It is based at Swinton Barracks, Perham Down, Tidworth, Wiltshire.

In 1951, the regiment moved to the Suez Canal Zone.

In 1954, the regiment returned to Libya and in 1955 transferred to the British Middle East Land Forces.

By 1975,[2] the regiment moved to Perham Down, also in Wiltshire, and in 1979 assisted the civil community in the Dominican Republic during Hurricane David.

In 1977, the regiment was assigned to the 8th Field Force and in 1982 fell under the command of the 1st Mechanized Brigade.