BATTALION LOCATIONS 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY MALAYA Aug 68 Apr 69 PLYMOUTH Apr 69 Apr 71 UNFICYP Apr 70 Nov 70 N Ireland Tours Aug 69 Nov 69 Feb 71 Apr 71 MINDEN Dec 71 Aug 76 Nov 72 Mar 73 N Ireland Tours Apr 74 Aug 74 Nov 75 Mar 76 CATTERICK Aug 76 Apr 80 N Ireland Tour Jun 77 Oct 77 UNFICYP (2nd Tour) Nov 78 May 79 CYPRUS Apr 80 Apr 82 TIDWORTH Apr 82 Jan 85 N Ireland Tour Oct 82 Feb 83 OMAGH Jan 85 Nov 86 WEEN Nov 86 Feb 90 PADERBORN Feb 90 May 91 N Ireland Tour May 91 Nov 91
3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY COMMANDING OFFICERS Lt Col J P St C Ballenden OBE MC Jul 68 Oct 69 Lt Col R B Robertson Oct 69 Mar 72 Lt Col B J Lowe OBE Mar 72 Aug 74 Lt Col J D G Pank Aug 74 Dec 76 Lt Col J Hemsley Dec 76 Jun 79 Lt Col S S Caney MBE Jun 79 Jan 82 Lt Col M D Regan Jan 82 Jul 84 Lt Col J F Deverell MBE Jul 84 Nov 86 Lt Col R A Sale Nov 86 Oct 89 Lt Col R V Brims MBE Oct 89 Nov 91 Lt Col M J W Grubb Nov 91 Feb 93 2IC, 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY Major H White Aug 68 Major C D Ryder Aug 68 Feb 70 Major J F Hibbert Feb 70 Jun 72 Major D L M Grover Jun 72 Dec 73 Major R Holworthy Dec 73 Mar 75 Major S W Money MBE Mar 75 Jan 78
Major R D Nicholas Jan 78 Feb 80 Major J H H York Feb 80 Feb 82 Major J K Marsham Feb 82 Mar 84 Major R J M Garrett Mar 84 Dec 85 Major A A Gilbert MBE Dec 85 Nov 86 Major M J W Grubb Nov 86 Jan 89 Major P R Sharland Apr 89 Jan 91 Major T J Gregson Jan 91 Dec 92 Major C H C Lynch-Staunton Jan 93 Feb 93 ADJUTANT, 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY Captain T D Bevan Sept 69 Captain J K Marsham Sept 69 Aug 71 Captain M D Regan Aug 71 Apr 73 Captain T Harris Apr 73 Mar 75 Captain R A Sale Mar 75 Mar 77 Captain N A De C Jones Mar 77 Jul 79 Captain T F L Weeks Jul 79 Jun 81 Captain P R Sharland Jun 81 Sep 83 Captain R C Lloyd-Williams Sep 83 Nov 84 Captain A C C Rose Nov 84 Aug 86 Captain A C Homan Aug 86 Jun 88 Captain S C D Mills Jun 88 Mar 90
Captain R R Smith Mar 90 Mar 92 Captain E G E Turner Mar 92 Feb 93 Merger 26 Feb 93 - Battalion Renumbers As 2 Li QM(1), 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY Major (QM) D Furr MBE Jan 68 Apr 69 Captain (QM) A V Worster MBE Apr 69 Dec 74 Lt Col (QM) H W DEE MBE Dec 74 May 80 Major (QM) T McWilliams May 80 Jul 82 Captain (QM) R T Bevan Jul 82 Dec 85 Captain (QM) B Hassall Dec 85 Feb 88 Captain (QM) E Smith Feb 88 Feb 90 Captain (QM) G Walls (now Major) Feb 90 Dec 92 Major (QM) D Wroe Dec 92 Feb 93 QM(2), 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY Captain (QM) H W Dee MBE Jan 68 Oct 74 Captain (QM) T McWilliams Oct 74 Oct 77 Captain (QM) R C H Berry Oct 77 Jul 79 Captain (QM) R T Bevan Jul 79 Jul 82 Captain (QM) B Hassall Feb 83 Nov 85 Captain (QM) E Smith Nov 85 Feb 88
Captain (QM) G Walls Feb 88 Feb 90 Captain (QM) S R Taylor Feb 90 Jan 92 Captain (QM) H L Kennedy Jan 92 Feb 93 RSM, 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY WO1 (RSM) T McWilliams Dec 69 WO1 (RSM) J Breen Jan 70 Mar 71 WO1 (RSM) R W Hall Mar 71 Nov 72 WO1 (RSM) D W Rose Nov 72 Mar 73 WO1 (RSM) T Marsh Mar 73 Oct 75 WO1 (RSM) G B Watkins Oct 75 Nov 77 WO1 (RSM) P Wharton MM Nov 77 Aug 79 WO1 (RSM) G Blackburn Aug 79 Aug 81 WO1 (RSM) R Jones Aug 81 Sep 83 WO1 (RSM) M McGarrigle Sep 83 Jul 85 WO1 (RSM) J D Harris Jul 85 Jul 87 WO1 (RSM) H L Kennedy Jul 87 Mar 89 WO1 (RSM) G Bradley Mar 89 Aug 91 WO1 (RSM) S Lyth Aug 91 Feb 93 RQMS, 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY WO2 (RQMS) J Breen Dec 69
WO2 (RQMS) D E Jones Dec 69 Oct 71 WO2 (RQMS) B G Scott RGJ Oct 71 Dec 74 WO2 (RQMS) G Watkins Dec 74 Oct 75 WO2 (RQMS) P Wharton MM Oct 75 Oct 77 WO2 (RQMS) G Blackburn Oct 77 Aug 79 WO2 (RQMS) R Williams Aug 79 Jun 82 WO2 (RQMS) M McGarrigle Jun 82 Sep 83 WO2 (RQMS) S Taylor Sep 83 Jul 84 WO2 (RQMS) J D Harris Jul 84 Jul 85 WO2 (RQMS) P L Hopkins RGJ Jul 85 Oct 86 WO2 (RQMS) H L Kennedy Oct 86 Jun 87 WO2 (RQMS) M J Czepukojc Jun 87 Mar 89 WO2 (RQMS) A Howarth BEM Mar 89 Jan 90 WO2 (RQMS) S Lyth Jan 90 Aug 91 WO2 N Measor Aug 91 Feb 93 ORQMS/ORCS, 3RD BATTALION THE LIGHT INFANTRY WO2 (ORQMS) L E Worthen Apr 69 WO2 (ORQMS) J A Pearson Apr 69 Nov 73 WO2 (ORQMS) R A Duncan RGJ Nov 73 Mar 77 C/SGT (ORCS) G O Jones BEM Mar 77 Mar 79 WO2 (ORQMS) C B Phillips Mar 79 Sep 81 WO2 (ORQMS) C Burroughs Sep 81 Dec 83
C/SGT (ORCS) R Heaton-Caffin Dec 83 Aug 84 C/SGT (ORCS) J Beazley Aug 84 May 86 C/SGT (ORCS) D W Swanson May 86 Nov 88 C/SGT (ORCS) M Hills Nov 88 Jun 90 C/SGT (ORCS) D Swan Jun 90 Jan 93 C/SGT (ORCS) P Browning AGC Jan 93 Feb 93 BANDMASTER, 3RD BN THE LIGHT INFANTRY WO1 (Bandmaster) R A Ridings Jan 68 Jun 68 WO1 (Bandmaster) S E M James Jun 68 Feb 74 WO1 (Bandmaster) M Evans Feb 74 Jul 81 WO1 (Bandmaster) M Lever Aug 81 Dec 84 POST DISESTABLISHED 1 JAN 85