Tidworth Camp is a military installation at Tidworth in Wiltshire.HistoryThe Camp was established when the War Office acquired Tedworth House and large tracts of land to the north of the house in 1897. Southern Command was established at Tidworth Camp in 1905.Lucknow Barracks and Mooltan Barracks were completed in 1905, Tidworth Military Hospital was finished in 1907. Aliwal Barracks, Assaye Barracks, Bhurtpore Barracks, Candahar Barracks, Delhi Barracks and Jellalabad Barracks were added later. A Royal Ordnance depot was established during the First World War. The names of the barracks evoke memories of battles in India and Afghanistan (e.g. Aliwal, Assaye, Bhurtpore, Candahar, Delhi, Jellalabad, Lucknow and Mooltan). During the Second World War the Camp was home to 8th Armored Division, a formation of the United States Army.
Tags: Military Base
Address & Contact
- Street:
- tidworth
- City:
- North Tidworth
- Phone:
- 01980 602577
- Website:
- http://www.army.mod.uk
- Category:
- Military Base