King's Royal Rifle Corps

Dates Locations Higher Formation/Remarks
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. 1st Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps .
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1945.03 Italy 6 Armoured Division
1945 Austria .
1945.09.16 Italy .
1947 England: Bn HQ and HQ went Salamanca Barracks, Aldershot, A and D Coys to Bramley, near Basingstoke and B and C Coys to Bordon .
. 1947: Converted back to infantry .
1948.02 England: Barton Stacey Basic Training role
1951.01 Germany: Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager 33 Armoured Brigade
1955.06 England: Tidworth .
1955.09 Libya: East and West Barracks, Derna 10 Armoured Division
. 27 Oct 55 - Jan 56: Sharjah (C Coy) .
. Jan - Mar 56: Sharjah (D Coy) .
. Mar - May 56: Bahrain (D Coy) joined by a 2nd Coy .
. Dec 57: Libya: Gialo Barracks, Tripoli .
. 7 Nov 58: Renamed 2nd Green Jackets (The King's Royal Rifle Corps) .
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. 2nd Battalion, The King's Royal Rifle Corps .
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1945 Germany .
1945 UK .
1945.10.27 Libya: Gialo Barracks, Tripoli .
1946.10 Egypt .
1946.11 Palestine .
1948.05 Egypt .
1948.06 England: Barton Stacey Joined 1st Battalion
. 11 Sep 48: Disbanded at Barton Stacey .
1951.03.01 Began reforming at Winchester .
1951.03 England: Winchester .
1951.10 England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth .
1952.03 Germany: Oxford Barracks, Munster 20 Armoured Brigade
1956.12 England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth .
. 31 Dec 57: Disbanded (PSA) .
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