Bulford Camp
| Bulford Camp | |
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| Bulford | |
Gaza Road, Bulford Camp
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 Bulford Camp
Location within Wiltshire
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| Coordinates | 51°11′28″N 1°44′03″W / 51.19111°N 1.73417°WCoordinates: 51°11′28″N 1°44′03″W / 51.19111°N 1.73417°W |
| Type | Military Base |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |
 British Army
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| Site history | |
| Built | 1897 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1897-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants |
3rd (UK) Division 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment 5th Battalion The Rifles |
Bulford Camp is a military camp on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. Established in 1897, the site continues in use as a large British Army base. The camp is close to the village of Bulford and is about 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) northeast of the town of Amesbury.
The camp was built as a mixture of tents and huts in 1897. The section called Sling Camp was occupied by New Zealand soldiers of the Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the First World War. The ANZACs left their mark by creating the Bulford Kiwi, a large mural on the hillside. At the end of the war, the camp was the site of the Battle of Bulford, when ANZAC troops staged a brief mutiny.
Permanent barracks were built during the inter-war years: the current names were applied in 1931. Carter Barracks, a hutted camp north of Bulford Droveway, beyond the northern boundary of the present site, were built in 1939-40 and demolished in 1978.
The modern-day Bulford Camp is on two sites, separated by Marlborough Road. The camp on the eastern side contains Picton Barracks which since 1992 has housed the headquarters of 3rd (UK) Division and its Signals Regiment.Kiwi Barracks, where many of the streets are named after New Zealand towns, houses 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police. 5th Battalion The Rifles moved to Bulford Camp from Germany in 2016.
The camp on the western side contains Ward Barracks which houses the headquarters of 12th Armoured Infantry Brigade. The Headquarters of the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police is housed at Campion Lines which is also on the western side.
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