| Howe Barracks | |
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| Canterbury | |
 Howe Barracks | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: -0.7%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Howe Barracks Location within Kent
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| Coordinates | 51°16′46″N 01°06′04″E / 51.27944°N 1.10111°ECoordinates: 51°16′46″N 01°06′04″E / 51.27944°N 1.10111°E |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1930s |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1930s-Present |
Howe Barracks is a military installation in Canterbury in Kent.
History[]
The barracks was established during the 1930s and became the home of the Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment).[1] They were named after Lieutenant Colonel Gerard Howe, a former commanding officer of the Buffs,[2] and went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the Home Counties Brigade Depot in 1960.[3] They were also the depot and Regimental Headquarters for the Queen's Regiment,[4] then for the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment[5] and, more recently, for the 5th Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland (the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders).[6] The barracks will close by 2017.[7]
References[]
- ↑ "Canterbury Cathedral". http://www.qor.com/community/canterbury.html. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Lt Col G R Howe". Queen's Royal Surreys. http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/colonels_and_co/commanding_officers/east_surrey/077.html. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Infantry Brigade Depots (Location)". Hansard. 7 March 1958. http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/written_answers/1958/mar/07/infantry-brigade-depots-location. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Queen's Regiment". December 1981. http://www.1queens.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment". http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/princess-of-wales-royal-regiment.html. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Canterbury's ties with military end with Howe Barracks closure". BBC. 28 June 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23105932. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ "Ministry of Defence announces closure of Canterbury Army base Howe Barracks". Kent on Line. 3 March 2013. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/ministry-of-defence-announces-cl-a55330/. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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