HC Deb 13 July 1994 vol 246 cc633-5W
Mr. Ainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those Army regiments or battalions which served in(a) the Falklands campaign and completed tours there since, (b) Gulf war, (c) Bosnia and (d) Northern Ireland since 1990.

4. Mr. Hanley

The information requested is set out in the table. Complete regiments and battalions only—the Royal Armoured Corps, Infantry and Royal Artillery—are listed in order of seniority.

The Falklands.

  1. a. Operations 1982:
    • 2nd Battalion Scots Guards.
    • 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
    • 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment.
    • 3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment.
    • 1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles.
    • 4th Field Regiment Royal Artillery.
    • 29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery.
  2. b. Post-Operations:
    • 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards.
    • 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.
    • 1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment).
    • 2nd Battalion The Queen's Regiment.
    • 1st Battalion The King's Own Royal Border Regiment.
    • 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
    • 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
    • 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
    • 1st Battalion The King's Regiment.
    • 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
    • 1st Battalion The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.
    • 1st Battalion The Light Infantry.
    • 3rd Battalion The Light Infantry.
    • 1st Battalion The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment).
    • 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment.
    • 1st Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers.
    • 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers.
    • 2nd Battalion the Royal Irish Rangers.
    • 1st Battalion the Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).
    • 1st Battalion the Royal Hampshire Regiment.
    • 1st Battalion the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons).
    • 1st Battalion The Gordon Highlanders.
    • 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's).
    • 2nd Battalion 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles).
    • 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets.
    • 3rd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets.
    • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys).
    • The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.
    • 14th/20th King's Hussars.
    • 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers.
    • 2nd Field Regiment Royal Artillery.
    • 12th (Air Defence) Regiment Royal Artillery.
    • 26th Field Regiment Royal Artillery.
    • 32nd Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery.
    • 39th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery.
    • 40th Field Regiment Royal Artillery.
    • 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.
    • 1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment).
      • 634
    • 3rd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
    • 1st Battalion The Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment).
    • 1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers.
    • 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's).

Bosnia.

  • 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.
  • 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire.
  • 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (West Riding).

Northern Ireland since 1990.

  • 3rd Field Regiment Royal Horse Artillery.
  • 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards.
  • 9th/12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales's).
  • 15th/19th Kings Royal Hussars.
  • 1st Royal Tank Regiment.
  • 3rd Royal Tank Regiment.
  • 2nd Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • 4th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
  • 16th (Air Defence) Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • 22nd Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • 26th Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • 32nd Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • 45th Field Regiment Royal Artillery.
  • 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards.
  • 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards.
  • 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards.
  • 1st Battalion Scots Guards.
  • 2nd Battalion Scots Guards.
  • 1st Battalion Irish Guards.
  • 1st Battalion Welsh Guards.
  • 1st Battalion The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment).
  • 3rd Battalion The Queen's Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
  • 2nd Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The King's Own Royal Border Regiment.
  • 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
  • 1st Battalion The King's Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
  • 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
  • 3rd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment.
  • 2nd Battalion The Light Infantry
  • 3rd Battalion The Light Infantry.
  • 1st Battalion The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire.
  • 1st Battalion The Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment).
  • 1st Battalion The Cheshire Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Royal Welch Fusiliers.
  • 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot).
  • 1st Battalion The King's Own Scottish Borderers.
  • 2nd Battalion The Royal Irish Rangers.
  • 1st Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot).
  • 1st Battalion The Royal Hampshire Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's).
  • 1st Battalion The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment).
  • 1st Battalion The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire).
  • 1st Battalion the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons).
  • 1st Battalion The Gordon Highlanders.
  • 1st Battalion The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's).
  • 1st Battalion The Parachute Regiment.
  • 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment.
  • 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment.
  • 1st Battalion The Royal Green Jackets.
  • 2nd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets.
    • 635
  • 3rd Battalion The Royal Green Jackets.

Notes:

  1. 1. The list for Northern Ireland covers resident battalions and major roulements only and does not include Royal Marines deployed in the infantry role and Royal Irish Home Service Battalions.
  2. 2. Details for the Falkland Islands only given up to 1991 when reduction to Company strength was made.