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. 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards .
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1944.06 NW Europe 5 Guards Armoured Brigade
. 11 Jun 45: converted back to infantry 5 Guards Brigade
1946 England: Caterham .
1947 England: Pirbright .
1948.02 Palestine 1 Guards Brigade
1948.06 Libya: Gailo Barracks, Tripoli 1 Guards Brigade
1950.11 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor 32 Guards Brigade
. Jan 51: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
1951.11 Cyprus 32 Guards Brigade
1950.02 Egypt: Canal Zone 32 Guards Brigade
1953.09 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
1955.03 Germany: Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld 4 Guards Brigade
. Apr 1956: Germany: Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld 4 Guards Brigade Group
1958.01 Germany: Gort Barracks, Hubbelrath 4 Guards Brigade Group
1958.11 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
1959 England: Lee Metford Camp, Lydd .
1960 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
1962.10 British Guiana 9 month unaccompanied
1963.07 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
1964.07 Germany: Aldershot Barracks, Iserlohn 4 Guards Brigade Group
. Aug - Sep 65: Libya: on exercise .
. Sep 65 - Apr 66: Aden: Radfan Camp Aden Brigade
1967.02 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
1967.12 England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth ACE
1970.02 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
. Dec 70 - Apr 71: Northern Ireland: Londonderry and rural area .
. Oct 71 - Feb 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry .
. Jul - Sep 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry .
1972.12 Berlin: Wavell Barracks Berlin Brigade
1975.01 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
. Nov 75 - Mar 76: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock) .
1977.11 Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel 1 Armoured Division
. Oct 78 - Mar 79: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield Road/Falls) .
1981.01 England: The Barracks, Caterham .
. Sep 82 - Jan 83: Northern Ireland: South Armagh .
. Jul - Nov 84: Falkland Islands .
1986.02 Hong Kong: Stanley Fort .
1988.02 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
. Sep 88 - Jan 89: Northern Ireland: West Belfast .
. Jan - May 91: Persian Gulf: Prisoner of War Guard Force .
1991.11 Germany: Oxford Barracks, Munster 4 Armoured Brigade
. Jul - Dec 92: Northern Ireland: East Tyrone .
. Oct 93 - May 94: Bosnia .
. Apr - Nov 96: Northern Ireland: South Armagh .
1998.02 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
2001.05 Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry .
2003.05 England: Pirbright Barracks 12 Mechanised Brigade
2003.09 England: Lille Barracks, Aldershot 12 Mechanised Brigade
. Apr - Oct 05: Iraq: Basra (Op Telic 6) 12 Mechanised Brigade
2006.03 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor HQ London District
. Oct 07 - Apr 08: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 7) 52 Infantry Brigade
2009.02 England: New Mons Barracks, Aldershot 1 Mechanised Brigade
. Oct 09 - Apr 10: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 11 11 Light Brigade
?? England: Victoria Barracks,Windsor .
. Apr - Oct 13: Afghanistan: (Op Herrick 18 - Light Role Infantry) 1 Mechanized Brigade
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. Number 7 Company .
1993.12.31 England: Wellington Barracks, London; Ceremonial company of 100 men formed from the 2nd Battalion for Public Duties and custody of the Colours .
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. 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards .
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1945.03 Italy 24 Guards Brigade
1945.05 Trieste 24 Guards Brigade
1946 England: Wellington Barracks, London 2 Guards Brigade
. Feb 48: England: Wellington Barracks, London .
1948.10 Malaya 2 Guards Brigade
1950.09 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
1952.11 Germany: Bradbury Barracks, Krefeld 4 Guards Brigade
1955.11 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
1956 England: Pirbright .
1957 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
1959 England: Lee-Metford Camp, Lydd .
1959.06 Kenya: Gil Gil .
. 1961: Bahrain half of battalion
1962.03 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
1962 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
1964.10 Aden: Salerno Lines, Little Aden 24 Infantry Brigade
1965.10 England: Elizabeth Barracks, Pirbright .
1966 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
1969.03 Germany: Buller Barracks, Munster 4 Armoured Brigade
. Jul 70 - Nov 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast 39 Brigade
1972.02 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
. Dec 72 - Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield) .
. May 74 - 30 Oct 74: Cyprus .
1975.03 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
1976.09.17 Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry 8 Infantry Brigade
1978.04 England: The Barracks Caterham .
1980.12 Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel 1 Armoured Division
. Jan 82: Germany: Wessex Barracks, Fallingbostel 22 Armoured Brigade
. Mar 82 - Aug 82: Northern Ireland: West Belfast .
1984.01 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
. 1984: Belize .
1985 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
. Jul 86 - Sep 86: Northern Ireland: Op Cara Cara .
1988.02 Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi .
1990.02 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
. 31 Dec 93: disbanded (permanent suspended animation), forming incremental No. 7 Coy for Public Duties and custody of the Colours .
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. 3rd Battalion Coldstream Guards .
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1945.04 England .
1945.10 Palestine 1 Guards Brigade
1948.04 England: Pirbright .
1948.06 England: Aldershot Guards Junior Leader Bn
1949.05 England: Victoria Barracks, Windsor .
1950 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
. 8 Jun 50: Trooped Colour, Sovereign's Birthday .
. 5 Jul 50: Colours presented by King George VI at Horse Guards Parade .
. 2 Sep 50: at sea .
1950.09 Libya: Gailo Barracks, Tripoli .
1951.11.02 Egypt: Canal Zone & Tel-el-Kebir 1 Guards Brigade
. 22 Feb 52: Egypt: Berwick Camp, Fanara .
. Mar 53 - Aug 53: Jordan: Eilat (No.4 Coy) .
. 24 Dec 53: at sea .
1954 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
1955 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
1955 England: Pirbright .
1956 England: Chelsea Barracks, London .
1956 England: Shorncliffe .
1957.02 Germany: Llanelly Barracks, Hubblerath 4 Guards Brigade
1959.02 England: Wellington Barracks, London .
. Jun 59: Trooped Colour, Sovereign's Birthday .
. 1 Sep 59: Final parade .
. 31 Dec 59: Disbanded (permanent suspended animation) .
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