| Clive Barracks | |
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| Ternhill | |
 Clive Barracks | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: 282.6%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Clive Barracks Location within Shropshire
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| Coordinates | 52°52′16″N 02°32′01″W / 52.87111°N 2.53361°WCoordinates: 52°52′16″N 02°32′01″W / 52.87111°N 2.53361°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1976 |
| In use | 1976-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 1 Royal Irish Regiment |
Clive Barracks is a military installation at Ternhill in Shropshire.
History[]
The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Ternhill airbase, in 1976: they were initially named Borneo Barracks[1] before being renamed Clive Barracks after Major-General Lord Clive who had been born in Shropshire.[2] Some of the early units to use the site were the Queen's Lancashire Regiment who moved there in 1980[3] and the Royal Welch Fusiliers who moved there in 1984.[4]
On 20 February 1989, two IRA bombers activated two bombs within the accommodation barracks at Tern Hill. At that time the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (who had arrived in 1987)[5] and the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's Regiment (who had arrived in 1989)[6] were located at the base. A sentry spotted two men behaving suspiciously and raised the alarm, the barracks were evacuated shortly before the bombs exploded therefore preventing certain loss of life. One of the accommodation blocks was destroyed in the blast (which was reported to have been heard 20 mi (32 km) away in Shrewsbury). The bombers escaped by hijacking a car from a house down the road from the barracks.[7]
Since 2007 the barracks have been the home of 1 Royal Irish Regiment.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "RAF Ternhill". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. http://www.rafweb.org/Stations/Stations-T.htm#Ternhill. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment". Ministry of Defence (MoD). http://www.army.mod.uk/infantry/regiments/31070.aspx. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "Queen's Lancashire Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/queen-s-lancashire-regiment.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "Royal Welch Fusiliers". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/royal-welch-fusiliers.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "2nd Bn Parachute Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/parachute-regiment-2/parachute-regiment-2nd-bn.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "Duke of Wellington's Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/duke-of-wellington-s-regiment.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "1989: IRA bombs Tern Hill barracks". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/newsid_3417000/3417027.stm. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ "Royal Irish Regiment". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/royal-irish-regiment.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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