For St George's Barracks in Sutton Coldfield, see St George's Barracks, Sutton Coldfield.
St George's Barracks | |
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North Luffenham | |
Coordinates | 52°37′56″N 00°36′38″W / 52.63222°N 0.61056°WCoordinates: 52°37′56″N 00°36′38″W / 52.63222°N 0.61056°W |
Type | Barracks |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
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Site history | |
Built | 1998 |
In use | 1998-Present |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | 16th Regiment Royal Artillery |
St George's Barracks are a military installation near to the village of North Luffenham in Rutland.
History[]
The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF North Luffenham airbase, in 1998. They became the home of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in 1999,[1] of the King's Own Royal Border Regiment in 2003[2] and of the 16th Regiment Royal Artillery in 2007.[3]
In 2013 16th Regiment Royal Artillery received the Freedom of Oakham on behalf of the barracks.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Royal Regiment of Fusiliers". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/royal-regiment-of-fusiliers.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "St George's Barracks". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/infantry/king-s-own-royal-border-regiment.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "16th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/royal-artillery/16th-regiment-ra.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "Soldiers in parade to salute freedom of town". Leicester Mercury. 24 April 2013. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Soldiers-parade-salute-freedom-town/story-18789418-detail/story.html#ixzz33Pza27M6. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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