Dalton Barracks

Dalton Barracks
Abingdon
Dalton Barracks
Dalton Barracks Location within Oxfordshire
Coordinates	51°41′27″N 01°19′00″W / 51.69083°N 1.31667°WCoordinates: 51°41′27″N 01°19′00″W / 51.69083°N 1.31667°W
Type	Barracks
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	1992
In use	1992-Present
Garrison information
Occupants	Royal Logistic Corps

Dalton Barracks is a military installation near Abingdon in Oxfordshire.

History

The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Abingdon airbase, in 1992: they were named after James Dalton VC, a former member of the Army Commissary Corps, a predecessor of the Royal Logistic Corps. The barracks were initially occupied by 3 and 4 Close Support Regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport (now 3 and 4 Logistic Support Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps).^[1] Since 2006 they have also been occupied by 12 Logistic Support Regiment of the Royal Logistic Corps.^[2]

The Ministry of Defence announced in March 2013 that 12 Logistic Support Regiment would be disbanded with the loss of 400 jobs on site.^[3]

References

1. "Regiments 1 to 10". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
2. "Regiments 11 to 20". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
3. "Army bases: Dalton Barracks, Abingdon, loses 400 jobs". BBC. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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