Imphal Barracks
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The walls of Imphal Barracks
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 Imphal Barracks
Location within North Yorkshire
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| Type | Barracks |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1877–1880 |
| Built for | War Office |
| In use | 1880–Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 1st (United Kingdom) Division |
Imphal Barracks is a military installation located in Fulford, York, England.
History
Cavalry barracks were established in Fulford as early as 1795 but these have now been largely demolished.[1] The infantry barracks, which were built between 1877 and 1880, were initially the home of the 14th Regiment of Foot (later the West Yorkshire Regiment).[1] Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces.[2] In the 1950s the barracks were renamed Imphal Barracks to reflect the battle honours won by the West Yorkshire Regiment at the Battle of Imphal in spring 1944 during the Second World War.[3] The barracks became the home of the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire when the West Yorkshire Regiment amalgamated with the East Yorkshire Regiment in 1958.[1]
The barracks also became the home of Northern Command in 1958.[1] Northern Command was disbanded and replaced by North East District in 1972 and the barracks additionally became the home of 2nd Division in 1982.[4] North East District was disbanded in 1991 and 2nd Division, having absorbed Scotland District, moved its headquarters to Craigiehall, near Edinburgh in April 2000.[5]
In June 2006 a ceremony celebrating the formation of the Yorkshire Regiment was held at Imphal Barracks.[6]
The new divisional headquarters of 6th Division marked its formation with a parade and flag presentation at Imphal Barracks on 5 August 2008.[7] It had a clear focus on preparing brigades for Afghanistan: during summer 2009, the divisional headquarters was significantly reinforced and transformed into Combined Joint Task Force 6 before deploying to Afghanistan as Regional Command South in November 2009.[8] The 6th division headquarters closed in April 2011.[9]
Imphal Barracks was the home of 15th Infantry Brigade[10] until 1 December 2014 when it merged with the former 4th Mechanised Brigade to form an infantry brigade known as 4th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters North East based in Catterick.[11]
Imphal Barracks became home to 1st (United Kingdom) Division on 1 June 2015.[12]
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