Burnham, New Zealand

Burnham Camp
Burnham, New Zealand
Burnham Camp
Coordinates 43°36′52″S 172°18′12″E / 43.6145°S 172.3033°E / -43.6145; 172.3033
Type Army Camp
Site information
Owner New Zealand Defence Force
Controlled by New Zealand Army
Site history
In use 1923–present
Garrison information
Garrison New Zealand Army

Burnham, also known as Burnham Camp, is the largest army base in New Zealand's South Island. It is located 28 kilometres south of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains in the Selwyn District, close to the town of Dunsandel. Burnham was named after Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire.[1]

The senior headquarters at the camp has seen many changes. Previously Headquarters 3 Task Force, 3 Task Force Region, HQ Ready Reaction Force, and 3 Land Force Group have been based here. Most recently 3 Land Force Group was disbanded in 2011, and Headquarters Deployable Joint Task Force Headquarters - Land (DJTFHQ-L) was formed.

Units at the camp

1st (New Zealand) Brigade

Combat Units


Combat Support Units

  • 2nd Engineer Regiment,
    • 3rd Field Squadron
    • 3 Emergency Response Troop
  • 1st New Zealand Signal Regiment,
    • 3rd Signal Squadron (Electronic Warfare)
    • 4th Signal Squadron
    • 25 Cypher Section

Combat Service Support Units

  • 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion (Burnham Military Camp)
    • 3rd Transport Company
    • 3rd Catering & Supply Company
    • 3rd Workshop Company
  • 2nd Health Services Battalion,
    • 3rd Health Support Company

Headquarters Training and Doctrine Command

  • Army Adventure Training Centre
  • 3 Regional Training wing
  • Health Services School (2HSB)
  • DHS (NZ) (Defence Health School (NZ))

Lockheed Martin New Zealand[edit]

Lockheed Martin New Zealand provides logistics services for the NZDF including Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul, Managed Fleet Utilisation and warehousing.

  • Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul team
  • Managed Fleet Utilisation team

Other Units

  • Army Band
  • Youth Development Unit (YDU)
  • Services Correctional Establishment (SCE)
  • 3rd Military Police Platoon
  • Joint Logistic Support Agency service center
  • Human Resources service center

Medical training

Medical training for the entire NZDF is conducted in Burnham at the Defence Health School and all medics enlisted in the Army, Navy or Air Force are sent here for training. Medics initially complete a one year Diploma of Paramedic Science, followed by one and a half years on the Graduate Diploma of Health Science (Paramedicine). Practical training and clinical placements, both in hospital and on civilian ambulance are completed throughout. Medics are then posted to their respective camps or bases.

Cadet force

Burnham is also home to the Southern HQ of the New Zealand Cadet Forces (NZCF). They are the Air Training Corps (Air Force), Cadet Corps (Army), and Sea Cadet Corps (Navy).

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Reed, A. W. (2002). The Reed Dictionary of New Zealand Place Names. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-7900-0761-4.

Further reading

  • Latter, Edward (1992). Marching Onward: A History of 2nd Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, 1845-1992. Christchurch. ISBN 9780473015671.
  • McFarlane, Donald (2008). Short Back and Sides: A History of Burnham Camp 1923-73. Christchurch: Caxton Press. ISBN 9780473137618.
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