| Vauxhall Barracks | |
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| Didcot | |
 <div style="position: absolute; top: Expression error: Missing operand for *.%; left: 170.6%; height: 0; width: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"> Vauxhall Barracks Location within Oxfordshire
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| Coordinates | 51°36′28″N 01°14′41″W / 51.60778°N 1.24472°WCoordinates: 51°36′28″N 01°14′41″W / 51.60778°N 1.24472°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1910s |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1910s-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC |
Vauxhall Barracks is a military installation in Didcot in Oxfordshire.
History[]
The barracks were established during the First World War for explosives from Woolwich Arsenal.[1] By the end of the War 1,900 troops were based there.[1] Then during World War II elements of the Royal Berkshire Regiment were based at the barracks.[2] Since 1982 it has been the home of 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Regiment RLC.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Didcot: the essential guide". p. 14. http://www.scribd.com/doc/139244440/Didcot-The-Essential-Guide. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ "8th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment - A black and white photo of the Advance Party leaving the TA Centre on 30/9/1939 to move to Vauxhall Barracks, Didcot". http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/search/category:9/limit:50/name/subcategory:Photographic%20Print/page:5. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ "Bomb heroes’ charity given honour". Oxford Mail. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/11091698.Bomb_heroes____charity_given_honour/. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
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