King's Shropshire Light Infantry

Dates Locations Higher Formation/Remarks
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. 1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry .
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1945.02 Palestine: .
. 1 Jun 45 - 31 Jul 45: Syria and Lebanon .
1945.12 Egypt or Sudan? .
1947 Cyprus .
1948.05.01 Palestine .
1948 England: .
. 12 Jun 48: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion without change of title .
1949.09 Hong Kong 28 Infantry Brigade
1951.05 Korea 28 Commonwealth Brigade
. Sep 52: at sea .
1952.10 Germany: Celle 7 Brigade
1953.04 Germany: Border Barracks, Gottingen 91 Lorried Infantry Brigade
1955.03 England: .
1955.06 Kenya: Muthaiga Camp, Nairobi .
. Nov 56 - Jan 57: Bahrain .
. Jun - Sep 58: Aden (Bn less two coys) .
1958 England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester 19 Brigade
1961.01 Germany: Oxford Barracks, Munster 6 Infantry Brigade Group
1964 England: Seaton Barracks, Plymouth 5 Infantry Brigade
. 1965: British Honduras (Company) .
1966.10 Singapore: Selerang Barracks .
1967.02 Malaya: Camp Terendak, near Malacca 28 Commonwealth Brigade Group
. Jan 68: Mauritius [B Coy] .
. Feb 68: Mauritius [Remainder of Bn] .
. 10 Jul 68: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry redesignated upon formation of 'large' regiment from Light Infantry Brigade .
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. 2nd Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry .
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1944.06 NW Europe .
1945 Palestine .
1946? Cyprus .
1947 England: .
. 12 Jun 48: disbanded (technically "amalgamated" with 1st Battalion) .
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