| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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1946.11.28
| Transjordan
Dec 46: Palestine: Pardess Hanna near Hadera
Mid Apr 47: Moved to a camp north of Gaza
May 47: Jerusalem
Sept 47: Left Jerusalem
Oct 47: Sailed for UK on the Otranto | 2 Infantry Brigade
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| 1947.11.05 | England: Purfleet, Surrey. Battalion reduced to cadre | | |
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| 1948.02.17 | England: Winchester: Cadre only | | |
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1948.08.11 | Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title, in theory 2nd Battalion renamed 1st Battalion | | |
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| 1948.08 | England: Bulford | | Wessex Brigade Trg Bn |
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| 1951.02.21 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | 31 Lorried Infantry Brigade | |
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| 1951.10 | Germany: Alma Barracks, Luneburg | 31 Lorried Infantry Brigade | |
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1953.10.29 | England: Fowler Barracks, Perham Down
18 Dec 53: Sailed from Southampton on the Dunera | | Leave and trg for Malaya
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1954.01 | Malaya
15 Jan 54: Docked Singapore and moved to Nee Soon Transit Camp
21 Jan 54: Far East Land Forces Jungle Warfare Training Centre, Kota Tingei, Johore
Late Feb 54: Bentong, Pahang State: Bn HQ, HQ Coy and C Coy at Bentong; D and Sp Coys less mortars at Sungei Penjuring; A Coy at Sungei Pertang; B Coy at Sabai; Mortar Pl at Genting Sempah:
Early Dec 54: Wardieburn Camp, Kuala Lumpur with A Coy at Kuala Kuba Bahru, C Coy at Sepang: On Operations in Selangor State
5 Oct 55 - late Nov 55: Kluang; for ops in Johore
Late Nov 55: Wardieburn Camp, Kuala Lumpur with A Coy at Kuala Kuba Bahru, B and D Coys at Kajang
Aug 56: Staged at Nee Soon Transit Camp then sailed from Singapore on 3 troopships; HQ and B Coys on Empire Orwell, Y and Z Coys on Captain Cook and Sp Coy (less mortars who flew home) on Empire Clyde | 18 Indep Infantry Brigade
26 Gurkha Infantry Brigade
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| 1956.09 | England: On leave, not based at any camp | | |
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| 1956.12 | Germany: Oxford Barracks, Münster | 20 Armoured Brigade Group | |
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| 1957.08 | Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo | 20 Armoured Brigade Group | |
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1959.11 | England: Bhurtpore Bks, Tidworth
3 Feb 60: Bn embarked at Southampton on the Dunera | | |
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1960.02 | West Indies: Bn HQ, HQ and B Coys at Up Park Camp, Kingston, Jamaica: Y Coy at Airport Camp, Nassau, Bahamas: A Coy at British Guiana: Z Coy at Belize City, British Honduras | | |
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| 1962.06 | England: Haig Lines, Crookham | | |
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| 1962.11 | Germany: Waterloo Barracks, Münster | 6 Infantry Brigade Group | |
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| 1965.12 | England: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot | | |
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| 1966.01 | Hong Kong: Fan Gardens Camp with A, B and Y Coys at Dodswell's Ridge Camp | | |
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1966.03 | Singapore then to Ulu Tiram for 6 weeks jungle warfare training.
June - 12 Oct 66: Borneo: Tawau: Bn HQ and Y Coy at Kalabakan, A Coy at Ulu, B Coy at Serudong Laut, Z Coy at Wallace Bay, Recce Pl at Point 281
12 Oct 66: Handed over to 7 Bn Royal Malay Regiment and sailed on MV Auby to Singapore, stayed at Nee Soon transit camp to hand in tropical kit
28 Oct 66: Flew to UK and went on leave | | |
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1966.12 | England: Airfield Camp, Netheravon
27 Mar - 7 Apr 67: Cornwall, clearing up spillage from Torrey Canyon
June/July 67: Cyprus, on exercise
Oct 68 - Apr 69: Cyprus: Bn HQ, Polemedia Camp near Limmasol, A Coy at Kophinou, Y Coy at Paphos, Z Coy at Limassol
19 Aug 69 - 28 Nov 69: Northern Ireland: West Central Belfast
15 Jan - Feb: London, Public Duties
25 Aug 1970: Reduced to Minden Company | 5 Inf Bde
UN Tour
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| 1970.08.25 | England: Airfield Camp, Netheravon | | |
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1971.03 | England: Roman Way Camp, Colchester
12 June - Aug 71: Malaysia: 2 months training at the Jungle Warfare School | 19 Airportable Bde | |
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1971.11.10 | Gibraltar: Devil's Tower Camp
End of Jan 72: Moved to Roman Barracks, Colchester | | |
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1st Bn The Royal Hampshire Regiment |
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| 1972.01.25 | Battalion reconstituted at Roman Barracks, Colchester | | |
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1972.01.25 | England: Roman Barracks, Colchester
July/Aug 72: Canada: Ex 'Pond Jump East' at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick
Nov 72 - Mar 73: Northern Ireland: South Armagh: Bn HQ and Y Coy at Bessbrook Mill, A Coy ay Crossmaglen, Newtonhamilton and Forkhill, B Coy at Newry, Y Coy at Technical College.
Sept 73 - Jan 74: Northern Ireland: North Armagh: Bn HQ, A, Z and HQ Coys at Gough Bks, B Coy at Lurgan, Y Coy at Dungannon, Coalisland and Stewartstown | 19 Infantry Brigade
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1974.03 | Hong Kong: Bn HQ, B, Y, Command and Admin Coys at Gun Club Hill Bks, Kowloon: A and Z Coys at Erskine Camp, New Territories
Jan/Feb 76: Left Hong Kong and went on leave and carried out Northern Ireland training before moving to Ballykelly | 51 Infantry Bde
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1976.03 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly
4 Oct 77: Handed over to 1 Glosters and went on leave | 8 Infantry Brigade
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1977.11 | Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster
Mar 79 - July 79: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (West of Foyle): Bn TAC at Strand Road RUC Station, HQ, A and Y Coys at Fort George, B Coy at Masonic Camp, Z Coy responsible for the Creggan, Coy HQ and 14 Pl at Creggan Camp, 12 Pl in RUC Rosemount, 11 Pl at PVCP Letterkenny
1981.01: Buller Barracks, Münster | 5 Field Force
4 Armoured Division | Non-mechanised infantry
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1981.03 | England: Connaught Barracks, Dover
Jan 82: Connaught Barracks, Dover
4 Jan 82 - 17 May 82: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh: Bn HQ, Ech, B and Z Coys at St Angelo, A and Y Coys at Lisnaskea
23 Jul - 30 Aug 82: Public Duties Windsor
Nov 82 - Mar 83: Falkland Islands: Bn HQ at Shag Cove, A Coy Fox Bay, B Coy Roy Cove, D (Gurkha) Coy Port Howard, Y Coy Goose Green, Z Coy North Arm, Lafonia, Echelon Port Stanley: Later D (Gurkha) Coy moved to Port San Carlos, B Coy moved to Port Stanley | 6 Field Force
2 Infantry Brigade
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| 1983.12 | Berlin: Wavell Barracks | Berlin Brigade | |
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1986.02 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth
Jan 87 - June 87: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn: Bn HQ and Y Coy at Bessbrook Mill, A Coy at Forkhill & 3 Obs Posts, B Coy manning 4 Ops south of Crossmaglen, Z Coy at Crossmaglen
Feb - Apr 88: Kenya: Ex Grand Prix | 1 Infantry Brigade
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| 1989.03 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | |
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1991.05 | England: Roman Barracks, Colchester
Oct - Dec 91: Kenya, Ex Grand Prix
10 Feb - 28 Mar 92: Northern Ireland, Y Coy only, attached to 2 Queens
9 Sept 92: Amalgamated with 1st and 2nd Bn, The Queen's Regiment, to form 1st Bn and 2nd Bn, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment | 19 Infantry Brigade
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