British Army Units 1945 on

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1st Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.06India
30 May 47: Bn into suspended animation
 23 Jun 47: Cadre sailed for England  
1947England: Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick
 9 Aug 48: Bn reformed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion  
1948.08England: Budbrooke Barracks, WarwickTrg Bn of Midland Bde
 Oct 50: Handed over depot bn role and became an active bn  
1951.01Austria: Graz   
1953.04England: Ogbourne St. George
 Aug 53: Sailed for Korea  
1953.09Korea 28 Commonwealth Brigade
 Aug 54: sailed from Korea  
1954.10Egypt: Shandur, Canal Zone 
 Nov 54: Normandy Barracks, Fayid  
1956.01Cyprus: Nicosia   
1956.07Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler  
1958??  
1959.07Aden   
1960.05Hong Kong: Stanley Fort   
1962.04Germany: Gordon Barracks, Hameln 11 Infantry Brigade Group
1963: Bindon Barracks, Hameln
1963: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers
 
1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1963Germany: Bindon Barracks, Hameln11 Infantry Brigade Group 
1964.09Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden11 Infantry Brigade Group 
1964.01England:  
1966.04Hong Kong: then to Singapore
Jul 66: moved to Borneo for training but were to late for ops
 1966: Singapore  
1967.10Gibraltar:  
1968.03England: Doniford Barracks, Watchet
23 Apr 68: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Fusilier Brigade

 

2nd Battalion, The Warwickshire Regiment  

 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1944.06NW Europe  
1945.10Palestine 
 Apr 46 - Feb 47: Egypt  
1948.05Egypt: Quassassin
 May 48: Bn reduced to a cadre of 12 officers and 200 Ors  
1948.06England: Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick 
9 Aug 48: redesignated as 1st Battalion
 
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