- this was part of a general reduction in the size of the infantry following Indian independence. The reconstituted 1st Battalion was stationed in Germany as part of the British Army of the Rhine from 1951–1953. From 1952–1955, it formed part of the British forces fighting in the Malayan Emergency, where it took part in jungle warfare. In its final years, the battalion was involved in a number of conflicts: the anti-tank platoon formed part of the Anglo-French force that intervened in the Suez Crisis of 1956. The majority of the battalion was in Cyprus, where a nationalist uprising against British rule had broken out. In 1957, they returned to Germany. In 1947, the Territorial Army was reconstituted and the 4th and 6th Battalion were reformed as infantry battalions; the 5th Battalion was reformed as a unit of the Royal Artillery. Three years later, the 4th Battalion absorbed the two other units. Amalgamation The regiment amalgamated with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1959 to form the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry. This, in turn, amalgamated with the three other regiments of the Light Infantry Brigade to form The Light Infantry in 1968. Regimental museum The Somerset Military Museum is based at Taunton Castle. Battle honours The regiment was awarded the following battle honours for display on the colours: Displayed on the regimental colours Gibraltar 1704–5 Dettingen Martinique 1809 Ava Ghuznee 1839 Affghanistan 1839 (sic) Cabool 1842 Sevastopol South Africa 1878–9 Burma 1885–87 Relief of Ladysmith South Africa 1899–1902 Afghanistan 1919 The sphinx superscribed "Egypt" A mural crown superscribed "Jellalabad" First World War Battle honours in bold were selected for display on the King's/Queen's Colours. Le Cateau Retreat from Mons Marne 1914 '18 Aisne 1914 Armentières 1914 Ypres 1915 '17 '18 St. Julien Frezenberg Bellewaarde Hooge 1915 Loos Mount Sorrel Somme 1916 '18 Albert 1916 '18 Delville Wood Guillemont Flers-Courcelette Morval Le Transloy Ancre 1916 '18 Arras 1917 '18 Vimy 1917 Scarpe 1917 '18 Arleux Langemarck 1917 Menin Road Polygon Wood Broodseinde Poelcappelle Passchendaele Cambrai 1917 '18 St. Quentin Bapaume 1918 Rosières Avre Lys Hazebrouck Béthune Soissonais-Ourq Drocourt-Quéant Hindenburg Line Havrincourt Épehy Canal du Nord Courtrai Selle Valenciennes Sambre France and Flanders 1914–18 Gaza El Mughar Nebi Samwil Jerusalem Megiddo Sharon Palestine 1917 '18 Tigris 1916 Sharqat Mesopotamia 1916–18 N.W. Frontier India 1915 Second World War Battle honours in bold were selected for display on the King's/Queen's Colours. Odon