1^st Battalion (2^nd Foot)

January

Arakan.

February

The Braganza Box.

March - April

Defeat of the Japanese in Arakan.

8^th April

Chittagong.

May

Battle of Kohima.

September

Shillong, Assam.

2^nd Battalion (2^nd Foot)

Operations with the Chindit columns in Burma: 21 and 22 Columns.

August

Bangalore, India. Transferred to 23 Infantry Brigade.

October

Moved to Jhansi.

Territorial Army

131 (Queen’s) Infantry Brigade
(1^st/5^th, 1^st/6^th and 1^st/7^th Battalions)

4^th January

Embarks for England and moves to Hunstanton.

8^th-9^th June

Lands in Normandy.

12^th-30^th June

Operations in the Bocage.

July

Operation Goodwood.

August

Operation Bluecoat (Caumont); Mount Pincon and the break-out to the Seine.

September

Advance from the Somme to Ghent.

October

Operations in the Low Countries.

14^th December

1^st/6^th and 1^st/7^th Battalions transferred from 131 Brigade to 50^th Division and return to England.

169 (Queen’s) Infantry Brigade
(2^nd/5^th, 2^nd/6^th and 2^nd/7^th Battalions)

15^th - 18^th January

February

18^th February - 12^th March

13^th - 31^st March

1^st April - 17^th July

Vis, Jugoslavia, and Egypt.

July

Returns to Italy. Operations on the Gothic Line.

September

Monte Capella, Gemmano Ridge, Croce, Ceriano Ridge, Savignano.

October

Macerata.

November

Faenza.

December

The Lamone River.

71^st Independent Company

January

Moves to Suez.

May

Returns to England.

11^th June

Gold Beach, Normandy.

September

Calais, then Boulogne.

Home Defence Battalions

30^th Battalion

31^st Battalion

Home Guard Battalions

1^st (Camberley and Farnham), 2^nd, 4^th (Guildford), 5^th (Godalming and Dist), 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 11^th (Woking and Chobham), 10^th, 12^th 3^rd (Southern Railway), 23^rd (Croydon), 33^rd (Croydon), 32^nd, 60^th (Surrey) Battalions affiliated.