Dalton Barracks
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| Dalton Barracks | |
|---|---|
| Abingdon | |
 Dalton Barracks | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator |  British Army |
| Location | |
  Dalton Barracks Location within Oxfordshire | |
| Coordinates | 51°41′27″N 01°19′00″W / 51.69083°N 1.31667°W |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1992 |
| In use | 1992–Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Royal Logistic Corps Intelligence Corps |
Dalton Barracks is a military installation near Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England and home to 4 Regiment Royal Logistic Corps.
The barracks were established, on the site of the former RAF Abingdon airbase, in 1992: they were named after James Dalton VC, who earned his VC as an acting assistant commissary in the Commissariat and Transport Department at the Battle of Rorke's Drift. The barracks were initially occupied by 3 and 4 Close Support Regiments of the Royal Corps of Transport (now 3 and 4 Regiments of the Royal Logistic Corps).[1]
The primary occupier of the barracks is now 4 Regiment RLC, after 3 Regiment was disbanded as part of the Future Soldier reforms.[2]