Robertson Barracks, Norfolk

Robertson Barracks is military installation near Swanton Morley in Norfolk. It is home to 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.

For the barracks in Australia, see Robertson Barracks.
Robertson Barracks
Swanton Morley
Robertson Barracks
Robertson Barracks
Location within Norfolk
Coordinates52.72800°N 0.96700°E / 52.72800; 0.96700
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1995
In use1995-Present
Garrison information
Occupants1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards

History
Trainload of Scimitar light tanks on the Mid-Norfolk Railway

The barracks, which are named after Field Marshal Sir William Robertson, were established when RAF Swanton Morley was handed over to the British Army in 1995.[1] The barracks became home to the 9th/12th Royal Lancers in April 1998[2] and to the Light Dragoons in August 2000.[3] The Army often uses the Mid-Norfolk Railway to carry equipment such as Scimitar light tanks belonging to army units based at the barracks to their training facilities in other parts of the United Kingdom.[4]

In 2013 the British Government identified Robertson Barracks as one of seven "core bases" in which it would invest.[5] The Light Dragoons left the barracks on 6 June 2015 and were replaced by the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards who were returning from Germany.[6]

Based units

The following notable units are based at Robertson Barracks.[7]

British Army

Royal Armoured Corps

Future

In November 2016, the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2031.[8]

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References
  1. "RAF Swanton Morley". Hansard. 15 May 1995. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. "9th/12th Royal Lancers". British Army Units 1945 on. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. "The Light Dragoons". British Army Units 1945 on. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. "Army and infrastructure trains – all in a day's work on the MNR!". Norfolk Railway Society. January 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. "Future of mid Norfolk barracks secured, but Light Dragoons will leave Norfolk". edp24.co.uk. Archant. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. "Light Dragoons bid farewell to Swanton Morley with flag ceremony as Queen's Dragoon Guards arrive". Dereham Times. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  7. Lancaster, Mark (29 November 2018). "Army:Written question - 194616". UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  8. "A Better Defence Estate" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
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