Authors and Contributors this page: Graham Watson, T.F. Mills
Page created 1 July 2002. Corrected and updated 15.04.2006
1970-2007
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
 
     
  1970.03.25 1st Battalion, The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
formed at Connaught Barracks, Dover by amalgamation of 1st Bn, The Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Volunteers), and 1st Bn, The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)
  1970.03 England: Dover/Shorncliffe  
  1970.03.25 Colours presented by FM Sir Gerald Templer at Dover
  1970.04 Germany: Osnabrück 12 Mech Bde
  1970.06 (Northern Ireland)  
  1970.09 Osnabrück 12 Mech Bde
  1971.11 (Northern Ireland)  
  1972.02 Osnabrück 12 Mech Bde
  1972.12 (Northern Ireland)  
  1973.04 Osnabrück 12 Mech Bde
  1975.01 Northern Ireland: Ballykinlar 39 Inf Bde
  1976.05 England: London  
  1977.08 (Northern Ireland)  
  1977.12 London  
  1978.04 Cyprus  
  1980.11 England: Tern Hill 143 Bde
  1980.10 (Northern Ireland)  
  1981.03 Tern Hill 143 Bde
1983 Cyprus
  1984.11 Germany: Paderborn 33 Armd Bde
  1987.03 (Northern Ireland)  
  1987.07 Germany: Paderborn 33 Armd Bde
  1990.07 England: Weeton 42 Bde
  1990.07.09 Colours presented by HM The Queen at Weeton
1990 (Northern Ireland)  
  1992.04 Berlin Berlin Bde [last bn to leave Berlin]
  1994.08 England: Tidworth 1 Mech Bde
  1996.05 (Bosnia)  
  1996.08 England: Tidworth 1 Mech Bde
  1997.06 Northern Ireland: Omagh 3 Inf Bde
  1999.12 England: Catterick 19 Mech Bde
2001.03 (Northern Ireland)  
  2001.09 England: Catterick  
2003.06 (Iraq) 19 Mech Bde
  2003.10 England: Catterick 19 Mech Bde
2004 Cyprus: Dhekelia
2005.12 Germany: Osnabrück (Belfast Barracks) 4 Armd Bde
  <2006> England: North Luffenham (St George's Barracks)  
  2006.07.01 3rd Battalion, The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's, Lancashire and Border)
  2006.07 England: North Luffenham (St George's Barracks)  
  2007.03 amalgamated with 1st Battalion, and 2nd Battalion