot
Mar 90 - Sept 90: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh [FRB]
July 92 - Oct 92: Northern Ireland: Girdwood [GRB] | 5 Airborne Brigade
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1993.06 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood
1994: C Coy attached ("Gurkha Reinforcement Company") | 39 Infantry Brigade
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1995.07 | England: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot
Oct 96 - Apr 97: Northern Ireland:
Jan 99 - July 99: Bosnia
1 Sept 99: Bruneval Barracks, Aldershot | 5 Airborne Brigade
16 Air Assault Brigade | |
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2000.04 | England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester
2001: C Coy ("Gurkha Reinforcement Company") disbands
25 Aug 01 - ?? 01: Macedonia
Feb 02 - May 02: Afghanistan
Sept 02 - Mar 03: Northern Ireland:
Nov 03 - Mar 04: Iraq (Op Telic 3)
Oct 05 - Apr 06: Iraq (Op Telic 7)
Apr 08 - Oct 08: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 8) | 16 Air Assault Brigade
ISAF
20 Armoured Brigade
7 Armoured Brigade
16 Air Assault Brigade | |
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| 2008.10 | England: Merville Barracks, Colchester | 16 Air Assault Brigade | |