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Unit deployed	Unit last deployed to	Last tour start date	Previous operational deployment	Previous tour end date	Last unit tour interval (months)
Infantry( 1)
1 Grenadier Guards	Afghanistan	May 2007	Iraq	September 2006	8
1 Coldstream Guards	Afghanistan	October 2007	Iraq	October 2005	23
1 Scots Guards	Iraq	December 2007	Iraq	April 2005	31
1 Irish Guards	Iraq	June 2007	N. Ireland	March 2004	38
1 Welsh Guards	Balkans	October 2006	Iraq	April 2005	17
1 Scots(2)	Iraq	December 2007	Iraq	May 2006	17
2 Scots	Afghanistan	April 2008	Iraq	December 2005	28
3 Scots	Iraq	July 2004	Iraq	June 2003	12
4 Scots	Iraq	June 2008	Iraq	May 2006	25
5 Scots	Afghanistan	April 2008	Balkans	October 2005	29
1 PWRR	Iraq	December 2008	Iraq	December 2006	24
2 PWRR	Iraq	January 2005	N. Ireland	December 2003	12
1 RRF	Iraq	June 2008	Iraq	May 2006	25
2 RRF	N. Ireland	April 2003	N. Ireland	June 2002	9
1 R Anglian	Afghanistan	May 2007	Iraq	October 2005	18
2 R Anglian	Iraq	June 2008	Iraq	October 2006	20
1 Yorks	Iraq	December 2008	Iraq	May 2007	18
2 Yorks	Afghanistan	October 2007	Balkans	September 2006	13
3 Yorks	Iraq	November 2004	Balkans	June 2001	40
1 R Welsh	Cyprus	May 2007	N. Ireland	January 2006	15
2 R Welsh	Iraq	June 2007	Iraq	October 2005	19
1 Mercian	Iraq	December 2007	Iraq	October 2004	37
2 Mercian	Afghanistan	May 2007	Afghanistan	April 2005	24
3 Mercian	Iraq	November 2006	Iraq	October 2005	12
1 Rifles(3)	Afghanistan	October 2008	Iraq	November 2006	23
2 Rifles	Iraq	November 2006	N. Ireland	September 2004	25
3 Rifles	Iraq	September 2006	N. Ireland	March 2005	17
4 Rifles	Iraq	June 2007	Balkans	October 2001	67
5 Rifles	Iraq	December 2008	Iraq	December 2006	24
1 Royal Irish	Afghanistan	April 2008	Iraq	December 2005	28
2 Para	Afghanistan	April 2008	Iraq	April 2006	24
3 Para	Afghanistan	April 2008	Afghanistan	October 2006	18
1 RGR	Afghanistan	October 2007	Balkans	March 2006	18
2 RGR	Afghanistan	October 2008	Afghanistan	October 2005	37
(1) 1 KORBR, 1 Kings and QLR amalgamated in July 2006 to form 1 Lancs and 2 Lancs. Because of the nature of this amalgamation it is not representative to carry forward the unit deployments of 1 KORBR, 1 Kings and QLR to 1 Lancs and 2 Lancs. (2) 1 RS and 1 KOSB amalgamated in August 2006 to form 1 Scots, which deployed for the first time as a formed unit to Iraq in December 2007. (3) 1 RGBW and 1 DDLI amalgamated in March 2007 to form 1 Rifles, which deployed for the first time as a formed unit to Afghanistan in October 2008.

Unit deployed	Unit last deployed to	Last tour start date	Previous operational deployment	Previous tour end date	Last unit tour interval (months)
1 RHA	Iraq	June 2007	Cyprus	September 2005	20
3 RHA	Iraq	November 2005	Cyprus	April 2004	18
4 Regt RA	Afghanistan	October 2007	Cyprus	September 2006	12
7 Para RHA	Afghanistan	April 2008	Afghanistan	October 2006	18
19 Regt RA	Afghanistan	May 2007	Iraq	October 2005	18
26 Regt RA	Iraq	December 2008	Cyprus	May 2005	43
29 Cdo Regt RA	Afghanistan	October 2008	Afghanistan	April 2007	18
40 Regt RA	Iraq	November 2006	Cyprus	September 2004	25
Notes: 1. Subunits from 3 RHA have subsequently deployed in support of operations but are not of sufficient size or duration to be included as a tour interval measure 2. Subunits from 5, 12, 16, 26, 32, 39, 47 Regt RA have also deployed in support of operations but are not of sufficient size or duration to be included as a tour interval measure

Unit tour interval data for the Royal Logistics Corps, Royal Corps of Signals and the Corps of Royal Engineers are not held in the format requested. The unit tour interval is a less relevant measure when applied to these corps due to the frequency with which personnel move between formed units.

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