British Army Units 1945 on

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1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment  
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1944Burma: Chindit operations  
1944India: 
1945.03.1-22: Converted to para role at Rawalpindi and renamed 16th (South Staffordshire) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment 
18 April 45: Renamed 16th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
1945: Agra, Utter Pradish
1947: Back to infantry and renamed 1st Bn, The South Staffordshire Regiment
 1947: Deolali Reduced to cadre
1948.01England: Whittington Bks, Lichfield
26 Jul 48: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion
 Aug 49: Sailed for Hong Kong  
1949.09Hong Kong: Tented Camp at Wilson's Ridge28 Infantry Brigade
Dec 49: Tsun Wan, 6 miles from Kowloon
 1950: Queens Hill Camp  
1951.10Northern Ireland: Abercorn Bks, Ballykinlar
 22 May 52: Duke of Gloucester presented new colours at Lisburn  
1952.08Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden61 Lorried Brigade 
1954.04England: Lichfield  
 1954: Sailed on the 'Devonshire' for Egypt  
1954.07Egypt: Tel-El-Kebir, Canal Zone 
 Jul 55: Two companies moved to Cyprus  
1955.09Cyprus: Nicosia 50 Infantry Brigade
 25 May 57: Bn sailed from Cyprus  
1957.06England: Lichfield  
1957.09Germany: Worcester Barracks, Lüneburg10 Infantry Brigade Group 
1959.12Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden
31 Jan 59: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The North Staffordshire Regiment, to form 
1st Bn, The Staffordshire Regiment

 

2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment 

 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1944.09Holland: Arnhem1 Air-Landing Brigade 
1944.10England: 1 Air-Landing BrigadeTo reform
1 Apr 1945: Became operational again
 May 45 - Aug 45: Norway1 Air-Landing Brigade 
1945.12Germany: Schoningen 17 Infantry Brigade
 1946: Marienthal in Brunswick  
1947.11England: Ordnance Depot, Sudbury, Derbyshire
1948: Whittington Bks, Lichfield
26 Jul 48: Amalgamated with 1st Battalion
 
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