Royal Scots
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) | . |
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1945.05 | India: Visapur, near Poona | . |
1945.12 | Malaya: Mageedee Barracks, Johore Bahru | . |
1947.01 | India: Napier Barracks, Karachi | . |
1947.12 | Scotland: Glencorse Barracks, Edinburgh | Trg Bn for Lowland Bde |
. | 9 Feb 49: amalgamated with 2nd Bn | . |
1950.11 | Scotland: Redford Barracks, Edinburgh | prepare for overseas tour |
1951.02 | Germany: Portsmouth Barracks, Munster | 6 Infantry Brigade |
1951.12 | Germany: Harding Barracks, Wuppertal | . |
1952.05 | Berlin: Brooke Barracks | British Troops Berlin |
1953.04 | Scotland: Glencorse Barracks, Edinburgh | . |
1953.07 | Korea | 29 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | May 54: Sailed from Korea | . |
1954.06 | Egypt: Hodgson's Camp, Suez | . |
1955.09 | Cyprus: Limini (had D Coy 1 KOYLI under command from Nov 55) | 50 Infantry Brigade |
1956.02 | Scotland: Pinefield Camp, Elgin | 19 Infantry Brigade |
. | Nov - Dec 56: Suez | 19 Infantry Brigade |
1958.01 | Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | Berlin Independent Brigade |
. | Apr 59: Berlin: Montgomery Barracks | Berlin Infantry Brigade Group |
1960.01 | Scotland: Troon | . |
1960.10 | Libya: Benghazi | . |
. | 1961: Libya: Mednine Camp, Tripoli | . |
1963.04 | England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth | 39 Brigade |
. | 1964: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth | 5 Brigade |
. | Jun 64 - Feb 65: Aden: tented camp next to Waterloo Lines | . |
1966.08 | Germany: Mercer Barracks, Osnabruck | 12 Infantry Brigade |
. | Mar - Jul 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast | . |
1970.11 | England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth | ACE MF(L) |
. | May - Jul 71: Northern Ireland: Drumahoe | . |
. | Sep 71: Greece | on exercise |
. | Oct - Dec 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ligoniel) | . |
. | Jun - Aug 72: Northern Ireland: Londonderry | . |
1974.05 | Cyprus: Salamanca Barracks, Episkopi | . |
1974.11 | Scotland: Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton | . |
. | Dec 75 - Apr 76: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | . |
1976.06 | Germany: Oxford Barracks, Munster | 1 Artillery Brigade: Nuclear Escort Bn |
1979.04 | Scotland: Redford Infantry Barracks, Edinburgh | . |
. | Feb - May 80: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls) | . |
. | 1980: New Colours presented by Princess Anne | . |
1981.03 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar | 3 Infantry Brigade |
1983.03 | Scotland: Ritchie Camp, Kirknewton | . |
. | 1983: 350th Anniversary | . |
. | Apr - Jul 84: Falkland Islands | . |
1985.03 | Germany: Albuhera Barracks, Werl | 33 Armoured Brigade |
. | Dec 87 - Apr 88: Northern Ireland: West Belfast | . |
. | Dec 89 - Apr 90: Persian Gulf: Op Granby | . |
1991.08 | Scotland: Fort George | . |
. | 1992 - 1993: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook Mill, South Armagh | . |
. | 1995 - 1996: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook Mill, South Armagh | . |
1996.07 | England: Hyderabad Barracks, Colchester: 'B' Company based at Cavalry Barracks | 24 Airmobile Brigade |
. | Jun - Dec 97: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion | . |
. | 3 Jul - 16 Oct 98: Bosnia (only Gurkha coy?) | . |
. | Mar - Aug 99: Northern Ireland: | . |
2000.08 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly | 8 Infantry Brigade |
. | 2001: B Coy transferred to 1st Bn, The Highlanders; new B Coy formed | . |
2002.03 | Scotland: Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh | 52 Brigade |
. | Sep 02 - Mar 03: Bosnia | . |
. | Jul 03: Colours presented by HRH The Princess Royal at Dreghorn Barracks | . |
. | Nov 03 - May 04: Iraq (A, C, R Coys) (Op Telic 3) | 20 Armoured Brigade |
. | Jan - May 06: Iraq: (Op Telic 7) | . |
. | 28 Mar 06: Renamed The Royal Scots Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) | . |
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1945.02 | Palestine: Camp 87, Pardress Hanna, near Hadera | 2 Infantry Brigade |
. | 1 May 45 - 1 June 45: Syria and Lebanon | . |
. | Oct 45: Trans-Jordan | Training |
. | Dec 45 - Apr 46: Egypt | . |
. | Oct 46: Trans-Jordan | Training |
1946.12 | Malta: St Andrews Barracks | . |
1947.06 | Trieste: Rossetti Barracks | . |
1948.12 | Scotland: Edinburgh | . |
. | 9 Feb 49: amalgamated with 1st Battalion | . |
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