Raglan Barracks, Newport Explained

Raglan Barracks
Type:	Barracks
Map Type:	Wales Newport
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Newport
Location:	Newport
Ownership:	Ministry of Defence
Built:	1843–1845
Used:	1845-Present
Built For:	War Office
Occupants:	104th Regiment Royal Artillery Band of the Royal Welsh 3rd Battalion, Royal Welsh Corps of Drums

Raglan Barracks is a military installation at Barrack Hill in Allt-yr-yn in Newport, Wales.

History

The 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

The 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raglan House, Raglan Barracks, Allt-yr-Yn. British Listed Buildings. 7 December 2014.
2. Web site: The locations of the Cavalry depots. The Long, Long Trail. 6 December 2014.
3. Web site: Army Reserve Centres: Raglan Barracks, Newport. Ministry of Defence. 3 October 2021.
4. Web site: Royal Welsh. 11 December 2020.
5. Web site: Permanent Staff Administrative Officer (PSAO) E Squadron. - SERVE. www.findforcesjobs.mod.gov.uk.
6. Web site: Widow loses damages action over husband killed in Iraq. 23 October 2011. The Independent. 2 October 2021.
7. News: Gwent military band stars in Rugby World Cup 2015 video with Game of Thrones actor Charles Dance. 12 September 2014. South Wales Argu. 12 April 2023.