Merville Barracks, Colchester
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Merville Barracks in Colchester is a major British Army base best known as the home of the elite Parachute Regiment.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army barracks
→
military installation → |
| associatedWith |
air assault operations
→
rapid reaction forces → |
| controlledBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
→
surface form: "Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)"
|
| country | United Kingdom → |
| garrisonFor |
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
→
Parachute Regiment → |
| garrisonTown | Colchester → |
| hasCategory |
Barracks in England
→
British Army installations → Military installations in Essex → Parachute Regiment →
surface form: "Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)"
|
| hasFacility |
accommodation blocks
→
headquarters buildings → mess buildings → parade square → sports facilities → training areas → |
| hasRoadAccess | local road network of Colchester → |
| hasSecurity | controlled access → |
| hasType | permanent garrison → |
| hasUnit |
16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
→
surface form: "16 Air Assault Brigade Headquarters"
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment →
surface form: "1st Battalion, The Parachute Regiment"
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment →
surface form: "2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment"
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment →
surface form: "3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment"
support units of 16 Air Assault Brigade → |
| locatedIn |
Colchester
→
England → Essex NERFINISHED → |
| locatedNear |
Colchester
→
surface form: "Colchester town centre"
Roman town of Colchester → |
| militaryBranch | Army → |
| namedAfter | Merville Battery → |
| namedFor | Merville Battery → |
| notableFor |
being home of the Parachute Regiment
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hosting elite airborne forces → |
| operatedBy | British Army → |
| partOf |
Merville Barracks, Colchester
→
surface form: "Colchester Garrison"
|
| primaryFunction | housing airborne and air assault units → |
| replaced |
Merville Barracks, Colchester
→
surface form: "Colchester Garrison barracks complex"
|
| status | active → |
| usedBy |
airborne infantry units
→
regular army units → |
| usedFor |
administrative headquarters
→
airborne forces training → operational deployment preparation → |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Colchester Garrison"
this entity surface form: "Colchester Garrison"
this entity surface form: "Colchester Garrison barracks complex"