Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | . |
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1944.07 | UK | 55 Infantry Division |
1946.03 | Palestine: Haifa | 1 Division |
1947.03 | Cyprus | . |
1948 | British Somaliland: Hargeisa | . |
1949 | British Somaliland: Mogadishu | . |
1950 | England: Bordon. On duties at the Light Infantry Training Centre | . |
. | 9 Jun 50: Amalgamated at Bordon with 2nd Battalion without change of title | . |
1951 | England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford | . |
1951.12 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | 61 Brigade |
1953.12 | England: Plymouth | . |
1954.03 | West Indies: Jamaica, Bermuda, British Honduras | last unit to serve in Bermuda |
. | Mar 56 - Early 57: D Coy Atkinson Field, British Guiana | . |
1957.07 | Germany: Mercer Barracks, Osnabruck | 21 Brigade |
. | Dec 57: Germany: Mercer Barracks, Osnabruck | 12 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | 6 Oct 59: Amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's), to form 1st Bn, The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry | . |
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1944.12.16 | Greece | 10 Infantry Brigade |
1945 | Greece & Macedonia | . |
1946 | Greece: | . |
. | Jun 48: Reduced to nil strength | . |
. | 9 Jun 50: Amalgamated at Bordon with 1st Battalion | . |
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