Authors and Contributors this page: Graham Watson, T.F. Mills
Page created 1 July 2002. Corrected and updated 07.04.2005
2nd Battalion,
Coldstream Guards
1711-1993
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
 
   
  1711 2nd Battalion, Coldstream 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  
  1809 Walcheren (flank coys)
  1809 England
  1811? Peninsular war
  1811? England
  1813 Holland (6 coys) (4 coys in England)
  1814.04 Belgium: Brussels (6 coys) (4 coys in England)
  1814 Belgium: Ath (4 coys in England)
  1815.06 Waterloo campaign (10 coys) 2 Gds Bde
  1815.06 France: Paris Army of Occupation
  1816.02 England: London
  1838 Canada
  1842 England
  1855 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
  1881 London
  1882 Egypt
  1884 London: Chelsea
  1885 London: Tower
  1889 London: Chelsea
  1892 London: Wellington Barracks
  1894 London: Chelsea
  1895.12 Gold Coast: Ashanti war (det) CompositeBn
  1896.01? London: Chelsea?
  1897 England: Windsor
  1899 at sea ship: Gascon
  1899.11.12 South Africa 1 Inf Bde(Gds)
  1900.04 South Africa 1 Inf Bde(Gds), 9 Div
  1902 England: Aldershot
  1904 London: Wellington Barracks
  1906 England: Aldershot
  1908 London: Chelsea
  1910 England: Aldershot
  1911 London: Wellington Barracks
  1911.06.29 Coronation of George V: street lining
  1913 London: Chelsea
  1914 England: Windsor 4 Bde
  1914.08 France and Flanders 2 Div
  1915.08 France and Flanders Gds Div
  1919 London: Chelsea
  1922 England: Aldershot 1 Bde
  1924 England: Warley
  1927 Shanghai
  1928 England: Aldershot 1 Bde
  1929 England: Windsor
  1931 London: Chelsea 4 Bde
  1932 Egypt
  1933 Warley
  1934 England: Aldershot 1 Bde
  1936 London: Wellington Barracks 4 Bde
  1938 England: Aldershot 1 Bde
  1939.09 France & Belgium 1 Gds Bde, 1 Inf Div, BEF
  1940.06 UK 1 Gds Bde
  1941.06 UK 1 Gds Bde, 78 Inf Div
  1942.11 Tunisia 1 Gds Bde
  1943.02 Tunisia 1 Gds Bde, 6 Armd Div
  1944.03 Italy 1 Gds Bde
  1945.03 Italy 24 Gds Bde
  1946 ?
1948.02 UK 2 Gds Bde
1948.10 Malaya 2 Gds Bde
1950.07 London
1952.11 Germany: Krefeld 4 Gds Bde
1956.03 London
1960.06 Kenya
1962.03 London
1964.10 (Aden) 24 Inf Bde
1965.10 UK
1969.03 Germany: Münster 4 Armd Bde
1970.07 (Northern Ireland)
1970.11 Münster 4 Armd Bde
  1972.02 London  
1972.12 (Northern Ireland)
1973.03 London
1976.09 Northern Ireland: Londonderry 8 Inf Bde
1978.04 London
  1978.10 (Northern Ireland)
  1979.02 London
1980.12 Germany: Fallingbostel 1 Armd Div
  1982.01 Germany: Fallingbostel 22 Armd Bde
1982.03 (Northern Ireland)
1982.08 Germany: Fallingbostel 22 Armd Bde
1983.12 London
1984 (Belize)
1984.03 London
  1986.07 (Northern Ireland)
  1986.09 London  
1986 Hong Kong
  1988.02 Cyprus  
  1990.02 London  
  1993.12.31 disbanded (permanent suspended animation), forming "incremental" No. 7 Coy (attached to 1st Bn, Irish Guards) for Public Duties and custody of the Colours