Kendrew Barracks is a
British Army barracks located north east of
Cottesmore,
Rutland
Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire.
Its greatest len ...
,
England. The barracks opened in 2012 on the site of
RAF Cottesmore.
History
Kendrew Barracks sits on the former site of RAF Cottesmore which was active between 1938 and 2012 and housed both the
Royal Air Force and the
United States Army Air Forces during its lifetime. Cottesmore was the home of the
Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment which trained Panavia Tornado crews and the last operational home of the
British Aerospace Harrier II.
In July 2011 Defence Secretary
Liam Fox announced that Cottesmore would house the Army's East of England
Multi-Role Brigade. The Army officially took over the site in April 2012 and Kendrew Barracks was officially opened in October 2012 by the
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Gloucester () is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first four creations were in the Peerage of England and the last in the Peerage of the United Kingdom; the curren ...
.
The new barracks were named after Major General
Sir Douglas Kendrew. It is now home to the
2nd Battalion, 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 ...
, who moved from
Dhekelia Garrison in
Cyprus. A second regiment,
7 Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, moved to the base in June 2013.
In Autumn 2017 2nd Battalion,
Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment moved to Kendrew Barracks replacing 2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment.
As of 1 November 2018, there were 1,127 troops assigned to the units based at the barracks.
Based units
The following notable units are based at Kendrew Barracks.
British Army
Infantry (
Queen's Division)
* 2nd Battalion,
Royal Anglian Regiment
**
Royal Logistics Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army.
History
The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps:
* Royal Engine ...
(
102 Logistic Brigade
102nd Logistic Brigade (102 Log Bde) is a logistic brigade of the British Army. Its role is to force generate and force prepare fighting elements, including the Headquarters, globally, for current operations and deliver capability to contingent f ...
)
* 7 Force Logistics Regiment
References
External links
2nd Battalion RAR7 Regiment RLC
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Installations of the British Army
Buildings and structures in Rutland
Barracks in England
2012 establishments in England