Raglan Barracks is a military installation at Barrack Hill in Allt-yr-yn in Newport, Wales.
| Raglan Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Newport | |
 Raglan Barracks | |
  Raglan Barracks Location within Newport | |
| Coordinates | 51°35′42″N 3°00′32″W / 51.59506°N 3.00891°W |
| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1843–1845 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1845-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 104th Regiment Royal Artillery Band of the Royal Welsh 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Corps of Drums |
History
editThe barracks were built as a cavalry barracks and completed in 1845.[1] During the First World War they were known as the Cavalry Barracks and served as the 4th cavalry depot providing accommodation for the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), the 3rd Dragoon Guards, the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, the Carabiniers (6th Dragoon Guards), the 7th Dragoon Guards and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons.[2] The barracks were renamed Raglan Barracks after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan in 1963.[1]
Units
editThe barracks are now home to:
- Headquarters, 104th Regiment Royal Artillery,[3]
- Corps of Drums of 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh.[4]
- Detachment, 4th Battalion the Parachute Regiment[3]
- E Squadron[5] 21 SAS (MAB 4),[6]
- 74 MI Company, 7 Military Intelligence Battalion[3]
- Band of the Royal Welsh[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Raglan House, Raglan Barracks, Allt-yr-Yn". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "The locations of the Cavalry depots". The Long, Long Trail. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Army Reserve Centres: Raglan Barracks, Newport". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Royal Welsh". Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Permanent Staff Administrative Officer (PSAO) E Squadron. - SERVE". www.findforcesjobs.mod.gov.uk.
- ^ "Widow loses damages action over husband killed in Iraq". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Gwent military band stars in Rugby World Cup 2015 video with Game of Thrones actor Charles Dance". South Wales Argu. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2023.