Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | . |
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1945.05 | India: Dehra Dun | Demonstration Bn at the Tactical Trg Centre India |
. | Jan 1946: Rawalpindi | 10 Indian Infantry Division the only British bn |
. | 15 Oct 1946: Lahore with a company at Amritsar | . |
. | Late Jul 1947: Madras | . |
. | 7 Aug 1947: Bn embarked on HMT Devonshire and sailed for Hong Kong | . |
1947.08.21 | Hong Kong: Murray Bks with 3 companies in Kowloon | . |
. | By end of 1974: Bn concentrated in New Territories | . |
. | 1948: Hong Kong | 26 Gurkha Brigade |
1948.08.04 | Singapore: Selerang Bks | . |
. | Oct 1948: Bn moved to Kota Tinngi area of East Johore, Malaya: | . |
. | Early Aug 1949: Returned to Selerang Bks, Singapore | . |
. | 25 Aug 1949: Embarked on MV Georgic for UK | . |
1949.09.17 | Northern Ireland: Ballykinlar | 4 weeks leave |
. | 1 Nov 1949: Embarked at Belfast on MV Ulster Prince and on the following morning at Liverpool transhipped to HMT Empress of Australia for the West Indies | . |
1949.11.21 | West Indies: Bn HQ, HQ Coy & 2 Rifle Coys at Up Park Camp, Kingston and 1 Coy at Newcastle, Jamaica, coy detachment in British Honduras | . |
. | 1 Apr 1951: Embarked on HMT Dilwara for UK | . |
1951.04 | England: Connaught Bks, Dover | 39 Brigade |
1951.11.01 | Egypt: Geneifa, Suez Canal Zone | 39 Brigade |
. | 23 Feb 52: Egypt: Tel-El-Kebir, Suez Canal Zone | 39 Brigade |
. | 25 Sep 1952: Sailed for UK on HMT New Australia | . |
1952.10.03 | England: Castle Bks, Dover | 39 Brigade |
1953.09 | Kenya: Naivasha. Flew to Kenya over a 10 day period | 49 Brigade |
. | Nov 53: Meru: Mount Kenya area | 49 Brigade |
. | Feb 54: Fort Hall, Aberdare Mountains | 49 Brigade |
. | Apr 54: Nairobi | . |
. | Aug 54: Meru: Mount Kenya area | . |
. | Dec 54: Kenya: Muthaiga Camp, Nairobi: Bn less A company | 49 Brigade |
. | 2 Jun 1955: Bn received the Freedom of Nairobi | . |
. | 11 Jun 1955: Embarked at Mombasa on HMT Halladale for UK | . |
1955.07.07 | England: Ogbourne St George | . |
1955.12 | England: Knook Camp, Warminster | Infantry Demonstration Bn |
1957.12 | Germany: Brooke Barracks, Berlin | Berlin Indep Brigade |
1959.02 | Germany: Keightley Barracks, Wuppertal | 6 Infantry Brigade Group |
1959.12 | England: Norton Bks, Worcester | . |
. | 16 Jan 1960: Sailed from Southampton in HMT Devonshire | . |
1960.01 | Kenya: St Lucia Bks, Gilgil with A Coy at HMS Jufair and B Coy at Muharaq, Bahrein | 24 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | Jan 1961: Alanbrooke Camp, Gilgil | 24 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | Feb 1961: Companies in Bahrein returned to battalion | . |
. | Early Jul - 7 - 11 Aug 61: Kuwait: Took up positions on Muttla Ridge | 24 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | 7- 11 Aug - late Sep 1961: Bahrein, less C Coy who returned to Kenya and took over Templer Bks, Kahawa | 24 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | Sep 1961: Templer Bks, Kahawa | 24 Infantry Brigade Group |
. | 20 Feb 1962: Bn received new colours from HRH The Duke of Gloucester | . |
. | 12 Aug 1962: Embarked on HMT Oxfordshire at Mombasa | . |
. | 31 Aug 1962: Disembarked at Southampton and went on leave | . |
1962.11 | England: Milton Barracks, Gravesend | 19th Airportable Brigade |
. | 20 Feb - 21 Mar 64: Anzio Camp, Dhekelia, Cyprus and assumed responsibility for Larnaca district | . |
. | 21 Mar 64: Came under UN Command | UN Command |
. | 21 Jul 64: Polemedhia Camp, Limassol, took over responsibility for Limassol district | UN Command |
. | 9 Oct 64: Relieved by 1 Cheshire | . |
1965.10 | Germany: Brooke Barracks, Berlin | Berlin Brigade |
1967.10 | England: Norton Barracks, Worcester | . |
. | 28 Apr - early Jun 68: Bermuda: TAC HQ and B Coy (to stop rioting) | . |
. | 30 Jun 68: Amalgamation parade at Worcester | . |
. | 1 Jul 68: Redesignated 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Rangers (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th) | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers | . |
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1944.07 | Italy | 78 Infantry Division |
1945.05 | Italy: River PO | 38 Irish Brigade |
1945.05 | Austria: Villach | . |
. | Jan 1946: Egg, Austria | . |
. | Jun 1946: Yugoslav border | . |
. | Oct 1946: Portschach, Austria | . |
. | 27 Dec 1946: Bn told by Lt Gen Sir James Steele that the bn was going into suspended animation | . |
. | Jan 1947: Battalion into Suspended animation | . |
. | 6 Feb 1947: Cadre of 6 officers and 17 OR's escorted the colours to Omagh | . |
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1952.04 | Began re-forming at Colchester, England | . |
. | Autumn 1952: Last rifle company formed | . |
. | Feb 1953: Bn deployed on flood relief in Thames Estuary | . |
. | 3 Apr 1953: Embarked at Southampton in HMT Empire Ken | . |
. | 12 Apr 1953: Arrived Port Said, Egypt | . |
1953.04.12 | Egypt: Suez Canal Zone | . |
. | ??: Company detatched to Aqaba, Jordan | . |
1954.09.22 | Cyprus: Famagusta with a company at Wayne's Keep Camp, Nicosia | . |
. | Feb 1955: Aqaba company rejoined battalion | . |
. | 30 Jan 1956: Sailed from Famagusta on HMT Lancashire for Liverpool | . |
. | 14 Feb 1956: Landed Liverpool and moved to Lichfield | . |
1956.02.14 | England: Whittington Bks, Lichfield | . |
. | 16 Feb 1956: Farewell parade in the presence on the Duke of Gloucester then the battalion went on leave | . |
1956.05.30 | Northern Ireland: Omagh: Battalion re-assembled | . |
. | 1 Sep 56: Officially disbanded (PSA) | . |
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