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DMS Whittington, otherwise known as Defence Medical Services Whittington (formerly Whittington Barracks), is a military base in Whittington, Staffordshire, near Lichfield in England. It is home to the Staffordshire Regiment Museum , the Headquarters of the Surgeon General and subordinate medical headquarters, and the location of the Defence ...
The British Army retains a presence at a small number of installations primarily in the North Rhine-Westphalia area of Germany as part of what is now known as British Army Germany. [ 4 ] Overseas military bases enable the British Army to conduct expeditionary warfare , "maintain a persistent forward presence", "deter potential adversaries", and ...
Headquarters West Midlands, at Venning Barracks, Donnington. Birmingham University Officers' Training Corps (Army Reserve), at Montgomery House, Birmingham [7] 11th Signal Brigade & Headquarters West Midlands Cadet Training Team, in Dawley Bank, Telford [8] Derbyshire Army Cadet Force, in Derby [9]
S. Saighton Camp; Sam Domingo Barracks; Seaforth Barracks; MOD Shoeburyness; Shorncliffe Army Camp; Simpson Barracks, Northamptonshire; Sir John Moore Barracks ...
16th (Service) Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment (3rd Birmingham) 18th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment; 45th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Royal Engineers; 45th (Royal Warwickshire Regiment) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery; 48 (City of Birmingham) Signal Squadron; 48th (South Midland) Divisional Signals
In November 2014, in accordance with the Army 2020 reorganisation, 11th Signal Brigade amalgamated with 143 (West Midlands) Brigade to create a new formation, based at Venning Barracks in Donnington, named 11th Signal and West Midlands Brigade, with an additional role as a regional brigade for army regular and reserve units in the West Midlands ...
The barracks went on to be the army personnel selection centre for England, Wales and Northern Ireland in 1972. [3] The Army personnel selection centre closed in early summer 1994 and most of the land was later sold off for housing. [4] The Defence Infrastructure Organisation still remains in offices at St George's House. [5]
Birmingham's small arms manufacture continued and during the mid-to-late 17th century Birmingham smiths were renowned for their manufacture of quality weapons (Alexander Missen in his Travels on visiting Milan noted that "fine works of rock-crystal, swords, heads of canes, snuffboxes, and other fine works of steel" could be purchased in Milan ...