1st Royal Tank Regiment
| Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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| 1945.05 | Germany: Gluckstadt | . |
| 1945.07 | Belgium: Moll | . |
| 1945.07 | Germany: Schleswig Holstein | 22 Armoured Division |
| . | Aug 45 - Mar 46: Berlin | . |
| 1946.07 | Germany: Hobart Barracks, Detmold | 22 Armoured Division |
| . | Jan 47: Hobart Barracks, Detmold: first regiment equipped with Mk3 Centurion | 7 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Nov 50: Hobart Barracks, Detmold | 33 Armoured Brigade |
| 1952.09 | England: Tidworth | to prepare for Korea |
| . | 27 Oct 52: at sea (embarked 'Empire Halladale' at Liverpool) | . |
| 1952.12.06 | Korea: | 1 Commonwealth Division |
| . | 15 Dec 53: Embarked for the Canal Zone | . |
| 1954.01 | Egypt: Shandur & Geneifa, Canal Zone | 25 Armoured Brigade |
| 1955.08 | England: Tidworth (1 Sqn in Egypt till Mar 56) | TA assistance role |
| . | Aug 56: England: Tidworth | 34 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Nov 56 - Dec 56: Malta [diverted from Suez] | 34 Armoured Brigade |
| 1957.06 | Hong Kong: Sek Kong Camp, New Territories: last regular regiment equipped with Comet | 48 Gurkha Infantry Brigade |
| . | Mar 60: Sailed for UK | . |
| 1960.06 | Germany: Swinton Barracks, Munster: Centurion | 5 Infantry Brigade Group |
| 1961.09 | Germany: Caen Barracks, Hohne: Centurion | 5 Infantry Brigade Group |
| . | Jan 62: Caen Barracks, Hohne | 11 Infantry Brigade Group |
| . | Feb 64: Caen Barracks, Hohne | 7 Armoured Brigade Group |
| 1965.12 | Aden: Falaise Lines (HQ, A Sqn & C Sqn) (A & C Sqns rotating on LSTs in Persian Gulf): B Sqn Hong Kong: Sek Kong Camp, New Territories | . |
| 1967.02 | England: Cambrai Barracks, Catterick [A Sqn - Berlin] | RAC training regiment |
| 1969.01 | Germany: Imphal Barracks, Osnabruck | 12 Infantry Brigade |
| . | Sep 70: Imphal Barracks, Osnabruck | 12 Mechanised Brigade |
| . | 2 Jan 72 - 10 May 72: Northern Ireland, Lurgan/Maze: C & D Sqns in infantry role | . |
| 1973.05.17 | Northern Ireland: Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | . |
| 1974.11 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth: Cyprus: B Sqn: Hong Kong: C Sqn (last RAC unit ever in Hong Kong, not replaced when they left): Last Chieftain regiment | 5 Infantry Brigade: Recce Role |
| . | Apr - Oct 75: Cyprus, Polemidhia Camp: had two companies Duke of Wellington's Regiment attached | UN Tour |
| . | 8 Dec 75 - 10 Apr 76: Northern Ireland, Aldergrove/Ballykelly: Air Squadron | . |
| 1976.05 | Germany: Harewood Barracks, Herford | 1 Br Corps: Recce Role |
| . | 28 Apr - 29 Aug 77: Northern Ireland, Shantallow/Enclave, Londonderry: B, C, HQ Sqns | . |
| . | Jan 78: Came under command 2 Armoured Division | 2 Armoured Division: Recce Role |
| . | 14 Jan - 13 May 79: Northern Ireland, Omagh: Troop only | . |
| . | 8 Jul 79 - 7 Nov 79: Northern Ireland, Omagh: Troop only | . |
| . | Jan 81: Harewood Barracks, Herford | 22 Armoured Brigade |
| . | 25 Jun - 8 Sep 81: Northern Ireland, Maze: A Squadron | . |
| 1983.01 | England: Bovington [A Sqn] | RAC Centre Regiment |
| . | England: Lulworth [B Sqn] | Gunnery school |
| . | Cyprus: Episkopi; C Sqn (Independent Squadron, Sovereign Base Area) | . |
| 1984.10 | Germany: Tofrek Barracks, Hildesheim | 22 Armoured Brigade |
| . | 6 Nov 86 - 12 Jan 87: Northern Ireland, Maze: B Squadron | . |
| . | 14 Jul - 28 Sep 89: Northern Ireland, Maze: C Squadron | . |
| . | Aug - Nov 91: Northern Ireland, Maze: A Squadron | . |
| 1993.09 | England: Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth: Last Chieftain regiment | 1 Mechanised Brigade |
| . | Jan 93: amalgamated at Tidworth with 4th Royal Tank Regiment without change of title, and squadrons redesignated as A, D, G, H (HQ), commemorating original Heavy Branch MGC Coys, and successor to 1st RTR, 4th RTR , 7th RTR and 8th RTR | . |
| . | 23 Jul 94 - ??: Northern Ireland, Maze: D Squadron | . |
| 1996.08 | Germany: Barker Barracks, Paderborn | 20 Armoured Brigade |
| . | Dec 97 - Jun 98: Cyprus | UN Tour |
| 1999.04 | England: Warminster (A Sqn) RAF Honnington (RHQ and 1 Sqn): G Sqn disbanded; D Sqn and H Sqn amalgamated as G Squadron, Joint Nuclear Biological and Chemical Regiment | Combined Arms Training Centre |
| . | Nov 06 - May 07: Iraq (Op Telic 9 - H Sqn only) | 19 Light Brigade |
| . | Oct 09 - Apr 10: Afghanistan: Op Herrick 11 - D Sqn | 11 Light Brigade |
| 2014 | 1 RTR amalgamated with 2 RTR to form the RTR at Aliwal Barracks, Tidworth | . |
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