Royal Warwickshire Regiment/Fusiliers

Dates Locations Higher Formation/Remarks
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. 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment .
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1945.06 India .
. 30 May 47: Bn into suspended animation .
. 23 Jun 47: Cadre sailed for England .
1947 England: Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick .
. 9 Aug 48: Bn reformed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion .
1948.08 England: Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick Training Battalion of Midland Bde
. Oct 50: Handed over depot bn role and became an active bn .
1951.01 Austria: Graz .
1953.04 England: Ogbourne St. George .
. Aug 53: Sailed for Korea .
1953.09 Korea 28 Commonwealth Brigade
. Jun? Aug 54: sailed from Korea .
1954.10 Egypt: Shandur, Canal Zone .
. Nov 54: Normandy Barracks, Fayid .
1956.01 Cyprus: Normandy Camp, Nicosia .
. 7 Jul 56: Sailed from Famagusta .
1956.07 Northern Ireland: Abercorn Barracks, Ballykinler .
1958 ?? .
1959.07 Aden .
1960.05 Hong Kong: Stanley Fort .
1962.04 Germany: Gordon Barracks, Hameln 11 Infantry Brigade Group
. 1963: Bindon Barracks, Hameln .
. 1963: Renamed 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers .
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. 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers .
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1963 Germany: Bindon Barracks, Hameln 11 Infantry Brigade Group
1964.09 Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden 11 Infantry Brigade Group
1964.01 England: .
1966.04 Hong Kong: then to Singapore .
. Jul 66: moved to Borneo for training but were to late for operations .
. 1966: Singapore .
1967.10 Gibraltar: .
1968.03 England: Doniford Barracks, Watchet .
. 23 Apr 68: Renamed 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers upon formation of a "large" regiment from the Fusilier Brigade .
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. 2nd Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment .
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1944.06 NW Europe .
1945.10 Palestine .
. Apr 46 - Feb 47: Egypt .
1948.05 Egypt: Quassassin .
. May 48: Bn reduced to a cadre of 12 officers and 200 Ors .
1948.06 England: Budbrooke Barracks, Warwick .
. 9 Aug 48: redesignated as 1st Battalion .
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