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| Anglesea Barracks |
| Hobart, Tasmania |
| Type |
Army post |
| Built |
1814 |
| In use |
1814-present |
| Controlled by |
Australian Army |
| Garrison |
12th/40th Battalion |
Anglesea Barracks is an Australian Defence Force barracks in central Hobart, Tasmania.
Construction began on the first buildings to occupy the site in 1814 and it is the oldest Australian Army barracks still in current use. It was named after Lord Anglesea who was involved with the Board of Ordnance. It is home to various civilian and military departments including: the Army Personnel Agency Hobart; the Royal Military College, Duntroon University of Tasmania Company; CSIG-T, Defence Recruiting. The barracks contains an Officers' Mess, Sergeants' Mess and the McGee VC Soldier Club. It also houses, in the old jail, the Military Museum of Tasmania.
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