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| 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | 1964.09.01
| Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, 1st East Anglian Regiment (Royal Norfolk and Suffolk) | | | | 1964.09 | Aden: Waterloo Lines | Aden Brigade | | | 1965.08 | England: On leave | | | | 1965.11 | Germany: Trenchard Barracks, Celle | 7 Armoured Brigade | Mech Battalion | | 1968.02 | England: Somme Barracks,Catterick | 6 Infantry Brigade | Mech Battalion | | 1 Jul 68: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | | | | | | |
1st Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1968.07.01 | England: Somme Barracks,Catterick | 6th Infantry Brigade | Mech Battalion | | 1970.07 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | | | 1972.03 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi (Sp Coy detached at Dhekelia) | | | | 1974.05 | England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth | ACE MF(L) | | | Sep 74 - Dec 74: Northern Ireland: Portadown | | | | | 197?: Belize | | | | 1978.08 | Germany: Trenchard Barracks, Celle | 1 Armoured Division | | | May 79 - Sep 79: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/City Centre) | | | | Aug 81 - Jan 82: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh | | | | | Jan 82: Trenchard Barracks, Celle | 22 Armoured Brigade | | | 1982.04 | England: Oakington Barracks, Cambridge | 54 Brigade | | | 1984.11 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | | | 1987.06 | Gibraltar: South Barracks | | | | 1989.02 | England: Roman Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | | | Aug 89 - Jan 90: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Battalion | | | | 9 Sep 92: absorbed part of 3rd Battalion | | | | Apr 93: Roman Barracks, Colchester | 24 Airmobile Brigade | | | Dec 93 - Jun 94: Northern Ireland: | | | | 1995?: companies redes: A (Royal Norfolk), B (Suffolk), C (Essex), D (Cambridgshire) | | | | | May 95 - Aug 95: Bosnia | | | | 1996.07 | England: Oakington Barracks, Cambridge | 54 Brigade | | | | Oct 96 - May 97: Northern Ireland: | | | | 1999.05 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | | | 2001.05 | England: Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright | 12 Mechanised Brigade | | | Mar 02 - Sep 02: Afghanistan: Kabul | | | | Apr 05 - Oct 06: Iraq: southern part of Province of Al Basra: (Operation Telic 6) | 12 Mechanised Brigade | | | Mar 07 - Sep 07: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 6) | 12 Mechanised Brigade | | | | | |
2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | 1964.09.01
| Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's Own Royal Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire) | | | | 1964.09.01 | Germany: Mercer Barracks, Osnabrück | 12 Brigade | | | 1964.09 | England: Normandy Barracks, Felixstowe | | Transist | | 1965.10 | Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia | | | | Mar 66: Libya: On Ex for 3 weeks | | | | | May 66 - Jul 66: Aden: B Coy for security duties around Khormaksar airfield | | | | 1967.09 | England: Normandy Barracks, Felixstowe | 19 Airportable Brigade | | | Jan 68 - Feb 68: Malaysia: B and C Coys for jungle training | | | | 1 July 68: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | | | | | | |
2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1967.09 | England: Normandy Barracks, Felixstowe | 19 Airportable Brigade | | | Aug 68: Cyprus: On ex for 4 weeks | | | | | Dec 68 - Aug 69: Gibraltar, Devil's Tower Camp; (less 1 coy) | | | | 1969.11 | England: Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester | 19 Airportable Brigade | | | Jan 70: Kenya | | | | Jul 70 - Aug 70: Malaysia on Ex "Bersatu Padu" | 19 Airportable Brigade | | | | Oct 70 - Feb 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast | | | | 1971.05 | Germany: Oxford Barracks, Münster | 1st Artillery Brigade | Nuclear Escort Bn | | Aug 72 - Dec 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Hastings Street) | | | | Jul 73 - Nov 73: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (Creggan) | | | | | Aug 75 - Dec 75: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Hastings Street) | | | | 1976.06 | England: Gordon Barracks, Gillingham | | | | | Mar 77 - Jun 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls) | | | | 1978.08 | Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | Berlin Infantry Brigade | | | 1981.01 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | | | 1983.01 | England: Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | | | Nov 83 - Jun 84: Cyprus | UN tour | | | Jan 86 - Mar 86: Northern Ireland: Op ‘Cara Cara’ | | | | | Apr 86 - Sept 86: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn | | | | 1987.03 | Germany: Trenchard Barracks, Celle | 22 Armoured Brigade | | | Jan 89 - Jun 89: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | | | | 9 Sep 92: absorbed part of 3rd Battalion | | | | Dec 92 - Jun 93: Northern Ireland: East Tyrone | | | | 1993: Trenchard Barracks, Celle | 4 Armoured Brigade | | | May 94 - Nov 94: Bosnia Herzegovina - Op Grapple 4 | UN Command | | | | 1995? companies redesignated: A (Royal Lincolnshire), B (Royal Leicestershire), C (Northamptonshire), D (Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire) | | | | 1996.02 | England: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster | Infantry Demo Bn | | | 1998.02 | Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia | | | | 2000.04 | England: Beachley Barracks, Chepstow | 160 Brigade | | | May 00 - 22 Jul 00: Sierra Leone (B Coy) - Op Basilica | IMATT | | | Nov 00 - Jun 01: Northern Ireland: West Belfast (D Coy) | | | | Jul 01 - Aug? 01: Northern Ireland: | | | | Jun 02 - Dec 02: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion | | | | Mar 03 - Jul 03: Afghanistan ( A & D Coys) | | | | | Jul 03 - Oct 03: Afghanistan ( B & C Coys) | | | | 2004.02.18 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly | | | | | Sept 04 - Oct 04: Jordan | | | | 2005.12 | England: Clive Barracks, Tern Hill | | | | | Apr 06 - Oct 06: Basra, Iraq (Op Telic 8) | 20 Armoured Brigade | | | 2007.07 | Germany: Trenchard Barracks, Celle | 7 Armoured Brigade | | | Jun - Dec 08: Basra, Iraq (Op Telic 12) | 7 Armoured Brigade | | | | | |
3rd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1964.09.01 | Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, 3rd East Anglian Regiment (16th/44th Foot) | | | | 1964.09 | Berlin: Wavell Barracks | | | | 1966.07 | England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth | 5 Airportable Brigade | | | Oct 66 - May 67: Aden: Radfan Camp: patrolled the Sheikh Othman area | Aden Brigade | | | 1967: Kenya | Training | | | 1 July 68: Redesignated 3rd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | | | | | | |
3rd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1968.07.01 | England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth | 5 Brigade | | | 1968.12 | England: Normandy Barracks, Aldershot | 16 Para Brigade | | | | Nov 69 - Apr 70: Cyprus | UN Tour | | | 1970.12 | Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn | 20 Armoured Brigade | | | Apr - Aug 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Hastings Street) | | | | Mar - Jul 73: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | | | | | Nov 74 - Mar 75: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | | | | 1976.02 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi | | | | 1978.05 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood | 39 Infantry Brigade | | | 1979.11 | England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester | 7 Field Force | | | Nov 80 - May 81: Cyprus | UN Tour | | | Jan 82: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | | | | May - Nov 82: Belize | | | | 1984.02 | Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden | 11 Armoured Brigade | | | | Nov 86 - Mar 87: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | | | | 1989.02 | England: Roman Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | | | 1991.05 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | | | 1992.09 | England: Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | | | 5 Oct 92: amalgamated with 1st Battalion at Colchester, and 2nd Battalion at Osnabrück | | | | | | |
4th Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment (Leicestershire) | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1964.09.01 | Formed by renaming 1st Bn Royal Leicestershire Regiment | | | | 1964.09 | England: Doniford Camp, Watchett | 2 Infantry Brigade | | | | Feb - Aug 65: Aden: Radfan Camp | Aden Brigade | | | 1965.11 | Malta: St Patrick's Barracks, 1 coy at Ghain Tuffieha | | | | Early 67: Aden: C Coy for security duties around Khormaksar airfield for 2 months | | | | 1 July 68: Renamed 4th Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | | | | | | |
4th Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1968.07.01 | Malta: St Patrick's Barracks, 1 coy at Ghain Tuffieha | | | | 1968.07 | England: Gordon Barracks, Gillingham | 2 Brigade | | | | Aug 69 - Jun 70: Bahrain: Hamala Camp | | | 1970.10.01
| Reduced to Tiger Company. Duties were to provide demo plns for Sandhurst and Mons Officer Cadet Schools. | | | | | | |
Tiger Company, The Royal Anglian Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1971.10 | England: Howe Barracks, Canterbury | | | | Dec 71 - May 72: Gibraltar | | | | | Sep 72: Reduced to cadre and training Junior Soldiers at the Junior Soldiers Wing at Canterbury | | | | 1973.10 | Nov 73: Reformed at Howe Barracks, Canterbury as an independent company | 2 Infantry Brigade | | | 1973.10 | England: Howe Barracks, Canterbury | | | | Mar - Jul 74: Northern Ireland: | | | | Jul 74 - 1975: Howe Barracks, Canterbury, providing demo plns for Sandhurst and Mons Officer Cadet Schools | | | | 1975: disbanded | | | | | | |
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