Light Infantry
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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| . | 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry | . |
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| 1968.07.10 | Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Light Infantry Brigade | . |
| 1968.07 | England: Milton Barracks, Gravesend | . |
| 1968.08 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler | . |
| . | Jul - Sep 69: Kenya | Training |
| 1970.04 | Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Mar - Jul 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne) | . |
| . | Jul - Nov 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne) | . |
| . | Jul - Nov 73: Northern Ireland: Police Div H (South Armagh, South Down and Newry) | . |
| 1974.03 | England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester | 19 Infantry Brigade |
| . | May - Jun 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast for UWC Strike | . |
| . | Aug 74 - Feb 75: Belize, less A Coy | . |
| . | Apr 75: Glasgow for Dustman's Strike: TAC HQ, C and Sp Coys deployed | . |
| . | Jun - Aug 75: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West 3 | . |
| . | Sep - Oct 75: Northern Ireland: South Armagh - Sectarian Murders | . |
| 1976.01 | Hong Kong: Gun Club Hill Barracks, Kowloon | . |
| . | Nov 76: Hong Kong: Stanley Fort | . |
| 1978.01 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 8 Field Force |
| . | Jun - Oct 78: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls) | . |
| . | May - Jun 79: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West 1 | . |
| . | Nov 79 - May 80: Cyprus | UN tour |
| 1981.03 | Germany: Buller Barracks, Munster | 6 Armoured Brigade |
| . | May - Sep 83: Northern Ireland: Belfast (West Belfast TAOR) | . |
| . | 1 Nov 83: Buller Barracks, Munster | 6 Airmobile Brigade |
| 1984.12 | England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool | 42 Bde for admin, war role 24 Bde |
| . | Jul - Nov 85: Falkland Islands | . |
| . | Jun - Jul 86: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West | . |
| 1986.11 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | 3 Infantry Brigade |
| 1989.01 | Berlin: Brooke Barracks | Berlin Brigade |
| 1991.08 | England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford | 1 Infantry Brigade |
| . | Apr - Nov 92: Belize | . |
| . | 25 Feb 93: Disbanded at Bulford. 2nd Battalion at Tidworth renumbered as 1st Battalion | . |
| 1993.02 | England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Infantry Brigade |
| 1994.01 | England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester | 24 Airmobile Brigade |
| . | May - Nov 94: Northern Ireland: | . |
| . | May - Aug 95: Bosnia | . |
| . | Jun - Dec 96: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion | . |
| 1997.05 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi | . |
| 1999.04 | Scotland: Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh | . |
| . | 2000: Northern Ireland: | . |
| . | Mar - May 01: Sierra Leone | . |
| 2002.04 | Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn | 20 Armoured Brigade: Warrior |
| . | Feb 03 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf | . |
| . | Mar - Jun 03: Iraq (A & D Coys) (Op Telic 1) | attached to 2RTR |
| . | Oct 03 - Apr 04: Iraq (Op Telic 3) | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | May - Oct 06: Iraq (Op Telic 8) | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Feb 07: Renamed 5th Battalion, The Rifles | . |
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| . | 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry | . |
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| 1968.07.10 | Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry upon formation of a 'large' regiment from Light Infantry Brigade | . |
| 1968.07 | Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | Berlin Brigade |
| 1969.04 | England: Meeanee Barracks, Colchester | 19 Airportable Brigade |
| . | May - Aug 69: Malaysia 'Ex Sea Lion' | . |
| . | Sep 69 - Jan 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast - Crumlin Road, New Lodge & Unity Flats | . |
| . | Apr - Jul 70: Malaysia: Ex Bersatu | . |
| . | Oct - Nov 70: London: Public Duties | . |
| . | Jun - Oct 71 Northern Ireland: RUC Div K at Armagh | . |
| . | Feb 72: Northern Ireland: based at Ballykinler Tng Centre for a short rural tour in the border area | . |
| . | Jun - Oct 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | . |
| . | Mar - Jul 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Clonard) | . |
| 1974.03 | Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Mar - Jul 75: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (Belfast for 12 July marches) | . |
| . | Aug - Dec 76: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Falls/Divis/Sandy Row/Shankill) | . |
| . | Jan? 77: Germany: Lemgo | 4 Armoured Division |
| 1978.01 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler | 39 Infantry Brigade |
| 1979.07 | Gibraltar: Lathbury Barracks | . |
| 1981.06 | England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool | 42 Brigade |
| . | 1 Jan 82: England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool | 42 Brigade admin, war role 24 Brigade |
| . | Apr - Sep 82: Northern Ireland: South Armagh | . |
| . | Oct - Nov 83: Kenya | Training |
| 1984.12 | Germany: Peninsula Barracks, Hemer | 6 Airmobile Brigade: Airmobile bn |
| . | Jul - Dec 87: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | . |
| 1989.03 | England:ÃÂ Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Infantry Brigade |
| . | Jun - Aug 89: Canada: Ex Pond Jump West | . |
| . | Jan - May 90: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn | . |
| . | Nov - Dec 90: Northern Ireland: Op 'Derivable' | . |
| . | Feb - Mar 91: USA: North Fort Lewis | . |
| . | Aug - Sep 91: Northern Ireland: Op 'Bronski' | . |
| . | Mar - Sep 92: Northern Ireland: Armagh Roulement Bn | . |
| . | 25 Feb 93: Renumbered as 1st Bn, 3rd Bn at Paderborn renumbered as 2nd Bn | . |
| 1993.02 | Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Jul - Dec 93: Northern Ireland: | . |
| . | Nov 95 - Apr 96: Bosnia | . |
| 1997.01 | Northern Ireland: Palace Barracks, Belfast | 39 Infantry Brigade |
| 1999.01 | England: Kiwi Barracks, Bulford | 1 Mechanised Brigade |
| . | 2 Dec 99 - 4 Jun 00: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion | . |
| . | Jun - Sep 01: Sierra Leone | . |
| 2002.05 | Cyprus: Alexander Barracks, Dhekelia | . |
| . | Nov 02 - July 03: (coy tours to Falklands) | . |
| . | 2003: Iraq (1 coy) | . |
| . | Sep - Nov 03: Iraq (4 coys) | 19 Mechanised Brigade |
| 2004.03 | Scotland: Redford Infantry Barracks, Edinburgh | 52 Brigade |
| . | Sept 04 - Feb 05: Northern Ireland | . |
| . | Nov 06 - May 07: Iraq: (Op Telic 9) | 19 Light Brigade |
| . | Feb 07: Renamed 3rd Battalion, The Rifles | . |
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| . | 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry | . |
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| 1968.07.10 | Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The King's Shropshire Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from Light Infantry Brigade | . |
| 1968.07 | Malaya: Camp Terendak, near Malacca | 28 Commonwealth Brigade |
| . | Jul - Nov 68: Mauritius - B and Sp Coy and Air Pln | . |
| 1969.04 | England: Seaton Barracks, Plymouth: last army unit to occupy the barracks | 24 Airmobile Brigade |
| . | 10 Jul 69: Bn was presented with the Wilkinson Sword of Peace | . |
| . | Aug - Nov 69: Northern Ireland: Belfast - Shankill and Ballygomartin districts and the Crumlin road | . |
| . | Apr - Oct 70: Cyprus | UN tour |
| . | Feb - Mar 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (short notice to become Province Reserve) | . |
| 1971.11 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | 11 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Nov 72 - Mar 73: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ardoyne) | . |
| . | Apr - Aug 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Lower Falls) | . |
| . | Nov 75 - Mar 76: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | . |
| 1976.08 | England: Alma Barracks, Catterick | 24 Infantry Brigade |
| . | Nov 76 - Jan 77: Newcastle - firefighting | . |
| . | Feb - Mar 77: Kenya | Training |
| . | Jun - Oct 77: Northern Ireland: West Belfast | . |
| . | Jan 78: England: Alma Barracks, Catterick | 5 Field Force |
| . | Nov 78 - May 79: Cyprus | UN tour |
| 1980.04 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi | . |
| 1982.03 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | 1 Infantry Brigade |
| . | Oct 82 - Feb 83: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh TAOR | . |
| . | Jan - Feb 84: London Public Duties | . |
| . | Mar - Apr 84: USA: Fort Lewis, near Seattle: Ex 'Trumpet Dance II' | . |
| 1985.01 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | 8 Infantry BrigadeÃÂ |
| 1986.11 | England: Weeton Camp, Blackpool | 42 Brigade admin, war role 24 Brigade |
| . | 1 Dec 86: Role changed to an Infantry Type 'A' (Saxon) Bn | 42 Brigade admin, war role 24 Brigade |
| . | Mar - Sep 88: Falkland Islands: B Coy as Resident Infantry Company | . |
| . | Oct - Dec 88: Kenya: Ex Grand Prix | Training |
| 1990.02 | Germany: Alanbrooke Barracks, Paderborn | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | May - Nov 91: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | . |
| . | 25 Feb 93: renumbered 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry upon disbandment of 1st Bn | . |
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| . | 4th Battalion, The Light Infantry | . |
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| 1968.07.10 | Formed by renaming 1st Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Light Infantry Brigade | . |
| 1968.07 | Cyprus: Kitchener Lines, near Limassol | UN Tour |
| 1968.10 | England: Meanee Barracks, Colchester | . |
| . | 31 Mar 69: Disbanded at Meanee Barracks, Colchester | . |
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