British Army Units 1945 on

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1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 
 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1945.02India17 Ind Infantry Division 
1946England:  
1946Austria:
 20 Nov 48: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title  
1952England:  
1952Egypt: Canal Zone  
1953.07Malaya18 Infantry Brigade 
1955.03Northern Ireland   
1956England: Connaught Barracks, Dover19 Infantry Brigade
Nov 56 - Dec 56: Suez19 Infantry Brigade
25 Apr 58: amalgamated at Dover with 1st Bn, The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own), to form 1st Bn, The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire

 

2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 

 
DatesLocationsHigher FormationRemarks
1943.12.13Burma
 28 Aug 45: at sea (embarked at Rangoon)  
1945.08.29Dutch East Indies: Java  
1946Malaya: Glugor Bks, Penang
 May 48: Sailed for UK.  
1948England:
1948: reduced to cadre
20 Nov 48: Amalgamated in Austria with 1st Battalion
 
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