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Cavalry Barracks is a British Army installation located north of Hounslow Heath in Hounslow, west of London. It was one of 40 such barracks built around London to guard against possible invasion by France in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The last soldier to be flogged to death in the British Army (Yorkshireman Private Frederick John White) died at Hounslow Barracks in July 1846 (he was buried in nearby St Leonard's churchyard Heston). The London Underground was initially extended out to Hounslow West in order to service these barracks. It is the location for the line infantry battalion that is posted for public duties in London, currently (as of July 2005) the 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th Foot). The next battalion to occupy the barracks will be the Second Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers who will take over Public Duties in the spring of 2008.
