In April 2004 a composite company (Salamanca Company) of the regiment was dispatched to Basra, Iraq attached to the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment, as part of 1 Mechanised Brigade, part of the Multi-National Division (South East).
A composite company (Salamanca Company) of the regiment was dispatched to Basra, Iraq. This was in April 2004. This was as part of 1 Mechanised Brigade. This Basra, Iraq was attached to the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment.1 Mechanised Brigade was part of the Multi-National Division (South East).