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1945.03.1-22 | Converted to para role at Rawalpindi and renamed 16th (South Staffordshire) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | | |
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1945.03 | India
18 April 45: Renamed 16th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
1947: Converted back to infantry and renamed 1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment | | |
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1948.01 | England: Whittington Barracks, Lichfield?
26 July 48: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion
Aug 49: Sailed for Hong Kong | | |
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1949.09 | Hong Kong: Wilson's Ridge, fifteen miles from Kowloon
Dec 49: Tsun Wan, six miles from Kowloon
?? 50: Queens Hill Camp | 28 Infantry Brigade
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| 1951.10 | Northern Ireland: Ballykinlar Barracks | | |
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| 1952.08 | Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden | 61 Lorried Brigade | |
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| 1954.04 | England: Whittington Barracks, Lichfield | | |
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1954.08 | Egypt: Tel-el-Kebir, Canal Zone
Aug 55: Two companies to Nicosia, Cyprus | | |
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1955.09 | Cyprus: Whittington Camp, Nicosia
25 May 57: Sailed from Cyprus | 50 Infantry Brigade
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| 1957.06.04 | England: Whittington Barracks, Lichfield | | |
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| 1957.09 | Germany: Worcester Barracks, Lüneburg | 10 Infantry Brigade Group | |
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1958.12 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden
31 Jan 59: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The North Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's), to form 1st Bn, The Staffordshire Regiment | | |