Sir John Moore Barracks, Winchester Explained

Sir John Moore Barracks
Type:	Training
Map Type:	Hampshire
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Hampshire
Location:	Winchester
Ownership:	Ministry of Defence
Built:	1986
Used:	1986-Present
Built For:	War Office
Occupants:	Army Training Regiment Winchester

Sir John Moore Barracks is a military installation near Winchester. It is set to close in 2026.

History

The site used to be known as RAF Flowerdown until 1986 when it was renamed Sir John Moore Barracks, after Lieutenant General Sir John Moore, and became the new depot for the Light Division when they moved from Peninsula Barracks, Winchester.^{[1] [2]}

The barracks went on to become the home of the Army Training Regiment, Winchester. ATR Winchester delivers the 14-week training course to non-infantry adult (age 17+) recruits.^[3]

Current units

• Army Training Regiment (ATR) Winchester^[4]

Future

In November 2016 the Ministry of Defence announced that the site would close in 2021.^[5] This was later extended to 2024,^[6] and once more to 2026.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The history of the Light Infantry. Light Infantry. 31 March 2014.
2. Web site: The Royal Green Jacket Training Organisation since the Second World War until 1985. The Royal Green Jacket Association. 31 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140316190820/http://www.rgjassociation.info/ib/history/training_history.html. 16 March 2014.
3. Web site: Army Training Regiment, Winchester. 31 March 2014.
4. Web site: ATR Winchester The British Army .
5. Web site: A Better Defence Estate. Ministry of Defence. November 2016 . 8 November 2016.
6. News: Is Your Military Base Closing? Read The Full List Of Sites Shutting. 20 October 2020. Forces News. 20 October 2020.
7. News: Disposal of Sir John Moore Barracks, in Winchester, delayed. Hampshire Chronicle. 26 November 2021. 26 November 2021.