Royal Welch Fusiliers

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. 1st Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers .
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1945 Burma: .
. 13 Sept 45: 8 officers and 150 OR's left to join 2 RWF in India .
. 21 to 30 Sept 45: 7 officers and 275 OR's left on repatriation .
. 30 Sept 45: Strength only 5 officers and 70 OR's .
. 6 Feb 46: Remnants of bn 2 officers and 18 OR's embarked for UK .
1946.03 Wales: Hightown Barracks, Wrexham .
. Mar to May 46: bn reformed .
1946.05.20 England: Penley Hall Camp, Shropshire .
1946.07 Germany .
1947.06 Germany: Llanelly Barracks, Hubblerath 4 Infantry Brigade
1949.04 Berlin: Wavell Barracks .
1950.03 Germany: Spey Barracks, Buxtehude 31 Lorried Infantry Brigade
1951.01 England: The Dale, Chester .
1951.03 Jamaica: Up Park Camp, Kingston: one coy at Newcastle, Jamaica: one coy in .
. British Honduras. .
. 8 - 22 Oct 53: British Guiana: .
1954.03 England: Chisledon Camp, Swindon .
1954.08 Germany: Moore Barracks, Dortmund 5 Brigade
1956.08 Berlin: Montgomery Barracks Berlin Indep Brigade
1958.01 England: Whittington Barracks, Lichfield .
1958.04 Cyprus .
1959.12 England: Carter Barracks, Bulford 1 Guards Brigade
. Nov 60: Carter Barracks, Bulford 51 Brigade
. Dec 62 - Mar 63: Singapore .
1963.05 Germany: Aldershot Barracks, Iserlohn 5 Infantry Brigade Group
1964.05 Germany: St George's Barracks, Minden 11 Infantry Brigade Group
. Apr - Nov 66: Cyprus United Nations
1967.04 England: Heathfield Camp, Honiton 24 Brigade
1969.07 Hong Kong: Gun Club Hill Barracks .
1972.03 Northern Ireland: Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry 8 Infantry Brigade
1973.09 England: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth 5 Infantry Brigade
. Feb - Aug 74: Belize .
. Oct - Nov 74: Northern Ireland: Belfast .
. Feb - Jun 75: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Ballymurphy/Springfield/Whiterock) .
. Oct 76 - Feb 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Fort Monagh) .
. Jan 77: Lucknow Barracks, Tidworth 8 Field Force
. May - Jun 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (UUAC Strike) .
1978.01 Germany: Stornoway Barracks, Lemgo 4 Armoured Division
. Nov 78 - Mar 79: Northern Ireland: Londonderry (West of Foyle) .
. Feb - Jul 81: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield Road/Falls) .
. Jan 82: Lemgo 20 Armoured Brigade
1982.08 England: Battlesbury Barracks, Warminster Infantry Demo Bn
1984.11 England: Clive Barracks, Tern Hill 143 Brigade
. Feb 85 - Aug 85: Falkland Islands .
. Jun 86 - Sep 86: Northern Ireland: Op 'Cara-Cara' .
1987.05 Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinlar 39 Infantry Brigade
1989.09 Berlin: Montgomery Barracks Berlin Brigade
1992.06 England: Mooltan Barracks, Tidworth .
1992.08 England: RAF Brawdy, Pembrokeshire 160 Brigade
. May - Nov 93: Northern Ireland: Fermanagh Roulement Bn .
. Mar 95 - Sep 95: Bosnia .
1995.08 Wales: Beachley Barracks, Chepstow 160 Brigade
1998.10 Northern Ireland: Shackleton Barracks, Ballykelly 8 Infantry Brigade
2000.08 England: Clive Barracks, Tern Hill 143 Brigade
. ? 00 - ? 00: Sierra Leone IMATT
. Jun 01 - Dec 01: Northern Ireland: Rural Roulement Battalion .
2002.08 England: Mons Barracks, Aldershot 12 Mechanised Brigade
. Apr 04 - Nov 04: Iraq: Az Zubayr (Op Telic 4) 1 Mechanised Brigade
. Sept 05 - Jan 06: Northern Ireland: last emergency tour to Northern Ireland
. 1 Mar 06: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh (The Royal Welch Fusiliers) .
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. 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers .
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1945 India .
1946.04 Japan 5 Brigade, Brindiv, BCOF
. 20 Feb 47: Embarked in HMT Dilwara, sailed from Kure on 21 Feb .
1947.03 Malaya: Majidee Barracks, Johore Bahru .
. 21 Feb 48: Bn embarked on HMT Cheshire .
1948.03.20 Wales: Wrexham .
. 31 May 48: disbanded at Wrexham .
1952.04.03 Re-formed at Assaye Barracks, Tidworth .
1952.04 England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth .
1953.05 Germany: Worcester Barracks, Luneburg 31 Brigade
1954.06 England: Ogbourne St. George, Wiltshire .
. 11 Aug 54: sailed from Southampton on HMT Empire Fowey for Korea .
. 26 Aug 54: destination changed to Singapore .
1954.09 Malaya .
. 6 Jun 57: embarked on HMT Dunera at Singapore .
1957.08 England: Whittington Barracks, Lichfield .
. 31 Dec 57: disbanded (PSA) .
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