Dalton Barracks is a military installation near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England and home to No. 3 and 4 Logistic Regiments of the

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History

The barracks were established, on the site of the former

RAF Abingdon Royal Air Force Abingdon or more simply RAF Abingdon was a Royal Air Force station near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. It is now known as Dalton Barracks and is used by the Royal Logistic Corps. History The airfield was opened in 1932, initially as ...

airbase, in 1992: they were named after James Dalton VC, who earned his VC as an acting assistant

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at the

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. The barracks were initially occupied by 3 and 4 Close Support Regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport (now 3 and 4 Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps).

Based units

The following units are based at Dalton Barracks. * 3 Regiment,

**35 Headquarters Squadron **21 General Support Squadron **31 Close Support Squadron **32 Close Support Squadron **

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Light Aid Detachment (LAD). * 4 Regiment,

** 75 Headquarters Squadron ** 4 Close Support Squadron ** 33 General Support Squadron ** 60 Close Support Squadron **

Light Aid Detachment (LAD)

Future

In March 2013 the Ministry of Defence announced that 12 Logistic Support Regiment would be disbanded with the loss of 400 jobs on the site. In November 2016 the Ministry announced that the site would close completely in 2029, this was later extended to 2030. In 2021, it was reported that the site was being used to film ''

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and Steven Spielberg.

References

{{Reflist Installations of the British Army Barracks in England Abingdon-on-Thames Buildings and structures in Oxfordshire