Carver Barracks
Encyclopedia
Carver Barracks is a British Army
base based on the former site of RAF Debden
, approximately 1 mile north of the village
of Debden
, in Essex
.
The airfield was built in 1935-37 and the runways laid in 1940. It was first occupied by the United States Army Air Forces
(USAAF) in September 1942. It was returned to Royal Air Force
(RAF) control on 5 September 1945.
After the RAF withdrew from the station in 1974, the site was handed to the British Army and re-established as Carver Barracks. The site is now home to 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Headquarters Essex Wing, Air Training Corps
and Saffron Walden Detachment, B Company, Essex Army Cadet Force.
In the 1980s Carver Barracks was home to Welsh Cavalry Regiment the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and the 9th/12th Royal Lancers - all armoured reconnaissance regiments.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
base based on the former site of RAF Debden
RAF Debden
RAF Debden is a former RAF airfield in England. The field is located 3 miles SE of Saffron Walden and approximately 1 mile north of the village of Debden in North Essex.-RAF Fighter Command:...
, approximately 1 mile north of the village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of Debden
Debden, Uttlesford
Debden is a small rural village in the Uttlesford district of Essex in the East of England.It is located 4 miles from Saffron Walden and 17 miles from Cambridge.RAF Debden is nearby and played a role in the Second World War....
, in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
.
The airfield was built in 1935-37 and the runways laid in 1940. It was first occupied by the United States Army Air Forces
United States Army Air Forces
The United States Army Air Forces was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II, and the direct predecessor of the United States Air Force....
(USAAF) in September 1942. It was returned to Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
(RAF) control on 5 September 1945.
After the RAF withdrew from the station in 1974, the site was handed to the British Army and re-established as Carver Barracks. The site is now home to 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD), 101 (City of London) Engineer Regiment (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), Headquarters Essex Wing, Air Training Corps
Air Training Corps
The Air Training Corps , commonly known as the Air Cadets, is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Air Cadet Organisation and the Royal Air Force . It is supported by the Ministry of Defence, with a regular RAF Officer, currently Air...
and Saffron Walden Detachment, B Company, Essex Army Cadet Force.
In the 1980s Carver Barracks was home to Welsh Cavalry Regiment the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards, the 13th/18th Royal Hussars and the 9th/12th Royal Lancers - all armoured reconnaissance regiments.