Army Training Centre, Pirbright

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Army Training Centre, Pirbright
Pirbright
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Army Training Centre, Pirbright
Location within Surrey
Coordinates 51°18′13″N00°39′50″W / 51.30361°N 0.66389°W / 51.30361; -0.66389 Coordinates: 51°18′13″N00°39′50″W / 51.30361°N 0.66389°W / 51.30361; -0.66389
TypeTraining Centre
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
OperatorFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Site history
Built1875
Built for War Office
In use1875-Present

The Army Training Centre (ATC) at Pirbright in Surrey provides Phase 1 military training for elements of the British Army.

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History

In 1875, the War Office acquired 3,070 acres (12.4 km2) of Pirbright's heath which is the southern end of the north-south range of sand hills in Surrey heath, known as Chobham Ridges. It established rifle ranges, a training depot and an 'encampment' for the Brigade of Guards here. [1] Many of the current buildings date from the 1950s, with significant expansion in the 1970s. There are separate barracks in the complex: Alexander Barracks [2] [3] [4] is the home of the Army Training Regiment, Pirbright; [5] Elizabeth Barracks is the home of 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment; [6] whilst Household Division and Parachute Regiment Centralised Courses (HDPRCC) are based at Brunswick Lines. [7]

Scope

The ATC provides Phase 1 military training for all recruits for the Army Air Corps, the Royal Regiment of Artillery, Royal Corps of Signals, the Royal Logistic Corps, the Adjutant General's Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, the Royal Engineers, the Royal Armoured Corps and the Intelligence Corps. [8]

Organisation

The centre is organized into two regiments and a separate group; [8]

In media

Pirbright was the filming location for British Army Girls, a three-part television documentary first shown on Channel 4 in April 2016. [11] [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ 'Parishes: Pirbright' A History of the County of Surrey: Volume 3, ed. H E Malden, London, 1911, pp. 363-365 accessed 9 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Plan to improve barracks accommodation for returning forces". Get Surrey. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Army recruit found hanged at Pirbright camp". Get Surrey. 22 September 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Army Training Centre, Pirbright" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Duke of Lancaster's Regiment" . Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "IG Junior Non-Commissioned Officer". nationalarchives.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. 1 2 "ATC Pirbright". army.mod.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Royal Signals Interactive Map". army.mod.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ↑ "Armour Centre, Bovington". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "British Army Girls". Channel 4. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Wallop, Harry (3 April 2016). "The army girls proving they are prepared to kill". The Telegraph. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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