{"id":14226,"date":"2015-04-08T12:42:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T11:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.memorialatpeninsula.org\/?p=14226"},"modified":"2020-06-07T17:21:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T16:21:31","slug":"the-regimental-postings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.memorialatpeninsula.org\/?p=14226","title":{"rendered":"The Regimental Postings"},"content":{"rendered":"

1st Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry<\/strong>
\n1944.06 NW Europe 71 Infantry Brigade
\n1945 Germany 13 Infantry Brigade
\n1946.08 Trieste: Rossetti Barracks 13 Infantry Brigade
\n1947.01.31 Pola 13 Infantry Brigade
\n1947.04 Germany: 13 Infantry Brigade
\n. Dec 47: Germany 4 Armoured Brigade
\n. Jul 48: Germany: Border Barracks, Gottingen 31 Lorried Infantry Brigade
\n. 5 Aug 48: amalgamated on the Rhine with 2nd Battalion without change of title .
\n1949.05 England: UK Depot Bn .
\n1949.08? Eritrea:?? .
\n1951 Cyprus 2 Infantry Brigade
\n1951.10 Egypt: Canal Zone 2 Infantry Brigade
\n1953 England: .
\n1953.07 Germany: Belfast Barracks, Osnabruck 61 Lorried Infantry Brigade
\n 1956: Belfast Barracks, Osnabruck 21 Indep Infantry Brigade Group<\/p>\n

1956.07 England: 
\n1956.08 Cyprus: Nicosia (moved into a newly made camp) 50 Infantry Brigade
\n. Dec 56: Cyprus: Gibraltar Camp, Limassol .
\n1958.11? England: Tidworth? .
\n. 7th Nov 58: Renamed 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) .
\n. . .
\n. 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry<\/strong>
\n. . .
\n1944.06 NW Europe 6 Airborne Division
\n1945 England: 6 Air-Landing Brigade
\n. May – Aug 45: Norway 6 Air-Landing Brigade
\n1945.10 Palestine: 6 Air-Landing Brigade
\n. 1946: Palestine 31 Infantry Brigade
\n1947.03 UK: .
\n. 5th Aug 1945: amalgamated on the Rhine with 1st Battalion<\/p>\n

1st Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps<\/strong>
\n. . .
\n1945.03 Italy 6 Armoured Division
\n1945 Austria .
\n1945.09.16 Italy .
\n1947 England: Bn HQ and HQ went Salamanca Barracks, Aldershot,<\/p>\n

A and D Coys to Bramley, near Basingstoke and B and C Coys to Bordon .
\n. 1947: Converted back to infantry .
\n1948.02 England: Barton Stacey Basic Training role
\n1951.01 Germany: Dempsey Barracks, Sennelager 33 Armoured Brigade
\n1955.06 England: Tidworth .
\n1955.09 Libya: East and West Barracks, Derna 10 Armoured Division
\n. 27th Oct 55 – Jan 56: Sharjah (C Coy) .
\n. Jan – Mar 56: Sharjah (D Coy) .
\n. Mar – May 56: Bahrain (D Coy) joined by a 2nd Coy .
\n. Dec 57: Libya: Gialo Barracks, Tripoli .
\n. 7th Nov 58: Renamed 2nd Green Jackets (The King’s Royal Rifle Corps) .
\n2nd Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps<\/strong>
\n. . .
\n1945 Germany
\n1945 UK .
\n1945.10.27 Libya: Gialo Barracks, Tripoli .
\n1946.10 Egypt .
\n1946.11 Palestine .
\n1948.05 Egypt .
\n1948.06 England: Barton Stacey Joined 1st Battalion
\n11th Sep 48: Disbanded at Barton Stacey .
\n1951.03.01 Began reforming at Winchester .
\n1951.03 England: Winchester .
\n1951.10 England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth .
\n1952.03 Germany: Oxford Barracks, Munster 20 Armoured Brigade
\n1956.12 England: Assaye Barracks, Tidworth .
\n. 31st Dec 57: Disbanded (PSA)<\/p>\n

1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)<\/strong>
\n. . .
\n1944.06 NW Europe 22 Armoured Brigade
\n1945 Germany: Gluckstadt 22 Armoured Brigade
\nJan 1947: Germany: Osnabruck 7 Armoured Brigade
\n1947.12 Germany: Elizabeth Barracks, Minden 7 Armoured Brigade
\n1951.04 Germany: Trenchard Barracks, Celle 7 Armoured Brigade
\n1953.10 England: Bulford .
\nSailed from Liverpool on the Georgic .
\n1954.11 Kenya 39 Infantry Brigade
\n1956.06 Malaya 18 Infantry Brigade
\nAug 56: Wardieburn Camp, Kuala Lumpur .
\n1957.10 England: Tidworth .
\n.7th Nov 58: Renamed 3rd Green Jackets (The Rifle Brigade) .
\n. . .
\n2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own)<\/strong> 
\n. . .
\n1944.04 Italy 6 Armoured Division
\n1945.05 Austria .
\n1945 Germany: Buxtehude? .
\n1947: Germany: Buxtehude? Hamburg Sub Area
\n11th Sept 48: disbanded.<\/p>\n

1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets Postings<\/strong><\/p>\n

1966 to 1967
\nGermany, Berlin<\/p>\n

1967 to 1970
\nUK, Tidworth<\/p>\n

1967 to 1968
\nUnited Nations Tour Cyprus<\/p>\n

1969
\nNorthern Ireland
\n(Province Wide)<\/p>\n

1970 to 1974
\nGermany, Celle<\/p>\n

1971
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1972
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1973
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1974 to 1978
\nUK, Dover<\/p>\n

1974 to 1975
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh<\/p>\n

1976
\nCyprus, United Nations \/ ESBA<\/p>\n

1977
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1978 to 1980
\nHong Kong<\/p>\n

1980 to 1981
\nUK Hounslow<\/p>\n

1981
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh<\/p>\n

1981 to 1983
\nNorthern Ireland, Aldergrove
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

1983 to 1987
\nUK, Tidworth<\/p>\n

1984 to 1985
\nFalkland Islands<\/p>\n

1986
\nNorthern Ireland
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

1987 to 1992
\nGermany, Osnabr\u00f9ck<\/p>\n

1987<\/p>\n

Northern Ireland, Armagh<\/p>\n

1990 to 1991
\n1st Gulf War (Coy)<\/p>\n

1991 to 1992
\nNorthern Ireland,Tyrone<\/p>\n

25th of July 1992
\nThe 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Green Jackets merged into two battalions.
\n2 RGJ and 3 RGJ Battalions re-designated as 1 RGJ and 2RGJ, Battalions<\/p>\n

1 RGJ<\/strong><\/p>\n

1992 to 1993
\nNorthern Ireland, Omagh
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

1993 to 1996
\nCyprus, Dhekelia<\/p>\n

1994
\nFalklands (Coy)<\/p>\n

1995
\nFalklands (Coy)<\/p>\n

1996 to 1999
\nUK, Bulford<\/p>\n

1996
\nBosnia<\/p>\n

1999 to 2002
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

2002 to 2007
\nUK Weeton<\/p>\n

2001
\nSierre Leone<\/p>\n

2002
\n1992 to 1993
\nN.I Omagh
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

1993 to 1996
\nCyprus, Dhekelia
\n1994
\nFalklands (Coy)
\n1995
\nFalklands (Coy)<\/p>\n

1996 to 1999
\nUK Bulford
\n1996
\nBosnia<\/p>\n

1999 to 2002
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

2002 to 2007
\nUK Weeton
\n2001
\nSierre Leone
\n2002
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast
\n2003
\nIraq
\n2004
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh
\n2005
\nKosovo
\n2006
\nIraq
\n2003
\nIraq
\n2004
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh
\n2005
\nKosovo
\n2006
\nIraq<\/p>\n

2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets Postings<\/strong><\/p>\n

1966 to 1967
\nMalaya Penang<\/p>\n

1966
\nBorneo<\/p>\n

1967 to 1971
\nGermany Munster<\/p>\n

1971 to 1973
\nNorthern Ireland, BallyKelly
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

1973 to 1975
\nUK, Catterick
\n1973 to 1974
\nBelize
\n1974
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh<\/p>\n

1974 to 1975
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1975 to 1977
\nGibraltar<\/p>\n

1977 to 1979
\nUK, Tidworth
\n1977 to 1978
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh
\n1979
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh<\/p>\n

1980 to 1986
\nGermany Minden
\n1981 to 1982
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast
\n1985 to 1986
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1986 to 1988
\nUK, Warminster<\/p>\n

1988 to 1991
\nUK, Dover
\n1989
\nNorthern Ireland, Fermanagh
\n1991
\n1st Gulf War (Band)<\/p>\n

1991 to 1992
\nNorthern Ireland, Omagh
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

25th of July 1992
\nThe 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Green Jackets merged into two battalions.
\n2 RGJ and 3 RGJ Battalions re-designated as 1 RGJ and 2RGJ, Battalions.<\/p>\n

3rd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets Postings<\/strong><\/p>\n

1966 to 1967
\nUK, Felixstowe<\/p>\n

1966
\nBorneo<\/p>\n

1967 to 1968
\nGermany, Iserlohn<\/p>\n

1968 to 1970
\nGermany, Celle<\/p>\n

1970 to 1971
\nUK, Tidworth<\/p>\n

1971
\n3RGJ reduced
\nto representative
\nCompany<\/p>\n

UK, Netheravon<\/p>\n

1971
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1972
\n3RGJ reformed<\/p>\n

1972 to 1975
\nShoeburyness<\/p>\n

1972
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1973
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1974
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1975 to 1977
\nGermany, Berlin<\/p>\n

1977 to 1978
\nUK, Caterham<\/p>\n

1978 to 1979
\nNorthern Ireland, Londonderry
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

1979 to 1982
\nUK, Oakington
\n1980
\nCyprus (United Nations)<\/p>\n

1982 to 1987
\nGermany, Celle
\n1984 to 1985
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast<\/p>\n

1987 to 1989
\nUK, Colchester
\n1987 to 1988
\nFalkland Islands (Coy)<\/p>\n

1988 to 1991
\nGibraltar
\n1989 to 1990
\nNorthern Ireland, (Platoons)<\/p>\n

1991 to 1992
\nNorthern Ireland, South Armagh<\/p>\n

25th of July 1992
\nThe 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Green Jackets merged into two battalions.
\n2 RGJ and 3 RGJ Battalions re-designated as 1 RGJ and 2RGJ, Battalions.<\/p>\n

2RGJ<\/strong><\/p>\n

1992 to 1995
\nUK Dover<\/p>\n

1995-1997
\nNorthern Ireland, Belfast
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

1997-2001
\nGermany, Paderborn
\n1999 to 2000
\nKosovo<\/p>\n

2001
\nBosnia<\/p>\n

2001 to 2003
\nUK, Warminster<\/p>\n

2003 to 2005
\nNorthern Ireland, Ballykinler
\nOps Province wide<\/p>\n

2005 to 2007
\nUK, Bulford<\/p>\n

1st of February 2007
\nFormation of<\/p>\n

The Rifles<\/strong>
\n1st and 2nd Royal Green Jackets redesignated 2 and 4 RIFLES<\/p>\n

\"IMG_9706\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Sourced from a picture taken by MAP<\/p>\n

in The Royal Green Jackets ( RIFLES) Museum<\/p>\n

November 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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