Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 28 kilometres south of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains, close to the town of Dunsandel. Burnham was named after Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire.[1]
The senior headquarters at the camp has seen many changes. Previously Headquarters 3 Task Force, 3 Task Force Region, HQ Ready Reaction Force, and 3 Land Force Group have been based here. Most recently 3 Land Force Group was disbanded in 2011, and Headquarters Deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters - Land (DJTFHQ-L) was formed.
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Medical training for the entire NZDF is conducted in Burnham at Joint Services Health School and all medics enlisted in the Army, Navy or Air Force are sent here for training. After their intermediate training (3 month course), medics from the Army and Air Force complete 12 weeks of civilian ambulance and hospital training before being posted to their camps or bases. Navy medics are sent to Devonport where they work in the Navy Hospital which treats both sailors and civilians.
Burnham is also home to the Southern HQ of the New Zealand Cadet Forces. They are Air Training Corps (Air Force), Cadet Corps (Army), and Sea Cadet Corps.
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