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| 1st Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1945.05 | England: Louth, Lincolnshire | | | | | 21 Nov 45: Sailed from Liverpool | | | | 1945.12.19 | Libya: Benghazi | | | | 1946.10 | Palestine: Haifa | 1st Division | | | Nov 46: TransJordan | Brigade Training | | | 28 Nov 46: Renamed 1st Bn The Royal Hampshire Regiment | | | | | | |
1st Battalion, The Royal Hampshire Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1946.11.28 | Transjordan | 2 Infantry Brigade | | | 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 | | | | 1947.11.05 | England: Purfleet, Surrey. Battalion reduced to cadre | | | | 1948.02.17 | England: Winchester: Cadre only | | | 1948.08.11 | Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title, in theory 2nd Battalion renamed 1st Battalion | | | | 1948.08 | England: Bulford | | Wessex Brigade Trg Bn | | 1951.02.21 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | 31 Lorried Infantry Brigade | | | 1951.10 | Germany: Alma Barracks, Luneburg | 31 Lorried Infantry Brigade | | | 1953.10.29 | England: Fowler Barracks, Perham Down | | Leave and trg for Malaya | | | 18 Dec 53: Sailed from Southampton on the Dunera | | | | 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: | 18 Indep Infantry Brigade
| | | Early Dec 54: Wardieburn Camp, Kuala Lumpur with A Coy at Kuala Kuba Bahru, C Coy at Sepang: On Operations in Selangor State | 26 Gurkha Infantry Brigade
| | | 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 | | | | 1956.09 | England: On leave, not based at any camp | | | | 1956.12 | Germany: Oxford Barracks, Münster | 20 Armoured Brigade Group | | | 1957.08 | Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo | 20 Armoured Brigade Group | | | 1959.11 | England: Bhurtpore Bks, Tidworth | | | | | 3 Feb 60: Bn embarked at Southampton on the Dunera | | | 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 | | | | 1962.06 | England: Haig Lines, Crookham | | | | 1962.11 | Germany: Waterloo Barracks, Münster | 6 Infantry Brigade Group | | | 1965.12 | England: Montgomery Lines, Aldershot | | | | 1966.01 | Hong Kong: Fan Gardens Camp with A, B and Y Coys at Dodswell's Ridge Camp | | | | 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 | | | | 1966.12 | England: Airfield Camp, Netheravon | 5 Inf Bde | | | 27 Mar - 7 Apr 67: Cornwall, clearing up spillage from Torrey Canyon | | | | Jun/Jul 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 | UN Tour
| | | 19 Aug 69 - 28 Nov 69: Northern Ireland: West Central Belfast | | | | 15 Jan - Feb: London, Public Duties | | | | 25 Aug 1970: Reduced to Minden Company | | | | | | |
Minden Company | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1970.08.25 | England: Airfield Camp, Netheravon | | | | 1971.03 | England: Roman Way Camp, Colchester | 19 Airportable Bde | | | | 12 Jun - Aug 71: Malaysia: 2 months training at the Jungle Warfare School | | | | 1971.11.10 | Gibraltar: Devil's Tower Camp | | | | End of Jan 72: Moved to Roman Barracks, Colchester | | | | | | |
1st Bn The Royal Hampshire Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1972.01.25 | Battalion reconstituted at Roman Barracks, Colchester | | | | 1972.01.25 | England: Roman Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | | | Jul/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. | | | | | Sep 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 | | | | 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 | 51 Infantry Bde
| | | | Jan/Feb 76: Left Hong Kong and went on leave and carried out Northern Ireland training before moving to Ballykelly | | | | 1976.03 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly | 8 Infantry Brigade | | | | 4 Oct 77: Handed over to 1 Glosters and went on leave | | | | 1977.11 | Germany: Buller Barracks, Münster | 5 Field Force | Non-mechanised infantry | | 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 | 4 Armoured Division | | | 1981.03 | England: Connaught Barracks, Dover | 6 Field Force | | | Jan 82: Connaught Barracks, Dover | 2 Infantry Brigade | | | 4 Jan - 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 | | Had Gurkha Demo Coy from RMAS Sandhurst attached:
| | 1983.12 | Berlin: Wavell Barracks | Berlin Brigade | | | 1986.02 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Infantry Brigade | | | 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 | | | | 1989.03 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | | | 1991.05 | England: Roman Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | | | Oct - Dec 91: Kenya, Ex Grand Prix | | | | 10 Feb - 28 Mar 92: Northern Ireland, Y Coy only, attached to 2 Queens | | | | 9 Sep 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 | | | | | | |
2nd Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1945.04.21 | Italy | 128 Brigade, 46 Infantry Div
| | | | 8 May 45: Italy: Forli, northern Italy | | | | 1945.05.15 | Austria: Stationed along Yugoslav border, HQ & 2 Coys at St Andra, 2 Coys at St Paul and 1 Coy at Geogen | | | | 1 Aug 45: Freidburg | | | | Early Sep 45: Bad Gleikenburg | | | | Nov 45 to Mid Jan 46: Vienna for 5 weeks to provide Guards for the British Zone | | | | From Sep 46: Bn dispersed over a wide area, first on the Austrian-Hungarian border and later on Austrian-Yugoslav border | | | | 28 Nov 46: Renamed 2nd Bn The Royal Hampshire Regiment | | | | | | |
2nd Battalion, The Royal Hampshire Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | | 1946.11.28 | Austria | | | | Apr - May 47: Did a second spell at Vienna | | | | May 47: Moved to Klagenfurt - Frontier patrols | | | | Nov 47: Vienna | | | | | 18 Mar 48: Much reduced bn entrained for England via the Hook of Holland | | | | 1948.03 | England: Bulford | | Wessex Brigade Trg Bn | | 11 Aug 48: amalgamated with 1st Bn at Bulford, in theory 2nd Bn renamed 1st Bn | | | | | | |
7th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment | Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks | | | | | 1945.05 | Germany: Winsen
Oct 45: Bournemouth Bks, Soltau
Mar 46: Berlin: Spandau
June 46: Luneburg
17 Aug 46: Battalion disbanded | | 1st British unit
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