King's Own Royal Border Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment | . |
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1959.10.01 | Formed by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), and 1st Bn, The Border Regiment | . |
1959.10 | England: Westwick Camp (A and SP Companies) and Humbleton Camp (B, C and HQ Companies), Barnard Castle | . |
1960.09 | Cameroons: (A) and (S) Companies at Bamenda in the North, (C) and (HQ) Companies at Buea in the South and (B) Coy at Kumba in the centre | . |
1961.05 | England: Barford Camp, Barnard Castle | . |
1962.04 | Germany: Keightley Barracks, Wuppertal | 5 Infantry Brigade Group |
1964.04 | England: Heathfield Barracks, Honiton | 2 Infantry Brigade |
. | Dec 64 - Sep 65: British Guiana | . |
. | Aug - Sep 66: Public Duties, London | . |
. | Oct 1966: Aberfan | . |
1967.02 | Bahrain: | . |
. | May - Nov 67 Aden (2 Coys). C Coy last unit to leave Aden - 29 Nov 1967 | . |
1968.02 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi: | . |
. | 1968: A Coy deployed to Slim Barracks, Dhekelia | . |
. | 1968: Libya: Coy deployment desert warfare training | . |
. | 1969: C Coy deployed to Slim Barracks, Dhekelia | . |
. | 1969: Libya: En-route for Coy deployment on desert warfare training, Boat turned about when Gaddafi took power | . |
. | 1969: Company Group to Gibraltar | . |
1970.02 | England: Roman Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade |
. | Nov 70: Gibraltar, a second company group tour; rotating Coy deployments, North Front Airfield Battalion | . |
. | 10 - 31 Mar 71: Northern Ireland Emergency Tour: Border Area/Belfast; Based at Flax Street Mill, Belfast | . |
. | Malaysia: Burma Camp, Battalion jungle warfare training | . |
1971.12 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar | 39 Infantry Brigade |
1973.07 | England: Saighton Camp, Chester | 7 Armoured Brigade |
1974.01 | Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden | . |
. | Dec 74 - Apr 75: Northern Ireland: Hasting Street Battalion, Belfast (Falls/Divis/Sandy Row/Unity/Shankhill) | . |
. | Jun - Oct 76: Northern Ireland: Springfield Road Battalion, Belfast (Springfield Road) | . |
1977.12 | England: Weeton Barracks, Preston | 42 or 24 Brigade |
. | Sep 78 - Jan 79: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne/New Lodge/City Centre/Markets) | . |
. | Jul - Aug 79: Canada: BATUS. Battalion training | . |
. | Feb - Jun 80: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook Battalion. (Bessbrook Mill/Crossmaglen/Forkhill/Newry/Newtonhamilton) | . |
. | Jul 80: Tercentenary celebrations, presentation of new colours by HRH Princess Alexandra | . |
1981.01 | Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | Berlin Brigade |
1983.03 | England: Somme Barracks, Catterick | 24 Infantry Brigade |
. | Jul - Nov 83: Falkland Islands: Battalion deployment | . |
. | Apr - May 84: Cuprus: Exercise Lion Sun | . |
1985.03 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Holywood | 39 Infantry Brigade |
1987.02 | England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade |
. | Apr - May 87: Northern Ireland: Armagh? | . |
. | Dec 87 - Jun 88: Cyprus | UN tour |
. | Apr - Sep 89: Northern Ireland: Op Fondant | . |
1992.08 | Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry | 8 Infantry Brigade |
1995.04 | England: Bourlon Barracks, Catterick | 19 Mechanised Brigade Warrior bn |
. | Oct 97 - May 98: Bosnia (Stabilisation Force) | . |
. | Jan - Jun 99: Macedonia: B Company Group (Extraction Force) | . |
. | Apr - Oct 00: Bosnia (Stabilisation Force) | . |
2001.04 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi | British Forces Cyprus |
. | Nov 01 - Feb 02: Falkland Islands (Coy Group) | . |
. | 26 Apr 02: New Colours presented by HRH Princess Alexandra at Happy Valley, Cyprus | . |
2003.09 | England: St George Barracks, North Luffenham | 7 Armoured Brigade |
. | Jun 04 - Dec 04: Northern Ireland: Province Reinforcement Bn | . |
. | Oct 05 - Apr 04: Iraq (Op Telic 7) | . |
. | 1 Jul 06: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border) | . |
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