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 ...

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

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and the former

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. 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

* 48th Field Battery

References

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