Cheshire Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment | . |
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1945.04 | NW Europe | 159 Infantry Brigade |
1945 | Germany | . |
. | 1946: Germany | 53 Infantry Division |
. | Feb 47: Germany | 2 Infantry Division |
. | Feb 47: Reduced to nil strength, placed in suspended animation | . |
1948.07.29 | Reconstituted by renumbering 2nd Battalion (technically amalgamated) | . |
1948 | UK depot bn | . |
1951.04 | Cyprus | . |
1951.10 | Egypt: Canal Zone | 2 Infantry Brigade |
1954.07 | England: Colchester | . |
1955.05 | Berlin: Brooke Barracks | Berlin Independent Brigade |
1957.01 | England | . |
1957.09 | Malaya: | . |
. | c1959 - Mid 1960: Singapore: Selerang Barracks | . |
Mid 1960 | England: Carlisle | . |
1960 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar | . |
1962.11 | Germany: Buller Barracks, Munster | 6 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | Oct 64 - Apr 65: Cyprus: Polemedhia Camp | UNFICYP |
1966.06 | England: Warminster | Infantry Demo Bn |
1968 | England: Weeton | . |
. | 1968: Gulf: Bahrain | . |
. | Mar 70 - Aug 70: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | . |
1970.12 | Berlin: Wavell Barracks | Berlin Brigade |
1972.12 | England: Weeton | 24 Brigade |
. | Feb 73 - Jun 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Suffolk) | 39 Brigade |
. | Mar 74 - July 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock) | 39 Brigade |
1975.05 | Germany: St Georges Barracks, Minden | 11 Armoured Brigade |
. | Mar 76 - Jul 76: Northern Ireland: Creggan Bn, Londonderry | 8 Brigade |
. | Jan 77: St Georges Barracks, Minden | 4 Armoured Division |
1977.12 | Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden | 4 Armoured Division |
. | Mar 78 - Jul 78: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (West of Foyle) | 8 Brigade |
1979.03 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | 8 Field Force |
. | 1980: Belize | . |
1982.03 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly (NI Resident Battalion) | 8 Infantry Brigade |
1984.01 | Hong Kong: Stanley Fort | . |
1986.02 | England: Caterham | London District |
. | 1986 - 1987: Belize | . |
1988.11 | England: Dale Barracks, Chester | 42 Brigade |
. | 1988 - 1989: Falkland Islands, coy strength | . |
. | May 90 - Oct 90: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn | . |
. | Mar 91 - Apr 91: Northern Ireland: Emergency Tour | . |
1991.11 | Germany: St BarbaraâÂÂs Barracks, Fallingbostel | 7 Armoured Brigade |
. | Oct 92 - May 93: Vitez, Bosnia: Op Grapple 1: Company of Royal Irish attached | . |
1993.06 | England: Oakington | 54 Brigade |
1996.07 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly (NI Resident Battalion) | 8 Infantry Brigade |
1998.10 | England: Beachley Barracks, Chepstow | 160 Brigade |
. | 3 Jun 99 - 2 Dec 99: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion | . |
2000.04 | Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia | British Forces Cyprus |
2002.05 | England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford | 1 Mechanised Brigade |
. | Jun 06 - Dec 06: Northern Ireland: | . |
. | Apr 04 - Oct 04: Iraq (Op Telic 4) (RifV Coy att) | 1 Mechanised Brigade |
2005.08 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar | . |
. | 1 Sep 07: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire) | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment | . |
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1945 | UK | 50 Infantry Division |
1945.08 | Norway | . |
1945 | UK | . |
1946 | Egypt | . |
1946 | Palestine | 1 Division |
1948 | UK | . |
. | 29 July 48: Renumbered as 1st Battalion (technically amalgamated) | . |
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