South Staffordshire Regiment
Dates | Locations | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 1st Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment | . |
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1944 | Burma: Chindit operations | . |
1944 | India: | . |
. | 1945.03.1-22: Converted to para role at Rawalpindi and renamed 16th (South Staffordshire) Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | . |
. | 18 April 45: Renamed 16th Battalion, The Parachute Regiment | . |
. | 1945: Agra, Utter Pradish | . |
. | 1947: Back to infantry and renamed 1st Bn, The South Staffordshire Regiment | . |
. | 1947: Deolali | Reduced to cadre |
1948.01 | England: Whittington Bks, Lichfield | . |
. | 26 Jul 48: Amalgamated with 2nd Battalion | . |
. | Aug 49: Sailed for Hong Kong | . |
1949.09 | Hong Kong: Tented Camp at Wilson's Ridge | 28 Infantry Brigade |
. | Dec 49: Tsun Wan, 6 miles from Kowloon | . |
. | 1950: Queens Hill Camp | . |
1951.10 | Northern Ireland: Abercorn Bks, Ballykinlar | . |
. | 22 May 52: Duke of Gloucester presented new colours at Lisburn | . |
1952.08 | Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden | 61 Lorried Brigade |
1954.04 | England: Lichfield | . |
. | 1954: Sailed on the 'Devonshire' for Egypt | . |
1954.07 | Egypt: Tel-El-Kebir, Canal Zone | . |
. | Jul 55: Two companies moved to Cyprus | . |
1955.09 | Cyprus: Nicosia | 50 Infantry Brigade |
. | 25 May 57: Bn sailed from Cyprus | . |
1957.06 | England: Lichfield | . |
1957.09 | Germany: Worcester Barracks, Luneburg | 10 Infantry Brigade Group |
1959.12 | Germany: Clifton Barracks, Minden | . |
. | 31 Jan 59: amalgamated with 1st Bn, The North Staffordshire Regiment, to form 1st Bn, The Staffordshire Regiment | . |
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. | 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment | . |
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1944.09 | Holland: Arnhem | 1 Air-Landing Brigade |
1944.10 | England: To reform | 1 Air-Landing Brigade |
. | 1 Apr 1945: Became operational again | . |
. | May 45 - Aug 45: Norway | 1 Air-Landing Brigade |
1945.12 | Germany: Schoningen | 17 Infantry Brigade |
. | 1946: Marienthal in Brunswick | . |
1947.11 | England: Ordnance Depot, Sudbury, Derbyshire | . |
. | 1948: Whittington Bks, Lichfield | . |
. | 26 Jul 48: Amalgamated with 1st Battalion | . |
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