British Army Units 1945 on

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1st Battalion, The South Wales Borderers 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1944.10England: Vinters Camp, Maidstone61 Division 
1945.10Palestine: Haifa   
1946.04Cyprus: Famagusta (1 Coy at Waynes Keep, Nicosia)   
1949.03Sudan: Khartoum: (Coys at Gebeit and Asmara)  
1950.01.04Eritrea: AsmaraOccupation force
1951: Airport Camp, Eritrea
 16 Sep 52: left Eritrea  
1952.10Wales: RA Practice Camp, Sennybridge  
1953.01Germany: Charles Barracks, Brunswick91 Lorried Infantry Brigade 
1955.07Wales: Dering Lines, Brecon  
1955.12Malaya: Tampin26 Gurkha Brigade 
1957.06Singapore: Selerang Barracks
 Feb 58: Sailed from Singapore  
1958.05Wales: Dering Lines, Brecon   
1959.06Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden 11 Infantry Brigade Group 
1962.11England: Norton Barracks, Worcester   
1963.11Hong Kong: Stanley Fort  
1966.06England: Lee Metford Camp, Lydd 
Jan - Sep 67: Aden
Jan - Aug 67: Botswana: (1 Coy detached to guard the BBC radio transmitter)
11 Jun 69: Amalgamated at Cardiff Castle with 1st Bn The Welch Regiment to form
1st Bn The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)

 

2nd Battalion, The South Wales Borderers 

 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1944.08NW Europe 49 Infantry Division 
1945Germany: 
 Aug 46: Harding Barracks, Wüppertal  
1946.11England: Woodfarm Camp, Malvern
16 Apr 47: Battalion lapsed into suspended animation
31 May 48: officially disbanded at Brecon
 
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