▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁defence ▁cut s ▁implemented ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁deployed ▁to ▁the ▁Sud an ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁occupation ▁force ▁in ▁E rit rea , ▁a ▁former ▁Italian ▁col ony ▁that ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁a ▁British ▁military ▁administration , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁regiment ▁arrived ▁in ▁Brun sw ick , ▁West ▁Germany ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁deployed ▁to ▁Mal aya ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Emer gency . ▁The ▁regiment ' s ▁conduct ▁during ▁the ▁war ▁comp elled ▁Field ▁Marsh al ▁Sir ▁Ger ald ▁Tem pler , ▁a ▁distinguished ▁British ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁man ▁instrument al ▁in ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁commun ist ▁terror ists ▁during ▁the ▁Emer gency , ▁to ▁state ▁that , ▁" there ▁has ▁been ▁no ▁better ▁regiment ▁in ▁Mal aya ▁during ▁the ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁emer gency ▁and ▁very ▁few ▁as ▁good ". ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁M inden , ▁Germany ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and ▁returned ▁home ▁three ▁years ▁later . ▁It ▁arrived ▁at ▁Stanley ▁Fort ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁perform ▁internal ▁security ▁duties . ▁It ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁Ly dd ▁in ▁Kent ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁before ▁deploy ing ▁to ▁A