Tidworth Campis a military installation atTidworthinWiltshire,England. It forms part of the Tidworth, Netheravon and Bulford (TidNBul) Garrison.[1]
| Tidworth Camp | |
|---|---|
| Tidworth | |
 Tidworth camp from Clarendon Hill. | |
  Tidworth Camp Location within Wiltshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°13′56″N1°40′28″W/ 51.23217°N 1.67451°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1897 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1897–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Various |
History
editThe Camp was established when theWar Officeacquired a 19th-century mansion –Tedworth House– and large tracts of land to its north in 1897.[2]HeadquartersSouthern Commandwas established at Tidworth Camp in 1905.[3]
Lucknow Barracks and Mooltan Barracks were completed in 1905, TidworthMilitary Hospitalwas finished in 1907. Aliwal Barracks, Assaye Barracks, Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Barracks and Jellalabad Barracks were added later,[4]and aRoyal Ordnancedepot was established during theFirst World War.The barracks are named for battles in India and Afghanistan:Aliwal,Assaye,Bhurtpore,Candahar,Delhi,Jellalabad,LucknowandMooltan.[5](Jellalabad Barracks should not be confused with the formerbarracks of the same namein Taunton, Somerset).[6]
There was also an army hospital during the First World War. A description of it, including actions taken to address a suspected meningitis outbreak, is provided by Arthur Bullock, who spent around a week there in 1918.[7]
In theSecond World War,the Camp was home from 1942 to 1944 to various formations of theUnited States Armyincluding7th Armored Division(14 June to 7 August 1944),[8]9th Armored Division,[9]and8th Armored Division.[10]HQ Southern Command left the Camp and moved toErskine BarracksnearFugglestone St Peterin 1949.[11]The military hospital closed in March 1977.[12]
Extensive reconstruction at the Camp involving 160 new or refurbished buildings was carried out underProject Allenby Connaughtbetween 2006 and 2014.[4]
Tedworth House had various military uses, including providing accommodation for nurses; from 1977 to 2011 it was the Officers' Mess for the Camp.[13]It is now a recovery centre operated by theHelp for Heroescharity.[14]
Military cemetery
editTidworth Military Cemetery, north of the Camp and surrounded by farmland, is under the care of theCommonwealth War Graves Commission.417 First World War burials from Tidworth, and from Fargo Military Hospital nearLarkhill,include many of Australian or New Zealand servicemen. There are also 106 graves of theSecond World Warand 40 of other nationalities.[15]
Former branch railway
editA branch from theMidland and South Western Junction RailwayatLudgershallwas built in 1901 and opened to passengers in 1902.[16]Goods tracks known as Tidworth Military Railway continued west from Tidworth station into the military area. The branch returned to military control in 1955 and was closed in 1963.[17][18]
Barracks
editThe barracks which encompass the camp include:
- Aliwal Barracks
- Assaye Barracks
- Queen's Royal Hussars[20]
- 2nd Medical Regiment,Royal Army Medical Service[21][22]
- 3rd Armoured Close Support Battalion,Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers[23]
- Bhurtpore Barracks
- 1st Medical Regiment, Royal Army Medical Service[24]
- Candahar Barracks
- 10 Army Education Centre Group,Adjutant General's Corps[25][26]
- Delhi Barracks
- Headquarters,1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team[27]
- 6th Armoured Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers[19]
- Jellalabad Barracks
- Headquarters South West[28]
- 4th Armoured Close Support Battalion, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers[19]
- Lucknow Barracks
- 1st Battalion,Royal Welsh[19][29]
- British Army Bands Tidworth[30][31]
- Band of the Royal Artillery
- Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers
- Band of the Adjutant General's Corps
- Mooltan Barracks
- 1st Battalion,Royal Regiment of Fusiliers[19]
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- ^"The Keep, Jellalabad Barracks, Mount Street, Taunton".Somerset County Council.Retrieved9 December2014.
- ^Bullock, Arthur (2009).Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir.The History Press. p. 54.ISBN978-0-7524-4793-3.
- ^"Order of Battle of the U.S. Army, World War II, European Theater of Operations, Divisions".U.S. Army Center of Military History.OFFICE OF THE THEATER HISTORIAN.Retrieved7 July2020.
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- ^Charles R. Leach (1992).In tornado's wake: a history of the 8th Armored Division.Battery Press. p. 47.ISBN9780898391763.
- ^"'Fugglestone St Peter', inA History of the County of Wiltshire: Volume 6".1962. pp. 37–50.Retrieved22 November2014.
- ^"Tidworth Military Hospital".Retrieved22 November2014.
- ^"Last lunch at Tedworth House".Salisbury Journal. 3 February 2011.Retrieved22 November2014.
- ^"Recovery in the South | Tedworth House".Help For Heroes.Retrieved27 May2020.
- ^"Tidworth Military Cemetery".Commonwealth War Graves Commission.Retrieved2 December2014.
- ^Historic England."Tidworth Military Railway (1359011)".Research records (formerly PastScape).Retrieved1 March2015.
- ^Steph Gillett (15 August 2018).The Midland & South Western Junction Railway Through Time.Amberley Publishing.ISBN978-1-4456-6337-1.
- ^Oakley, Mike (2004).Wiltshire Railway Stations.Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 133–134.ISBN1-904349-33-1.
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- ^"Queen's Royal Hussars".army.mod.uk.Retrieved15 July2020.
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- ^Sadler, Claire (13 May 2019)."Army Medics Exercise Freedom Of Aldershot Ahead Of Tidworth Move".Forces Network.Retrieved15 July2020.
- ^"Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers".army.mod.uk.Retrieved15 July2020.
- ^"1 Armoured Medical Regiment".army.mod.uk.Retrieved15 July2020.
- ^"10 Army Education Centre".webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk.Retrieved29 March2021.
- ^Army Policy & Secretariat,FOI(A) Request relating to current AECs (7 December 2020).whatdotheyknow.Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^"1st Deep Reconnaissance Strike Brigade Combat Team".British Army.Retrieved2 April2023.
- ^"Historic change of command parade in South West |".Retrieved15 July2020.
- ^Hartle, Lisa (1 March 2019)."Royal Welsh Troops Mark St David's Day At Tidworth".Forces Network.Retrieved15 July2020.
- ^"British Army Music".army.mod.uk.Retrieved15 July2020.
- ^"A Reshape of British Army Bands in 2019".4 November 2019.Retrieved20 November2020.