40 Commando, Royal Marines
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1945 | Italy | | |
| June 45:Sailed to UK. | | |
| | Oct 45: Disbanded | | |
| 1947.03.16 | Reformed in Hong Kong by redesignating 44 Commando RM | | |
| 1947.03 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1947.06 | Malta: Imtarfa Barracks | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Jan - May 48: Palestine | 6 Airborne division | |
| Nov 48 - 1949: Cyprus | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| | 21 Jul 49: Sailed from Malta | | |
| 1949.08 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1950.05 | Malaya | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1952.06 | Malta | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 29 Nov 52: 1st colours presented to Commando | | |
| Feb 53 - Oct 54: Egypt: Canal Zone | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Sep 55 - Aug 56: Cyprus | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Nov 56: Suez: Port Said | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Feb 57 - Jul 58: Cyprus | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Jan - Mar 59: Cyprus | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| | 1962: Troops reorganised as Companies A, B, C | | |
| 1962.05 | Singapore: Dieppe Barracks | | |
| Dec 62 - Jan 63: Borneo | | |
| Apr - Jul 63: Sarawak | | |
| Oct 63 - Feb 64: Sarawak | | |
| Jul - Dec 64: Sarawak: Tawau | | |
| May 65: On ops in Johore | | |
| Jul - Nov 65: Borneo: Serian | | |
| May - Sep 66: Borneo: Simmangeang Barracks | | |
| 1967: IS duties in Hong Kong | | |
| Sep 70: Hong Kong | | |
| | Nov 71: Sailed from Singpore | | |
| 1972.04 | England: Seaton Barracks, Plymouth | | |
| Jun - Oct 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Unity) | | |
| Jun - Oct 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Unity) | | |
| Jul - Sep 74: Cyprus | | |
| Feb - Jun 75: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Andersontown/Suffolk/Twinbrook) | | |
| Aug - Dec 76: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| Mar 79 - Mar 80: Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly (Resident Bn) | | |
| May - Jun 82: Falklands | | |
| | Jan - Jun 83: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| 1983 | England: Norton Manor Camp, Taunton | | |
| Jun - Dec 84: Cyprus: | UNFICYP tour | |
| 1986: Belize | | |
| Jan - Jun 88: Northern Ireland: Armagh | | |
| Apr 91: Iraq: Kurdistan | Op Haven | |
| 15 Jul 91: Iraq: Kurdistan (B Coy) | Op Warden | |
| 19 Aug 91: Iraq: Kurdistan (C Coy) | Op Warden | |
| 15 Sep- Oct 91: Iraq: Kurdistan (A Coy) | Op Warden | |
| Jan - May 93: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | | |
| Dec 93 - May 94: Northern Ireland: | | |
| 1995 - 1996: Northern Ireland: | | |
| 1998: Congo | | |
| Sept 01: Oman | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Jan - Jul 02: Afghanistan: Kabul | ISAF | |
| Feb - Mar 03: Persian Gulf | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Mar - ?? 03: Iraq | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Jul 04 - Jan 05: Iraq | 1 Mech Brigade | |
| Oct 07 - Apr 08: Afghanistan: | | |
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41 (Royal Marine) Commando
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1946.02 | Disbanded at Llwyngwrill, North Wales | | |
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41 (Independent) Commando, Royal Marines
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
| | | |
| 1950.08.16 | Reformed at Bickleigh and Plymouth for service in Korea. | | |
| 1950.09 | Korea | US 1Marine Div | |
| 1952.01 | England: | | |
| 22 Feb 52: Disbanded at Royal Marines Barracks Stonehouse, Plymouth or Bickleigh. | | |
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41 Commando, Royal Marines
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
| | | |
| 1960.03.30 | Re-formed at Bickleigh | | |
| 1960.03 | England: Bickleigh | | |
| 1962: Troops reorganised as Companies E, F, G | | |
| 21 Jan 64 - 30 Jan 64: Kenya | | |
| 30 Jan 64 - 7 Apr 64: Tanganyika | | |
| Sept 69 - Nov 69: Northern Ireland: Belfast | | |
| | Aug 70 - Nov 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast | | |
| 1971.03 | Malta: as garrison troops. | | |
| Oct 74 - May 75: Cyprus | | |
| | Apr 77: Reduced to Salerno Company which became Malta Garrison | | |
| 1977 Autumn | Reformed at Deal | | |
| 1977 | England: Deal | | |
| Mar 78 - June 78: Northern Ireland: Belfast | | |
| May 79 - Nov 79: Cyprus | UN tour | |
| June 80 - Oct 80: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| Aug 91: disbanded (personnel transferred to 40 Cdo, 42 Cdo, and 45 Cdo) | | |
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42 Commando, Royal Marines
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
| | | |
| 1945 | India: | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1945.09 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| | Jun 47: Sailed from Hong Kong: | | |
| 1947.07 | Malta | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Jan - Jun 48: Palestine | | |
| | 21 Jul 49: Sailed from Malta. | | |
| 1949.08 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1950.05 | Malaya: Ipoh | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1953.06 | Malta | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 29 Nov 52: 1st colours presented to Commando. | | |
| | May 53 - Jun 54: Egypt: Canal Zone | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1954.10 | England: Bickleigh: to staff the Commando School. | | |
| 1 Aug 56: Commando reactivated. | | |
| Nov 56: Suez: Port Said | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Summer 58: Commando reactivated for Lebanon crisis. | | |
| | 1959: Reactivated for commando carrier force and embarked on Bulwark. | | |
| 1960.03 | Singapore: HMS Simbang or RNAS Sembawang | | |
| July 61: Kuwait | | |
| 1962: Troops reorganised as Companies K, L, M | | |
| Dec 62 - Apr 63: Sarawak & Brunei, 'L' coy took part in Limbang operation. | | |
| Jul - Oct 63: Sarawak | | |
| Feb - Jun 64: Sarawak | 99 Gurkha Brigade | |
| Dec 64 - May 65: Sarawak: Tawau | | |
| Dec 65 - May 66: Borneo: Lundu | | |
| | Oct - Nov 67: Aden: Last unit to leave Aden, covered final withdrawal. | | |
| 1971.08 | England: Bickleigh | | |
| Oct 71 - Jan 72: Northern Ireland: RUC Div K | | |
| Jul - Sep 72: Northern Ireland: East Belfast | | |
| Feb - Jun 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Unity) | | |
| Feb - Jun 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Unity) | | |
| Oct - Nov 74: Northern Ireland: Portadown/Newry/Bessbrook (NI General Election) | | |
| Oct - Nov 75: Northern Ireland: South Armagh (Spearhead-Sectarian Murders) | | |
| Feb - Jun 76: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Monagh/Anderstown) | | |
| Jul - Nov 78: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| 1979: Hong Kong: IS duties | | |
| Jun - Aug 80: New Hebrides: Vanatu (Company) | | |
| May - Jun 82: Falklands | | |
| Jul - Nov 84: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| May - Jul 87: Northern Ireland: Spearhead | | |
| Jun - Oct 89: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | | |
| Nov 91 - May 92: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh | | |
| Oct 94 - Apr 95: Northern Ireland: Aldergrove | | |
| May - June 00: Sierra Leone | | |
| Feb - Mar 03: Persian Gulf | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Mar - ?? 03: Iraq | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Oct 06 - Apr 07: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 5) | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Oct 08 - Apr 09: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 9) | 3 Commando Brigade | |
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43 (Royal Marine) Commando
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
| | | |
| 1945 | Italy | | |
| 1945.06 | UK | | |
| 12 Sept 45: absorbed into 40 Commando RM. | | |
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43 Commando, Royal Marines
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1961.09.05 | Reformed at Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth. | | |
| 1961.09 | England: Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth | | |
| | 1962: Troops reorganised as Companies O, P, Q | | |
| 1967 | England: Royal Marines Barracks, Eastney | | |
| Nov 68: disbanded at Eastney | | |
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44 (Royal Marine) Commando
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
| | | |
| 1945 | India: | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1945.09 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 16 Mar 47: redesignated 40 Commando RM | | |
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45 Commando, Royal Marines
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
| | | |
| 1945 | NW Europe | | |
| 1945.06 | England: | | |
| 1946.03 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| | 17 May 47: Sailed on HMT Strathnaver | | |
| 1947.06.10 | Malta: tented camp at Ghadira in Mellieha Bay | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 17 Nov 47: Malta: St Patrick's Barracks at Pembroke Fort | | |
| 24 Apr - 30 Apr 48: Libya | | |
| 30 Apr - 12 May 48: Palestine | | |
| 12 May - 8 Jun 48: Libya | | |
| 1949.01 | Egypt | | |
| 1949.08 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1950.06 | Malaya | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 1952.03 | Malta | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| 29 Nov 52: 1st colours presented to Commando. | | |
| May 53 - Aug 54: Egypt: Canal Zone | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Sep 55 - Aug 56: Cyprus | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Nov 56: Suez: Port Said | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| May - Sep 57: Cyprus | | |
| | Jul - Dec 58: Cyprus | | |
| 1960.04 | Aden: BP Camp, Little Aden | | |
| Jul 61: Kuwait | | |
| 1962: Troops reorganised as Companies X, Y, Z | | |
| 25 Jan 64 - 30 Jan 64:Tanganyika | | |
| | Sep 67: Admin base at RAF Khormaksar | | |
| 1967.11 | England: Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth | | |
| 1970: Assigned to NATO for the Northern Flank | | |
| | Jun - Sep 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast | | |
| 1971.04 | Scotland: HMS Condor, Arbroath | | |
| Aug - Sep 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast and Rural area. | | |
| Oct 71 - Feb 72: Northern Ireland: Carnmoney | | |
| Jul - Aug 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast | | |
| Jul - Nov 74: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| Jun - Oct 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Monagh) | | |
| Aug - Sep 78: Northern Ireland: Spearhead | | |
| Jul - Nov 81: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls) | | |
| May - Jun 82: Falklands | | |
| Jul - Nov 86: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | | |
| Oct 90 - Mar 91: Northern Ireland: Armagh | | |
| 24 Apr 91 - ??: Iraq: Kurdistan: | Op Haven | |
| 1993: Belize | | |
| 1994: Kuwait: Sent to reinforce the Kuwaiti border against renewed Iraqi aggression. | | |
| 1998: Honduras and Nicaragua: On disaster and humanitarian relief | | |
| Sep 00 - Mar 01: Kosovo: | | |
| 2 Apr - Jul 02: Afghanistan: OP JACANA | | |
| Feb 02 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf: | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Mar - ?? 03: Iraq: | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Feb 04 - ??: Afghanistan: | | |
| Oct 06 - Apr 07: Kabul, Afghanistan (Op Herrick 5) | 3 Commando Brigade | |
| Oct 08 - Apr 09: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 9) | 3 Commando Brigade | |
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