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'''Aldershot Garrison''' also known as '''Aldershot Military Town''' is a major [[British Army]] base in [[South East England]]. It is home to the Headquarters of the [[4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|4th Division]] of the British Army, and it is also the administrative base for the [[145th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|145th (South) Brigade]] and [[101 Logistic Brigade|HQ 101 Logistic Brigade]]. The Garrison plays host to around 70 Major and Minor units, and organisations. It is located beside [[Aldershot]], [[Hampshire]], [[England]].
The Garrison area covers approximately 500 hectares. The total garrison population is about 10,500. Consisting of around 3,900 resident soldiers, some 1000 transient military personnel on courses or sport, 770 MOD Civil Servants and some 5000 dependents. The Garrison contains 2145 Service Family Accommodation quarters. Adjacent to the military town is some 2,700 hectares of open military training area. This area is open to the public when not in use for military training.<ref>www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/Aldershot_08-intro.pdf</ref>
==History==
Aldershot has been a centre for the British Army since the mid-Nineteenth Century. This has been reflected in the use of Aldershot as a headquarters for a variety of regional commands over the last 100 years. In WWI there was an HQ Aldershot Command, which continued in existence until c. February 1941, when it was replaced by HQ Aldershot Area. This heralded a period of frequent change, during which there was an HQ Aldershot District (1942-1945) and an HQ Aldershot and Hampshire District (1945-1948). In April 1948 this HQ was re-designated again and became HQ Aldershot District at Steeles Rd in Stanhope Lines; and remained so until April 1968.
The re-organisation of the command structure in the UK in 1968 saw the creation of larger District areas and a new, HQ South East District (also based at Steeles Road) was formed containing a number of Garrisons, including HQ Aldershot Garrison.
In 1992 a new Southern District was formed, uniting the former South East and South West Districts. This new District was split into four peacetime administrative areas, which included HQ Aldershot Area (covering the counties of Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire). This HQ Area would subsequently become HQ 145 (Home Counties) Brigade.
==Regiments and units==
* Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit (MDHU) [[Frimley Park Hospital]]
* Defence Dental Service (DDS)
* 1st Bn [[Coldstream Guards]]
* 1st Bn [[Welsh Guards]]
* HQ 101 Logistic Brigade
* 27 Regt [[Royal Logistic Corps]]
* 10 Tpt Royal Logistic Corps (Provides 3rd line support to HQ 101 Log Bde)
** 28 Transport Sqn Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment.
* RLC Training Centre Royal Logistic Corps
* 4 GS Medical Regiment
* 22 [[Field Hospital]]
* 101 Military Working Dog Unit
* 4 Regiment Royal Military Police
** 160 Provost Company [[Royal Military Police]]
* HQ PAT Group and [[Army School of Physical Training]].
Aldershot was home for many years to the [[5th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|5th Airborne Brigade]], this became part of the [[16th Air Assault Brigade]] and moved to [[Colchester Garrison]].
==See also==
*[[List of Army Barracks around Aldershot]]
*[[List Of British Army Garrison]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
[http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/18608.aspx]
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[[Category:British Army bases]]
[[Category:Military in Hampshire]]
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