- Source: Alanbrooke Barracks
Alanbrooke Barracks is a military installation at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, England. The site will close in 2031.
History
The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Topcliffe airbase, in 1974, as an ordnance field park. The barracks were named Alanbrooke Barracks after Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, a former Royal Artillery officer, when 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery took over the site in 1977. The barracks continued as an artillery base with the arrival of 49 Regiment Royal Artillery in 1982, 27th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1986, 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1990, 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1998, and 4th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2008.
The barracks were also home to 15th Infantry Brigade from January 1982 to November 1992.
Current units
4th Regiment, Royal Artillery
Future
The barracks are set to close in 2031 under the Better Defence Estate plan.
See also
List of British Army installations
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kampanye Gurun Barat
- Alanbrooke Barracks
- British Army
- Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
- 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
- Westfalen Garrison
- RAF Topcliffe
- List of Royal Artillery batteries
- List of British Army installations
- List of airfields of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
- Kenya Army Infantry
