Demobilisation centres in the United Kingdom
At the end of World War II, British servicemen and women returned to civilian life by passing through a demobilisation centre.
Personnel returning to this country from abroad for the purpose of release passed first through a disembarkation unit. [1] They then went onto a dispersal unit. [1]
Military Disembarkation Camp Units
Command or District | Title of Unit | Location |
---|---|---|
Southern | No. 1 Military Disembarkation Camp Unit | Ranikhet Camp Reading |
No. 2 Military Disembarkation Camp, Unit | Slade Camp, Oxford | |
Eastern | No. 3 Military Disembarkation Camp Unit | Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, Kent |
Western | No. 1 Military Disembarkation Camp, Group H.Q. | Hadrian's Camp Carlisle |
No. 4 Military Disembarkation Camp Unit | ||
No. 5 Military Disembarkation Camp Unit | ||
Northern | No. 6 Military Disembarkation Camp Unit | Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall, York. |
Military Dispersal Units
Command or District | Title of Unit | Location |
---|---|---|
Scottish | No.1 Military Dispersal Unit | Redford Barracks, Edinburgh |
Northern | No. 2 Military Dispersal Unit | Fulford Barracks, York |
Eastern | No. 3 Military Dispersal Unit | Talavera Camp, Northampton |
No. 5 Military Dispersal Unit | Queen's Camp, Guildford | |
London | No. 4 Military Dispersal Unit | Regent's Park Barracks, Albany St., N.W.I. |
Southern | No. 6 Military Dispersal Unit | Sherford Camp, Taunton |
Western | No. 7 Military Dispersal Unit | North and South Camps, Ashton-under-Lyne |
No. 8 Military Dispersal Unit | Bradbury Lines, Hereford | |
Northern Ireland | No. 9 Combined Military Collecting and Dispersal Unit | Victoria Barracks, Belfast |
See also
References
Sources
- Hansard - HL Deb 17 October 1945 vol 137 cc353-5
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