Keswick Barracks is a barracks of the
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...
in
Keswick, South Australia
Keswick() is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, adjacent to the park lands, and located in the City of West Torrens. The suburb is home to the Keswick Barracks, the headquarters of the Royal District Nursing Service, the Keswick Crick ...
. The barracks are located on
Anzac Highway adjacent to the
Royal Adelaide Showgrounds. The base is separated from the Showgrounds by the
Seaford and
Belair railway lines.
The barracks' historic
Headquarters Building is listed on both the
Australian Commonwealth Heritage List
The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register established in 2003, which lists places under the control of the Australian government, on land or in waters directly owned by the Crown (in Australia, the Crown in right of the Commonwealth ...
and the former
Register of the National Estate
The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritag ...
.
The barracks is also home to the
Army Museum of South Australia.
Current units
*
9th Brigade
*
10th/27th Battalion, Royal South Australia Regiment
The Royal South Australia Regiment is a reserve regiment of the Australian Army consisting of a single battalion, the 10th/27th Battalion, part of the 9th Brigade. It was raised on 1 July 1960, as The South Australia Regiment.
History
The Regime ...
*
3rd Health Support Battalion
144 Signals Squadron
*47 Army Cadet Unit
*413 Army Cadet Unit (Pipes & Drums).
*601 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets
*617 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets
Previous Units
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48th Field Battery
References
Barracks in Australia
Military installations in South Australia
Keswick, South Australia
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