Duke of Wellington's Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) | . |
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1945.02 | Palestine: Askalon, north of Gaza | . |
. | Jun 45 - Jul 45: Damascus, Syria | 3 Brigade |
. | Jul 45 - Aug 45: Beirut, Lebanon | 3 Brigade |
. | Aug 45 - Dec 45: North of Tel-Aviv, Palestine | . |
. | Dec 45 - Apr 46: Canal Zone, Egypt | 1 Division |
. | Apr 46 - Dec 46: Haifa, Palestine | . |
1946.12 | Khartoum, Sudan | . |
1947.12 | England: Proteus Camp, Ollerton | . |
1948 | England: Strensall, York: Basic Training Unit of Yorkshire and Northumberland Brigade | . |
. | 17 Jun 48: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | . |
1951.12 | Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden | 61 Lorried Infantry Brigade |
1952.08 | England: Pontefract: To prepare for move to Korea | . |
. | Sep 52: Began moving to Korea | . |
1952.10 | Korea | 29 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | Nov 53: Sailed from Korea | . |
1953.12 | Gibraltar | . |
1955.09 | England: Chiselden | . |
1956.08 | Malta | 3 Infantry Brigade |
1956.11 | Cyprus: Nicosia area | 3 Infantry Brigade |
1957.09 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood | . |
1959.10 | England: Warley Barracks, Brentwood | 19 Infantry Brigade Group |
1960.05 | England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester | 19 Brigade |
. | Jul 60 - Nov 60: Kenya: Nakuru | . |
. | Jun 61 - Nov 61: Kenya | . |
1962.07 | England: Barnard Castle | . |
1962.10 | England: Catterick | . |
. | Jul 62 - Apr 63: British Honduras (Burma Coy) | . |
. | May 63 - Mar 64: British Honduras (Alma Coy) | . |
1964.03 | Germany: Quebec Barracks, Osnabruck | 12 Infantry Brigade |
1967.01 | England: Gordon Barracks, Gillingham | . |
. | Apr 67 - Oct 67: Cyprus: Polemedhia Camp, Limassol | UN duties |
1968.06 | Hong Kong | . |
1970.11 | England: Somme Lines, Catterick | 24 Infantry Brigade |
. | Jun 71 - Oct 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (New Lodge/Unity) | . |
. | Apr 72 - Jul 72: Northern Ireland: South Armagh and Ballymurphy | . |
1973.03 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly. Resident Bn | 8 Infantry Brigade |
1974.09 | England: Mons Barracks, Aldershot | 24 Inf Bde? 16 Para Bde? |
. | Apr - Oct 75: Cyprus (only Alma and Corunna Coys under command 1 RTR) | UN tour |
. | ?? - ?? 75: Cyprus (Remainder of Bn as part of the tail-end of Britain'ÂÂs response to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974) | . |
. | Jan - Mar 76: Northern Ireland: Armagh Area Spearhead. (Whitecross Murders) | . |
. | Mar 76: England: Mons Bks, Aldershot | 16 Parachute Brigade |
1976.06 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | 11 Armoured Brigade |
. | Jan 77: Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | 4 Armoured Division |
. | Jul - Nov 77: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (West of Foyle) | . |
. | Oct 79 - Feb 80: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls) | . |
1980.11 | England: Somme Barracks, Catterick | 5 Field Force |
. | Dec 81 - Apr 82: Northern Ireland: South Armagh | . |
. | Apr 82: England: Somme Barracks, Catterick | 24 Infantry Brigade |
1983.01 | Gibraltar: Lathbury & South Barracks | . |
1985.01 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | ACE MF (L) |
. | 1958: Belize | . |
1987.01 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood | 39 Infantry Brigade |
1989.02 | England: Clive Barracks, Tern Hill | 143 Brigade |
1991.07 | England: Bulford | ACE MF (L) |
1993.02 | England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford | 1 Infantry Brigade |
. | Mar 93: England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford | 1 Mechanised Brigade |
. | Mar 94 - 94: Bosnia | . |
1995.03 | England: Weeton | 42 Brigade (NI Reserve Bn) |
. | Mar 95 - Feb 97: Northern Ireland: coys rotating in South Armagh | . |
. | Mar 97: Weeton | light role Battalion |
. | Jul - Nov 97: Falkland Islands (Waterloo Company) | . |
1998.02 | England: Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow | London District |
. | Feb - Mar 99: Belize (B Company) | . |
. | Mar - Aug 99: Northern Ireland: C Coy only, attached to 1 Royal Scots | . |
2000.02 | Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabruck | 4 Armoured Brigade |
. | Feb - Jul 01: Kosovo (Company strength) | . |
. | 1 Jun 02: Colours presented by HM Queen Elizabeth II at Osnabruck (regimental tercentenary) | . |
. | Mar - Jul 03: Iraq (Op Telic 1) | 1 Armoured Division |
. | Jul 03 - ?: Kosovo (S Coy) | . |
. | Oct 04 - Apr 05: Iraq (Op Telic 5) | 4 Armoured Brigade |
2005.12 | England: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster: Infantry Demonstration Battalion | . |
. | 6 Jun 06: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th, and 33rd/76th Foot) (Duke of Wellington's) | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding) | . |
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1945.05 | India: Dehra Dun | 16 Indian Infantry Brigade |
1945.12 | India: Meerut | 16 Indian Infantry Brigade |
1947.05 | India: Dehli | . |
. | Sep 47: Sailed from India | . |
1947.10 | England: Derby | . |
. | 17 Jun 48: Amalgamated with 1st Battalion at Strensall | . |
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