Baker Barracks

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For former use, see RAF Thorney Island.

Baker Barracks
Thorney Island, West Sussex in England
47th Regiment, Royal Artillery, Baker Barracks - geograph.org.uk - 525419.jpg
Entrance to Baker Barracks
Baker Barracks is located in West Sussex
Baker Barracks
Baker Barracks
Shown within West Sussex
Coordinates50°49′14″N 000°55′34″W / 50.82056°N 0.92611°W / 50.82056; -0.92611Coordinates: 50°49′14″N 000°55′34″W / 50.82056°N 0.92611°W / 50.82056; -0.92611
TypeBarracks
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
Operator British Army
Site history
Built1984 (1984)
In use1984-Present
Garrison information
Occupants12th Regiment Royal Artillery
16th Regiment Royal Artillery

Baker Barracks is a British Army barracks located on Thorney Island around 6.58 miles (10.59 km) east from Portsmouth, Hampshire.

History[]

The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Thorney Island airbase, in 1986, when 26th Regiment Royal Artillery moved on site.[1] Named after Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Baker, a former Royal Artillery officer, they have been home to 47th Regiment Royal Artillery, armed with the Starstreak missile, since 1989.[2] In January 2008, 12th Regiment Royal Artillery moved to the island upon their return from Germany.[3] In 2009, the airfield was used as a test track for a British-built steam car hoping to smash the longest standing land speed record. The British Steam Car Challenge team included test driver Don Wales, nephew of the late Donald Campbell and grandson of Sir Malcolm Campbell.[4]

Based units[]

The following units are based at Baker Barracks.[5]

Ministry of Defence

  • Centre of Specialisation for Joint Ground Based Air Defence Units (JTGBAD)[6]

British Army

Role and operations[]

Baker Barracks is home to two Royal Artillery regiments operating in the ground based air-defence role, operating the Thales Starstreak and MBDA Rapier surface-to-air missile systems.[18][19]

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ "26th Regiment RA". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "47 Regt RA". Ministry of Defence - British Army. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ "12 Regt RA". Ministry of Defence - British Army. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. ^ "British-built steam car unveiled". BBC News. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Royal Artillery". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c "Baker Barracks Prepared to be Centre of Specialisation for Joint Ground Based Air Defence - Inside DIO". insidedio.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Command of the United Kingdom's ground-based air defence systems has transferred from the Royal Air Force to the Army. Jt GBAD (Joint Ground Based Air Defence) was renamed to 7th Air Defence Group under the new Operational Command of the Army's Force Troops Command". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  8. ^ "7th Air Defence Group". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  9. ^ "British Army assumes control of UK ground-based air defence from RAF". Janes.com. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  10. ^ a b "12 Regiment Royal Artillery". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Army closes another building at Royal Artillery base blighted by safety woes". www.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Army warns of six-day helicopter drill set to take place at military base". www.portsmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Investigation after soldier 'blacked up' at army Christmas dinner". The Argus. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  14. ^ "16 Regiment Royal Artillery". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  15. ^ "ADA captain recounts Persistent Venture 17 experience". www.army.mil. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Army Unveils Sky Sabre Air Defence System". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Royal School of Artillery Training Opportunities at the Royal School of Artillery". British Army. pp. 29 & 37–43. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  18. ^ "12th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  19. ^ "16th Regiment Royal Artillery". British Army. Retrieved 3 December 2018.

References[]

  • Lord, Cliff (2004). The Royal Corps of Signals : unit histories of the Corps (1920-2001) and its antecedents. Solihull, West Midlands, England: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-874622-92-5. OCLC 184820114.
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