6-666: Gamecock Barracks is a British Army installation located at Bramcote , 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-east of Nuneaton in Warwickshire . The barracks was established on the site of the former RAF Bramcote airbase in 1959. It was named after HMS Gamecock , the naval ship name given to the airbase by the Royal Navy before the British Army took over. The barracks were home to the Junior Leaders' Regiment Royal Artillery between
12-469: Is also the Commanding Officer of 30 Signal Regiment. In November 2016, following a review of the defence infrastructure, it was announced that Gamecock Barracks would additionally be home to the following units: Together with Whittington Barracks , this would form a West Midlands-based Defence Medical Services centre of excellence . Bramcote, Warwickshire Bramcote is a village in
18-718: The Rugby district of Warwickshire in England . It lies approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south-east of Nuneaton , between the Ashby Canal and the River Anker . Historically, Bramcote was a dispersed settlement rather than a nucleated village . Today, its main population centre is Gamecock Barracks , which lies to the south of the B4114 road and west of the M69 motorway . In 2001, Bramcote's population
24-575: The 1960s and the 1990s, which was a training establishment for the future non-commissioned officers of the Royal Artillery. It was one of many different types of Junior establishments for soldiers serving from the age of 15 to 17 years (until the school leaving age was raised to 16). After completing their military and trade training, which initially took two years, but was latterly reduced to 12 months, they would muster to their designated Field Army artillery regiments. In 1993, 30 Signal Regiment moved to
30-508: The barracks. The regiment's personnel are held at very high notice to move, to be utilised worldwide in a matter of days, earning the regiment the nickname ' The Globetrotters '. The regiment's primary role is to support the Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ). Since 1993, the barracks has been occupied by 30 Signal Regiment. The Regimental Headquarters, Queen's Gurkha Signals is also based here. Commander QG SIGNALS
36-487: Was 321, which included the hamlet of Bramcote Mains a quarter of a mile to the south, and 214 armed-services personnel at Gamecock Barracks. Population details for the 2011 census can be found under Wolvey . Bramcote Waters golf course lies to the east and Bramcote NHS Hospital to the north. Prior to the barracks at Bramcote being occupied by the Army, it was Royal Naval Air Station Bramcote HMS Gamecock . During
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