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词条 Albemarle Barracks, England
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  1. History

  2. Based units

      British Army  

  3. References

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| built = {{Start date|1970}}
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Albemarle Barracks is a British Army barracks located {{Convert|1.7|mi}} south of Stamfordham, Northumberland and {{Convert|10.5|mi}} west of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear.

History

The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Ouston airbase, in 1970. The barracks were occupied by Junior Signalmans Wing of 11 Signal Regiment in the 1970s,[1] before they were handed over to the Junior Infantry Battalion in the 1980s.[2] The barracks were home to 39 Regiment Royal Artillery from 1995[3] until that regiment disbanded there in February 2015.[4] On 13 July 2015 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery started transferring from its former base in Bergen-Hohne Garrison, Germany.[5] Its runways are used by Northumbria Police for driver training and as a stop-off point for nuclear warheads convoys en route via road between RNAD Coulport and AWE Aldermaston as part of the UK Trident programme.[6]

Based units

The following notable units are based at Albemare Barracks.[7]

British Army

Royal Artillery
  • 1st Artillery Brigade
    • 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/record?catid=-3214535&catln=7|title=Junior Signalman Wing 11th Signal Regiment, Albemarle Barracks, Ouston, Northumberland|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=28 February 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/boy-soldier-cleared-over-shooting-of-best-friend-1534014.html|title=Boy soldier cleared over shooting of best friend|date=17 July 1992|publisher=The Independent|accessdate=28 February 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mod.uk/artillery/regiments/24674.aspx|title=39 Regiment - The Welsh Gunners|publisher=British Army|accessdate=20 February 2014}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/albemarle-barracks-bids-farewell-welsh-8687888|title=Albemarle Barracks bids farewell to the Welsh Gunners as flag is lowered for final time|date=20 February 2015|publisher=Evening Chronicle|accessdate=10 June 2015}}
5. ^{{cite web| title =Mounted gunners move in|newspaper=Hexham Courant|publication-place=Hexham, Northumberland|date=26 June 2015|page=3|url =}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nukewatch.org.uk/docs/infopack.pdf|title=Nukewatch Information Pack|accessdate=1 June 2014}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-22/194616|title=Army:Written question - 194616|last=Lancaster|first=Mark|date=29 November 2018|website=UK Parliament|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=30 November 2018}}

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