Fremington Army Camp

Fremington Army Camp was a military camp in the village of Fremington, Devon, England, which was used as a base to train the United States Army Air Corps. It was originally located there to be within easy marching distance from the railway station at the Quay.

Fremington Army Camp
Near Fremington in England
Fremington Army Camp
Shown within Devon
Coordinates51°04′31″N 004°07′31″W
TypeArmy Camp
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Navy
Open to
the public		No
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
Built forUnited States Army
In use1943-2009 (2009)
FateClosed

History

The site was used by the US Army's 313th Station Hospital for post-D-Day rehabilitation, with room for 2,000 patients and started receiving casualties on 20 July 1944, during the Second World War. It became home to the School of Combined Operations in 1946.[1] It then became home to 18 Squadron Royal Army Service Corps and its successor, 18 (Amphibious) Squadron Royal Corps of Transport.[2]

It complemented the work of the Commando Logistic Regiment at Royal Marines Base Chivenor, situated a mile (2 km) northwards on the opposite bank of the River Taw, and of 11 (Amphibious Trials and Training) Squadron at Arromanches Camp, 2.0 miles (3.2 km) to the west. In 2009, the camp was closed due to its severely outdated nature, and the opportunity to re-develop the land.[3]

Current use

The Riverside Park and Water's Edge estates now occupy the old army site. Barratt Developments and Bovis Homes are the two developers.[4]

References
  1. "Camp history". Fremington Developments LLP. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. "The Royal Army Service Corps & Royal Corps of Transport Association (Amphibious Branch)". Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. "Nine jobs will go as Fremington army camp closes". this is North Devon. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  4. "Council quells asbestos concerns at former army camp". North Devon Gazette. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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