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

  1. 1 2 HL Deb 17 October 1945 vol 137 cc353-5, UK Parliament

Sources

  • Hansard - HL Deb 17 October 1945 vol 137 cc353-5
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