Gibraltar Barracks is a military installation located on Out Risbygate,
Bury St Edmunds.
History
The barracks were opened in 1878. Their creation took place as part of the
Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces. The barracks became the
depot
Depot ( or ) may refer to:
Places
* Depot, Poland, a village
* Depot Island, Kemp Land, Antarctica
* Depot Island, Victoria Land, Antarctica
* Depot Island Formation, Greenland
Brands and enterprises
* Maxwell Street Depot, a restaurant in ...
for the two battalions of the
12th (East Suffolk) Regiment of Foot.
Following the
Childers Reforms, the regiment evolved to become the
Suffolk Regiment with its depot in the barracks in 1881.
[ The barracks went on to become the regional centre for infantry training as the ]East Anglian Brigade
The East Anglian Brigade (known as G Group until 1948) was an administrative brigade of the British Army from 1946 to 1968, that administered the regiments with recruiting grounds in East Anglia, and the East of England.
History
After the Second ...
Depot in 1960 and remained the regimental headquarters of the Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...
, until it moved to Blenheim Camp on Newmarket Road in Bury St Edmunds in the 2010s.
Suffolk Regiment Museum
The Suffolk Regiment Museum was established in the officers' mess in 1935 before moving to the keep in the late 1960s. It includes uniforms, weapons, regimental trophies, badges, insignia, musical items and other memorabilia.
References
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Installations of the British Army
Barracks in England
Museums in Suffolk
Regimental museums in England
Suffolk Regiment