45 Commando
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation |
45 Commando, Royal Marines | ||
1945 | NW Europe | |
1945.06 | England: | |
1946.03 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade |
17 May 47: Sailed on HMT Strathnaver | ||
1947.06.10 | Malta: tented camp at Ghadira in Mellieha Bay | 3 Commando Brigade |
17 Nov 47: Malta: St Patrick's Barracks at Pembroke Fort | ||
24 Apr - 30 Apr 48: Libya | ||
30 Apr - 12 May 48: Palestine | ||
12 May - 8 Jun 48: Libya | ||
1949.01 | Egypt | |
1949.08 | Hong Kong | 3 Commando Brigade |
1950.06 | Malaya | 3 Commando Brigade |
1952.03 | Malta | 3 Commando Brigade |
29 Nov 52: 1st colours presented to Commando. | ||
May 53 - Aug 54: Egypt: Canal Zone | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Sep 55 - Aug 56: Cyprus | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Nov 56: Suez: Port Said | 3 Commando Brigade | |
May - Sep 57: Cyprus | ||
Jul - Dec 58: Cyprus | ||
1960.04 | Aden: BP Camp, Little Aden | |
Jul 61: Kuwait | ||
1962: Troops reorganised as Companies X, Y, Z | ||
25 Jan 64 - 30 Jan 64:Tanganyika | ||
Sep 67: Admin base at RAF Khormaksar | ||
1967.11 | England: Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth | |
1970: Assigned to NATO for the Northern Flank | ||
Jun - Sep 70: Northern Ireland: Belfast | ||
1971.04 | Scotland: HMS Condor, Arbroath | |
Aug - Sep 71: Northern Ireland: Belfast and Rural area. | ||
Oct 71 - Feb 72: Northern Ireland: Carnmoney | ||
Jul - Aug 72: Northern Ireland: Belfast | ||
Jul - Nov 74: Northern Ireland: Bessbrook | ||
Jun - Oct 77: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Monagh) | ||
Aug - Sep 78: Northern Ireland: Spearhead | ||
Jul - Nov 81: Northern Ireland: Belfast (Springfield/Falls) | ||
May - Jun 82: Falklands | ||
Jul - Nov 86: Northern Ireland: Belfast Roulement Bn | ||
Oct 90 - Mar 91: Northern Ireland: Armagh | ||
24 Apr 91 - ??: Iraq: Kurdistan: | Op Haven | |
1993: Belize | ||
1994: Kuwait: Sent to reinforce the Kuwaiti border against renewed Iraqi aggression. | ||
1998: Honduras and Nicaragua: On disaster and humanitarian relief | ||
Sep 00 - Mar 01: Kosovo: | ||
2 Apr - Jul 02: Afghanistan: OP JACANA | ||
Feb 02 - Mar 03: Persian Gulf: | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Mar - ?? 03: Iraq: | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Feb 04 - ??: Afghanistan: | ||
Oct 06 - Apr 07: Kabul, Afghanistan (Op Herrick 5) | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Oct 08 - Apr 09: Afghanistan: Helmand Province: (Op Herrick 9) | 3 Commando Brigade | |
Apr - Oct 11: Afghanistan (Op Herrick 14) | 3 Commando Brigade | |
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