Queen Elizabeth Barracks | |
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Church Crookham | |
Coordinates | 51°15′16″N 0°49′52″W / 51.2544°N 0.8312°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1938 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1938-2000 |
Queen Elizabeth Barracks was a military installation at Church Crookham, Hampshire, England.
The barracks, which were originally known as Boyce Barracks after Major William Wallace Boyce, DSO, RAMC, [1] were built as a training depot for the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1938. [2] [3] The barracks were renamed Queen Elizabeth Barracks following a visit by Queen Elizabeth in 1948. [2] The wooden hutted camp, with barrack blocks arranged as 'spiders', could accommodate 2,500 soldiers. [2]
Between January 1963 and January 2003, 9 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers was based at Haig Lines. [4]
The Royal Army Medical Corps moved their depot to Keogh Barracks in 1964 [3] and were replaced by training regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport in 1965 and by the Gurkha Regiments in 1970. [2] After the Gurkha Regiments left in 2000, the site was decommissioned and acquired by Bryant Homes in 2002. [2] It was initially renamed Khukri Park, but following acquisition by Taylor Wimpey, it was renamed Crookham Park. [5] The main administration building was moved to the Aldershot Military Museum. [6]
Queen Elizabeth Barracks | |
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Church Crookham | |
Coordinates | 51°15′16″N 0°49′52″W / 51.2544°N 0.8312°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | British Army |
Site history | |
Built | 1938 |
Built for | War Office |
In use | 1938-2000 |
Queen Elizabeth Barracks was a military installation at Church Crookham, Hampshire, England.
The barracks, which were originally known as Boyce Barracks after Major William Wallace Boyce, DSO, RAMC, [1] were built as a training depot for the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1938. [2] [3] The barracks were renamed Queen Elizabeth Barracks following a visit by Queen Elizabeth in 1948. [2] The wooden hutted camp, with barrack blocks arranged as 'spiders', could accommodate 2,500 soldiers. [2]
Between January 1963 and January 2003, 9 Parachute Squadron, Royal Engineers was based at Haig Lines. [4]
The Royal Army Medical Corps moved their depot to Keogh Barracks in 1964 [3] and were replaced by training regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport in 1965 and by the Gurkha Regiments in 1970. [2] After the Gurkha Regiments left in 2000, the site was decommissioned and acquired by Bryant Homes in 2002. [2] It was initially renamed Khukri Park, but following acquisition by Taylor Wimpey, it was renamed Crookham Park. [5] The main administration building was moved to the Aldershot Military Museum. [6]