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1st Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment) 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1959.01.20Formed by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The Royal Scots Fusiliers and 1st Bn, The 
Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment)  
1959.01Scotland: Redford Infantry Barracks, Edinburgh 
12 May 59: New Queen's and Regimental Colours presented by Princess Margaret at Old
Anniesland, Glasgow
 Autumn 59: Royal Guard at Balmoral  
1960.01Aden: Singapore Lines: One company group at Mukeiras.    
1961.01Malta: St Patrick’s Barracks Commando Brigade
From late 1961 one company group was deployed to Benghazi
 Dec 62: Bn sailed on HMT Oxfordshire for UK last bn to be trooped
1962.12Scotland: On leave  
1963.02Germany: Mons Barracks, Iserlohn5 Infantry Brigade Group
1964: Mons Barracks, Iserlohn4 Guards Brigade Group
Oct 65 - Apr 66: Cyprus: based at Limassol and covered West Cyprus, with companies at UN Tour
Ktima and Polis
 1967: Received the Freedom of Iserlohn, the first British Infantry Regiment to be granted such a distinction in Germany  
1967.05Scotland: Fort George
1968: Gibraltar: 9 month tour
 Feb - May 70: Northern Ireland: Co Londonderry: HQ in Omagh and companies were deployed to Enniskillen, Dungannon and Armagh  
1970.07England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford5 Airportable Brigade
 Feb - Jun 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast  
1971.09Singapore: Meerut Barracks 28 ANZUK Brigade  
1973.12Scotland: Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
Feb - Jun 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Andersontown/Suffolk/Twinbrook)
Jul - Nov 75: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock)
Dec 76 - Apr 77: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook
 Jan - Jul 78: Belize  
1979.03Germany: Barrosa Barracks, Hemer3 Armoured Division
Aug - Dec 80: Northern Ireland: Armagh
 1981: Hemer6 Brigade 
1983.03Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood 39 Infantry Brigade  
1985.03Berlin: Montgomery Barracks Berlin Infantry Brigade 
1987.03Scotland: Redford Barracks, Edinburgh
 Aug - Sep 88: Northern Ireland: Lisnaskea Incremental Roulement Bn  
1989.02England: Oakington Barracks, Cambridge54 Infantry Brigade
Apr - Oct 90: Belize Roulement Bn 
Jan - Mar 91: Persian Gulf
Dec 91 - Feb 92: Northern Ireland: Op Luff
 Nov 92 - May 93: Belize Roulement Bn  
1993.06Germany: St Barbara Barracks, Fallingbostel7 Armoured Brigade
Nov 94 - May 95: Bosnia
May - Nov 97: Northern Ireland:
Feb 99: Macedonia (A Coy)
12 Jun 99: Kosovo) (A Coy)
 May 99 - Oct 99: Bosnia  
2000.07Scotland: Fort George 
 22 Mar 01 - Sept 03: Northern Ireland: Province Reinforcement Bn  
2003.09Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi 
Nov 03 - 2004: Falkland Islands (1 coy)
Apr - Sept 04: Iraq (3 coys) 
 Jan - July? 05: Iraq: Basra (3 coys?)  
2006.04Scotland: Glencorse Barracks, Penicuik52 Brigade
28 Mar 06: Renamed The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
 
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