3 Commando Brigade
Dates | Location | Units - Notes |
3rd Commando Brigade RM | ||
1945 | India. Hong Kong. | |
1946.09.12 | Hong Kong. | |
17 May 47 left Hong Kong for Malta. | ||
1947.06 | Malta | |
Jan to Apr 48: Elements of brigade HQ served in the Canal Zone | ||
1949.08 | Hong Kong | |
Dec 49: Under 40th Infantry Division. OOB - 40 Commando, 42 Commando, 45 Commando | ||
1950.05 | Malaya. | |
Dec 50: HQ Ipoh: OOB - Sqn/4th Hussars, 22 SAS, 40, 42 & 45 Commando RM. | ||
1952.03 | Malta. | |
Apr 53: OOB - 42 Commando RM, 45 Commando RM. May moved to Canal Zone. | ||
May 53 - Aug 54: Egypt: Canal Zone | ||
Aug 55 - Jul 56: Limassol, Cyprus. 3rd Commando Brigade District now 16th Parachute Brigade District | ||
Nov OOB - 40 Commando RM, 45 Commando RM. | ||
6 Nov 56: landed by sea at Port Said. | ||
14 Nov 56: HQ embarked on the troopship “Empire Fowey” and sailed for Malta arriving on the 17th. | ||
1961 | Singapore: | |
Apr - Jul 63: Brigade HQ in Sarawak. | ||
Oct 63 - Jan 64: Brigade HQ to Sarawak, replaced by HQ 99th Gurkha Brigade. | ||
Jan - Mar 65: HQ in Borneo, relieved by HQ 19th Infantry Brigade. | ||
1971 | England: HQ Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth. | |
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