Dalton Barracks

Dalton Barracks
Abingdon

Dalton Barracks
Dalton Barracks
Location within Oxfordshire
Coordinates 51°41′27″N 01°19′00″W / 51.69083°N 1.31667°W / 51.69083; -1.31667Coordinates: 51°41′27″N 01°19′00″W / 51.69083°N 1.31667°W / 51.69083; -1.31667
Type Barracks
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator  British Army
Site history
Built 1992
In use 1992-Present
Garrison information
Occupants Royal Logistic Corps

Dalton Barracks is a military installation near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.

History

The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Abingdon airbase, in 1992: they were named after James Dalton VC, a former member of the Army Commissary Corps, a predecessor of the Royal Logistic Corps. The barracks were initially occupied by 3 and 4 Close Support Regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport (now 3 and 4 Logistic Support Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps).[1] Since 2006 they have also been occupied by 12 Logistic Support Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps.[2]

In March 2013 the Ministry of Defence announced that 12 Logistic Support Regiment would be disbanded with the loss of 400 jobs on the site.[3] In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close completely in 2029.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Regiments 1 to 10". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Regiments 11 to 20". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Army bases: Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, loses 400 jobs". BBC. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "A Better Defence Estate" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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