However, the return of the 99 soldiers from B (Rorke's Drift) Company to Lucknow Barracks at Tidworth, Wiltshire, on Thursday marks the end of two years of operations for the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh.
The men - who were released from custody on 22 October and sent back to their barracks - will be known throughout their court martial as Marines A, B, C, D and E.