Denison Barracks is a military installation at Hermitage in

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

, England.

History

The site was used as an American military hospital during the

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and became the home of

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in 1949. The barracks were named after General Sir William Denison, a prominent Royal Engineer. In order to consolidate all survey activities in one location, the rest of the Military Survey organisation moved to the site in the 1960s. 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) were formed at the barracks in 1987. In March 2013 the

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announced a £10 million investment to allow the Military Stabilisation Support Unit, the Defence Cultural Specialist Unit, Land Intelligence Fusion Centre and

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to move onto the site. In July 2014 42 Engineer Regiment (Geographic) left the barracks and moved to

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. 77th Brigade moved to the site and became fully operational in April 2015.

References

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