Loyal Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) | . |
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1945.02 | Palestine: | Brigade training |
. | Jun 45: Lebanon | . |
. | Aug 45: Syria | . |
. | Dec 45 - Apr 46: Egypt: Gineifa | . |
. | Nov 46: TransJordan | . |
1947.02 | Eritrea: Gaggiret Camp, Asmara: A and B Companies at Sembel Camp outside Asmara | Occupation force |
1948.02 | Somaliland: Airfield Camp, Mogadishu | . |
1949.01 | Cyprus: Wayne's Keep Camp, Nicosia | . |
. | 12 Mar 49: amalgamated with 2nd Battalion at Nicosia, Cyprus, without change of title | . |
. | 14 Mar 49: Karaolus Camp, Famagusta | . |
. | 7 Oct 49: new colours presented | . |
1950.03 | Egypt: Hodson's Camp, Suez | . |
. | Jul 50 - 1951: Egypt: Aqaba | . |
. | 1951: Egypt: Fanara, near Fayid | . |
. | Oct 51: Part of 3 Inf Bde | . |
1951.11 | Trieste: Rosetti Barracks | 24 Infantry Brigade |
. | Dec 53: Trieste: Gibraltar Bks, Lazzaretto | . |
. | Aug 54: Trieste: Rosetti Barracks | . |
1954.10 | England: Barnard Castle: n HQ, HQ, C and D Coys at Westwick Camp and A and Sp Coys at Barford Camp | 24 Indep Infantry Brigade |
. | 18 Mar 55: England: Barnard Castle: Deerbolt Camp | . |
. | 22 Jan 57: embarked on HMT Empire Orwell at Southampton | . |
1957.03 | Malaya: Columbo Camp, Ipoh | 28 Commonwealth Brigade |
. | 17 Jan 60: embarked at Penang on the 'Nevasa' for UK | . |
1960.02 | England: On leave | . |
1960.03 | Germany: Keightley Bks, Wuppertal | 6 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | Dec 60: Germany: Keightley Bks, Wuppertal | 5 Infantry Brigade Group |
1963.02 | England: Barnard Castle: Deerbolt Camp | 3 Division |
. | May 63: Cyprus | Training |
. | Jul - Aug 63: Kenya | . |
. | Aug - Dec 63: Swaziland | . |
. | Late Jun - Early Aug 64: London Public Duties | . |
. | Autumn 64: New Zealand: Large Coy Group plus Bn HQ | Training |
. | 1965: England: Barnard Castle: Deerbolt Camp | 8 Infantry Brigade |
. | Jan - Jun 65: Cyprus: Bn HQ, A and HQ Coy at RAF Nicosia, B Coy at Episkopi | 6 month emergency tour in support of the RAF |
1966.01 | Malta: St Andrew's Barracks, Malta | . |
. | Apr 66: Libya: Ex Dust Cap | . |
. | Jul 66 - Jan 67: Aden (one coy, rotating every 2 months) | . |
. | Apr 67: Libya: Ex Kettle Drum | . |
. | Jun - Late 67: Libya: El Adem: Bn group | . |
. | Jun 68: Libya: On Ex | . |
1968.12 | England: Connaught Barracks, Dover | 2 Brigade |
. | Aug 69: Canada: On Ex | . |
. | 25 Mar 70: Amalgamated at Connaught Barracks, Dover with 1st Bn, The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers), to form 1st Bn, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) | . |
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1944.10 | Italy | Corps Troops |
1946.02.20 | Austria: | . |
. | 15 Dec 46: Reduced to cadre at Graz, Austria | . |
. | 12 Dec 49: amalgamated with 1st Battalion at Nicosia, Cyprus | . |
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