King's Own Royal Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) | . |
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1945.05 | Northern Italy: Ferrara | . |
1945.08 | Italy: Gorizia | . |
1945.09 | Italy: Bolzano | . |
1946.01 | Trieste: Rossetti Barracks | 24 Infantry Brigade |
. | Oct 46 - Jan 47: Yugoslavia: Pola | . |
. | 1 Apr 49: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title | . |
. | 22 Apr 49: Amalgamation Parade of 1st and 2nd Bns at San Sabba Stadium, Trieste | . |
1950.05 | England: Hadrian's Camp, Carlisle | Lancastrian Bde Training Battalion |
1950.08 | England: Saighton Camp, Chester | Lancastrian Bde Training Battalion |
1951.02 | England: Bulford | . |
1951.12 | Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabruck | 61 Lorried Infantry Brigade |
1953.07 | England: On leave | . |
. | 1953 Aug/Sep: Moved to Korea, via Aden and Hong Kong | . |
1953.09 | Korea: Teal Bridge Camp | 29 Infantry Brigade Group |
1954.09.20 | Hong Kong: Beas Stable Camp (Bn HQ, HQ Coy, 'A' & 'D' Coys) the remainder of the bn was based at Lo Wu | . |
. | Sep 56: Sailed on the 'Empire Pride' for UK | . |
1956.10 | England: Harrington Barracks, Formby | . |
1957.07 | England: Deerbolt Camp, Barnard Castle | . |
1958.07 | Kenya: | . |
1958.07 | Aden and Bahrain | . |
1958.10 | Kenya: Gil Gil Camp | . |
1959.07 | England: Westwick Camp, Barnard Castle | . |
. | 1 Oct 59: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The Border Regiment, to form 1st Bn, The King's Own Royal Border Regiment | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) | . |
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1945 | India: Cawnpore | . |
1947 | India: Calcutta | . |
1947.10 | Egypt: Fanara | . |
1948.02 | Eritrea: Gaggiret Camp, Asmara | Occupation force |
1949 | Sudan: Khartoum | . |
1949.04 | Trieste: Rossetti Barracks | . |
. | 1 Apr 49: disbanded (technically amalgamated with 1st Battalion) | . |
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