| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation | Remarks |
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| 1970.02.28 | Formed by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The Worcestershire Regiment, and | | |
| | 1st Bn, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) | | |
| 1970.02 | England: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster | Infantry Demo Bn | |
| | Mar - June 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1972.07 | Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | Berlin Brigade | |
| 1974.09 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly | 8 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1976.03 | England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade | |
| Jan 77: Meanee Barracks, Colchester | 5 Field Force | |
| Apr - Aug 77: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | | |
| | Aug 78 - Mar 79: Belize: Airport Camp and Holdfast Camp | | |
| 1979.11 | Germany: Peninsula Barracks, Hemer | 3 Armoured Division | |
| 1981: Peninsula Barracks, Hemer | 6 Armoured Brigade | |
| | Aug - Dec 82: Northern Ireland: West Belfast | | |
| 1984.11 | England: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster | Infantry Demo Bn | |
| 1986.08 | England: Oakington Barracks, Cambridge | 54 Brigade | |
| | Jun - Dec 87: Cyprus | UN tour | |
| 1989.01 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | 3 Infantry Brigade | |
| 1991.02 | Cyprus: Alexander, Barracks, Dhekelia | | |
| 1993.10 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Mechanised Brigade | |
| Apr 94 - Sep 94: Northern Ireland: | | |
| Apr 96 - Oct 96: Bosnia | | |
| | Oct 98 - May 99: Bosnia | | |
| 1999.12 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | 3 Infantry Brigade | |
| 2001.12 | England: Dale Barracks, Chester | | |
| May 03 - Dec 03: Northern Ireland: | | |
| | Oct 04 - Apr 05: Afghanistan | Afghan Roulement Inf Bn | |
| 2005.08 | England: Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow | | |
| Apr 07 - Oct 07: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 6) | | |
| 1 Sep 07: Renamed 2nd Bn, The Mercian Regiment (Worcesters and Foresters) | | |
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