Bulford Camp
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Bulford Camp is a military camp
on the Salisbury Plain
in Wiltshire
, England.
The modern day Bulford Camp is two camps separated by Marlborough Road. The camp on the eastern side contains Picton Barracks housing the headquarters of 3rd (UK) Division and Kiwi Barracks houses the 4th Battalion The Rifles
as well as 158 Provost
Company
, 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police
. The western side contains the headquarters of 12th Mechanised Brigade, 19 (Tank Transporter) Squardron, Royal Logistic Corps
and elements of the 3rd (UK) Division HQ and Signal Regiment (3 DSR). Elements of 4 MI Battalion, Intelligence Corps are also spread across the two camps as well.
The section called Sling Camp
was occupied by New Zealand
soldiers of the Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during World War I
. The ANZACs left their mark by creating the Bulford Kiwi
, and also named many of the streets after New Zealand towns, including:
In addition,one of the barracks is named Kiwi Barracks to honour the New Zealand connection. Ward Barracks is also here as is Campion Lines, home of HQ SIB RMP.
Other roads are also named after troops' previous locations:
Military camp
A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or operations, and often have the form of large campsites. In the Roman era the military camp had highly...
on the Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain
Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in central southern England covering . It is part of the Southern England Chalk Formation and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, with a little in Hampshire. The plain is famous for its rich archaeology, including Stonehenge, one of England's best known...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England.
The modern day Bulford Camp is two camps separated by Marlborough Road. The camp on the eastern side contains Picton Barracks housing the headquarters of 3rd (UK) Division and Kiwi Barracks houses the 4th Battalion The Rifles
The Rifles
The Rifles is the largest regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five regular and two territorial battalions, plus a number of companies in other TA battalions, Each battalion of the Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light...
as well as 158 Provost
Provost (military police)
Provosts are military police whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. However, many countries use their gendarmerie for provost duties....
Company
Company (military unit)
A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 80–225 soldiers and usually commanded by a Captain, Major or Commandant. Most companies are formed of three to five platoons although the exact number may vary by country, unit type, and structure...
, 3rd Regiment Royal Military Police
Royal Military Police
The Royal Military Police is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK, and whilst service personnel are deployed overseas on operations and exercises.Members of the RMP are generally known as...
. The western side contains the headquarters of 12th Mechanised Brigade, 19 (Tank Transporter) Squardron, Royal Logistic Corps
Royal Logistic Corps
The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army, comprising around 17% of its strength...
and elements of the 3rd (UK) Division HQ and Signal Regiment (3 DSR). Elements of 4 MI Battalion, Intelligence Corps are also spread across the two camps as well.
The section called Sling Camp
Sling camp
Sling Camp was a World War I camp occupied by New Zealand soldiers beside the then-military town of Bulford on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire.-History:...
was occupied by New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
soldiers of the Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The ANZACs left their mark by creating the Bulford Kiwi
Bulford Kiwi
The Bulford Kiwi is an immense drawing of a kiwi carved in the chalk on Beacon Hill above the then-military town of Bulford on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire...
, and also named many of the streets after New Zealand towns, including:
- NelsonNelson, New ZealandNelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
Close - Marlborough Road
- WellingtonWellingtonWellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
Road - AucklandAucklandThe Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
Road - KiwiKiwiKiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae.At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world...
Road
In addition,one of the barracks is named Kiwi Barracks to honour the New Zealand connection. Ward Barracks is also here as is Campion Lines, home of HQ SIB RMP.
Other roads are also named after troops' previous locations:
- CanberraCanberraCanberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
Road - BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
Road - GallipoliGallipoliThe Gallipoli peninsula is located in Turkish Thrace , the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. Gallipoli derives its name from the Greek "Καλλίπολις" , meaning "Beautiful City"...
Road - Beacon Hill Road
- GazaGazaGaza , also referred to as Gaza City, is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip, with a population of about 450,000, making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories.Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC,...
Road
See also
- Amesbury and Military Camp Light RailwayAmesbury and Military Camp Light RailwayThe Amesbury and Military Camp Light Railway was constructed under a light railway order dated 24 Sept 1898. It was opened for military traffic from Amesbury to the Newton Tony Junction on the 1st Oct 1901...