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Churchill Barracks was a military installation in Ayr , Scotland .
History [ edit ]
The barracks were built on the south side of Ayr Harbour as part of the British response to the threat of the French Revolution in 1795.[1] Cardwell Reforms and the barracks became the depot for the two battalions of the 21st (Royal Scots Fusiliers) Regiment of Foot .[2] Childers Reforms , the regiment evolved to become the Royal Scots Fusiliers with its depot in the barracks in 1881.[2]
The barracks were renamed Churchill Barracks in honour of Winston Churchill , a former Commanding Officer of a battalion of the Regiment, in 1942 during the Second World War.[3] Highland Light Infantry to form the Royal Highland Fusiliers at Redford Barracks in Edinburgh in 1959.[3] [4]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Training Depots" . Regiments.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 16 October 2016 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ a b "Ayrshire's Infantry Regiment" . South Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 14 November 2014 .
^ "Ayr Barracks" . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 14 November 2014 .
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