Alanbrooke Barracks
| Alanbrooke Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Topcliffe | |
|
Alanbrooke Barracks | |
  Alanbrooke Barracks Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Coordinates | 54°12′12″N 01°24′06″W / 54.20333°N 1.40167°WCoordinates: 54°12′12″N 01°24′06″W / 54.20333°N 1.40167°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1974 |
| In use | 1974-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 4th Regiment Royal Artillery |
Alanbrooke Barracks is a military installation at Topcliffe in North Yorkshire, England.
History
The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Topcliffe airbase, in 1974, as an ordnance field park.[1] The barracks were named Alanbrooke Barracks after Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, a former Royal Artillery officer, when 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery took over the site in 1977.[2] The barracks continued the tradition of being an artillery base with the arrival of 49th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1982,[3] 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1990[4] and 40th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1998.[5]
The barracks were also home to 15th Infantry Brigade from January 1982 to November 1992.[6]
4th Regiment Royal Artillery has been based at Alanbrooke Barracks since 2008.[7]
References
- ↑ "Ordnance Field Parks 20 on". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "1st Regiment RHA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "49th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "19th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "40th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "History of 15th Infantry Brigade" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "4th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 20 April 2014.