Authors and Contributors this page: Graham Watson, T.F. Mills
Page created 1 July 2002. Corrected and updated 06.04.2005
3rd Battalion,
Grenadier Guards
1760-1961
United Kingdom  
Note:This is a battalion history of the Regular Army. See the main regimental page for full lineage and other information.
Colour Key
Lineage
War service
Overseas service
Home service
 
   
  1760 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Foot Guards
       
     
       
  1776.02.13 each coy found 15 men for composite Brigade of Guards for service in North America
       
     
       
  1793 England  
1799 Holland: Helder  
1799? England  
  1802 England  
  1802 England  
1806 Sicily  
1807? England  
  1808.09.08 at sea (embarked at Ramsgate)  
  1808.10 Spain: Corunna  
1808 Peninsular war  
1809 at sea (embarked at Corunna)  
1809.01 England  
  1809 Holland: Walcheren  
  1809 England  
  1810 Spain  
  1811 Peninsular war  
  1814.04 France
  1814.07.27 at sea
  1814 England
  1815 Belgium
  1815.06 Waterloo  
1815 France Army of Occupation
  1816.10 England
  1854 Crimea  
  1856 England
  1877 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
  1881 London
  1882 London: Wellington Barracks
  1884 England: Windsor
  1885 Sudan (Suakin expedition)
  1886 London: Chelsea
  1890 London: Tower
  1893 London: Wellington Barracks
  1896 London: Chelsea
  Gibraltar
  1899.10.25 at sea ship: Goorkha
  1899.11.15 South Africa 1 Inf Bde(Gds)
  1900.04 South Africa 1 Inf Bde(Gds), 9 Div
  1902 England: Aldershot
  1903 London: Wellington Barracks
  1905 England: Aldershot
  1907 England: Windsor
  1909 London: Tower
  1911 London: Wellington Barracks
  1912 London: Chelsea
  1913 England: Aldershot
  1914 London: Wellington Barracks
  1915.08 France and Flanders Gds Div
  1919 London: Wimbledon
  1921 London
  1924 England: Aldershot
  1929 London 4 Bde
  1933 Egypt
  1935 England: Aldershot 1 Bde
  1936 Egypt
  1936 England: Aldershot 1 Bde
1937 London: Chelsea
  1939.09 France & Belgium 1 Gds Bde, 1 Inf Div, BEF
  1940.06 UK
  1942.06 UK 1 Gds Bde, 78 Inf Div
  1942.11 Tunisia
  1943.02 Tunisia 1 Gds Bde, 6 Armd Div
  1944.03 Italy
  1945.05 Austria
1945.09 Palestine 1 Gds Bde
1948.02 UK
1948.08? UK 2 Gds Bde
1948.10 Malaya 2 Gds Bde
1949.07 London
1951.10 Egypt/Libya 1 Gds Bde
1954.02 London
1956.11 Cyprus
1959.08 London
  1961.03.31 disbanded (permanent suspended animation), retaining Inkerman Coy in 2nd Battalion for Public Duties in London and custody of the Colours