Land Warfare Centre (United Kingdom)

Land Warfare Centre
Warminster
Land Warfare Centre Location within Wiltshire
Coordinates	51°12′44″N 2°09′36″W / 51.21215°N 2.16008°WCoordinates: 51°12′44″N 2°09′36″W / 51.21215°N 2.16008°W
Type	Barracks
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	British Army
Site history
Built	1945
In use	1945-Present

The Land Warfare Centre is based on Imber Road in Warminster, in Wiltshire.

History

The Land Warfare Centre has its origins in the Battle School established at Barnard Castle in County Durham in 1941: it moved to Warminster in 1945^[1] and was known as the School of Infantry until it was renamed the Land Warfare Centre in 1988.^[2] All officers who are about to command a unit are required to attend training at the Land Warfare Centre prior to taking up their appointment. The site is also home to Headquarters Small Arms School Corps,^[3] who moved to the barracks from Hythe in 1969,^[4] and Headquarters Infantry, which was formed in 1996 and is responsible for the recruiting, manning and training policy of the Infantry.^[5]

References

1. "Round and about" (PDF). Warminster Service Community Official Guide. p. 74. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
2. "Land Warfare Centre". Preserved tanks. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
3. "Infantry & Small Arms School Corps Weapons Collection". Ministry of Defence. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
4. "Corps Day 19 September". Small Arms School Corps Association. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
5. "Headquarters Infantry". Ministry of Defence. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2014.