| HISTORY OF THE 2nd BATTALION 1966 - 1992 |
2nd Battalion (Queen's Own Buffs) Formed 31 Dec 1966 by redesignation of 1st Battalion The Queen's Own Buffs, The Royal Kent Regiment. Subtitle omitted 1 July 1968 . |
| LIST OF POSTINGS AND BARRACKS USED BY THE BATTALION 1966 - 1992 |
| 1966 GUN CLUB BARRACKS KOWLOON HONG KONG MAY 1966 MALAYSIA,BORNEO,SARAWAK OCT 1966 MALAYSIA,BORNEO,SARAWAK 1967 GUN CLUB BARRACKS KOWLOON HONG KONG OCT 1967 BROADBRIDGEHEATH CAMP HORSHAM UK OCT 1967 HOBBS BARRACKS LINGFIELD UK WITH THE 1ST BATTALION JUNE 1968 PALACE BARRACKS HOLYWOOD N / IRELAND SEPT 1968 CAMP GAGETOWN NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA OCT 1968 PALACE BARRACKS HOLYWOOD N / IRELAND 1969 BELFAST N / IRELAND 1970 BELFAST N/IRELAND AUG 1970 PALACE BARRACKS HOLYWOOD N / IRELAND SEPT 1970 HOWE BARRACKS CANTERBURY UK JAN 1971 ALBUHERA BARRACKS WERL WEST GERMANY AUG 1971 BELFAST N/IRELAND SEPT 1971 ALBUHERA BARRACKS WERL WEST GERMANY JULY 1972 OPERATION MOTORMAN N/IRELAND NOV 1972 ALBUHERA BARRACKS WERL WEST GERMANY 1973 ALBUHERA BARRACKS WERL WEST GERMANY AUG 1973 BATUS CANADA SEPT 1973 ALBUHERA BARRACKS WERL WEST GERMANY NOV 1973 LONDONDERRY N/IRELAND MARCH 1974 ALBUHERA BARRACKS WERL WEST GERMANY 1975 ALBUHERA BARRACKS WERL WEST GERMANY OCT 1975 KIWI BARRACKS BULFORD UK JAN 1975 SOUTH ARMAGH N/IRELAND FEB 1975 KIWI BARRACKS BULFORD UK FEB 1975 AIRPORT CAMP BELIZE JULY 1975 KIWI BARRACKS BULFORD UK 1976 KIWI BARRACKS BULFORD UK FEB 1977 WEST BELFAST N/IRELAND JUNE 1977 KIWI BARRACKS BULFORD UK JULY 1977 HOWE BARRACKS CANTERBURY UK AUG 1977 LATHBURY & SOUTH BK GIBRALTAR 1978 LATHBURY & SOUTH BK GIBRALTAR 1979 LATHBURY & SOUTH BK GIBRALTAR SEPT 1979 HYDERABAD BARRACKS COLCHESTER UK MARCH 1980 ARMAGH &TYRONE N/IRELAND JULY 1980 HYDERABAD BARRACKS COLCHESTER UK 1981 HYDERABAD BARRACKS COLCHESTER UK NOV 1981 CYPRUS UNFICYP MAY 1982 HYDERABAD BARRACKS COLCHESTER UK JAN 1983 EBRINGTON BARRACKS LONDONDERRY N/IRELAND 1984 EBRINGTON BARRACKS LONDONDERRY N/IRELAND JAN 1985 OAKINGTON BARRACKS CAMBRIDGE UK JULY 1985 WAINWRIGHT CANADA EX POND JUMP WEST OCT 1985 OAKINGTON BARRACKS CAMBRIDGE UK NOV 1985 STANLEY FALKLAND ISLANDS 1986 STANLEY FALKLAND ISLANDS MARCH 1986 OAKINGTON BARRACKS CAMBRIDGE UK JULY 1986 CLIFTON BARRACKS MINDEN WEST GERMANY 1987 CLIFTON BARRACKS MINDEN WEST GERMANY APRIL 1988 WEST BELFAST N/IRELAND AUG 1988 CLIFTON BARRACKS MINDEN WEST GERMANY 1989 CLIFTON BARRACKS MINDEN WEST GERMANY 1990 CLIFTON BARRACKS MINDEN WEST GERMANY JAN 1991 HOWE BARRACKS CANTERBURY UK FEB 1991 STANLEY FALKLAND ISLANDS JULY 1991 HOWE BARRACKS CANTERBURY UK AUG 1991 CANADA EX POND JUMP WEST OCT 1991 HOWE BARRACKS CANTERBURY UK FEB 1992 EAST TYRONE N/IRELAND APRIL 1992 HOWE BARRACKS CANTERBURY UK AUG 1992 HOWE BARRACKS BATTALION DISBANDED |