Buckley Barracks

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Buckley Barracks
Hullavington, Wiltshire
Near Chippenham in England
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Buckley Barracks
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Buckley Barracks
Shown within Wiltshire
Coordinates 51°31′40″N002°07′40″W / 51.52778°N 2.12778°W / 51.52778; -2.12778
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
OperatorFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Controlled by Royal Logistic Corps
Site history
Built1937 (1937)
In use1937–1992 (Royal Air Force)
1993 – present (British Army)
Garrison information
Garrison 9 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps

Buckley Barracks is a British Army barracks in Wiltshire, England, about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) north of Chippenham and 15 miles (24 km) west of Swindon. It is set to close in 2029.

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History

The barracks are on the technical site of the former RAF Hullavington which closed on 31 March 1992. [1] On handover of the site to the Army in April 1993, it became known as Hullavington Barracks. [2]

In 1993, as part of the draw-down of the BAOR and withdrawal from Germany, 237 Signal Squadron, a field squadron of 14 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) relocated from Celle, Germany to Hullavington. The Squadron moved again in June 1996 to rejoin the other two Squadrons (226 and 245 Signal Squadrons) that make up 14 Signal Regiment at Cawdor Barracks near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. [3]

The establishment was renamed Buckley Barracks in 2003, after the Victoria Cross recipient Major John Buckley. [4]

The barracks are currently occupied by 9 Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC). [5] As of 1 November 2018, there was 659 personnel assigned to the regiment. [6]

Based units

The following notable units are based at Buckley Barracks. [7]

Future

In November 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2029 as part of the Better Defence Estate review. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ March, Peter R. (1998). Brace by Wire to Fly-By-Wire – 80 Years of the Royal Air Force 1918–1998. RAF Fairford: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Enterprises. p. 160. ISBN   1-899808-06-X.
  2. ↑ "Hullavington Barracks, Hullavington". Historic England. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "Regimental History – 14th Signal Regiment" (PDF). British Army. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Barracks to salute hero". This is Wiltshire. 8 May 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "9 Regiment". British Army . Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Lancaster, Mark (29 November 2018). "Army:Written question – 194616". UK Parliament. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "9 Regiment RLC | The British Army".
  8. ↑ "A Better Defence Estate" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. November 2016. p. 24. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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