| In 1947 the regular battalions returned
to the United Kingdom after years of peacetime and wartime
foreign service. In 1948 the 2nd Battalion was disbanded,
thus leaving the regiment with one regular battalion. The
4th and 1/5th Territorial Battalions, which had stood down
in 1946, were reformed in 1947 and resumed a programme of
peacetime training activities. In 1950, on completion of a
training role, the 1st Battalion resumed duties as an active
battalion of infantry and was sent to Korea in 1952 to serve
under UN Command in the Commonwealth Division. Its year of
service during the war brought the battle honour 'Korea 1951-52'
to the Colours and was followed by a period of service in
the Hong Kong garrison.
Thereafter the battalion, interposed with
service at home, served with the British Army of the Rhine,
in Cyprus, Libya and again Hong Kong. In 1968 the Battalion
undertook public duties in London when stationed at Gravesend
and in 1969 it celebrated the 250th anniversary of its formation.
Amalgamation with the 1st Battalion, The South
Wales Borderers came on the 11th June 1969 to form the 1st
Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot), thus
bringing to a distinguished close its 250 years of independent
service.
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