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RAF Spitalgate was a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 base, located close to Grantham
Grantham

Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It stands athwart the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham, 24 miles south-southwest of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a Counties of England in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire....
, England
England

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base opened in 1915. The base was an Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU) in the 1950s. Much later it became the Women's Royal Air Force
Women's Royal Air Force

The Women's Royal Air Force was a women's branch of the Royal Air Force which existed in two separate incarnations.The first WRAF was an auxiliary organization of the Royal Air Force which was founded in 1918....
 (WRAF) Depot, responsible for the recruitment and training of all non-commissioned females in the RAF, until this moved to RAF Swinderby
RAF Swinderby

RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force RAF Bomber Command airfield opened in 1940, one of the last of the stations completed under the RAF's expansion plans started in the 1930s....
. The site is not part of Grantham, but the parish of Londonthorpe & Harrowby Without.

algate is now a Territorial Army
Territorial Army

The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
 Barracks since 1976, called Prince William of Gloucester
Prince William of Gloucester

Prince William of Gloucester was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of George V of the United Kingdom....
 Barracks, occupied by the RLC
RLC

RLC may refer to:...
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RAF Spitalgate was a Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force is the United Kingdom's air force, the oldest independent air force in the world. Formed on 1 April 1918, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history ever since, playing a large part in World War II and in more recent conflicts....
 base, located close to Grantham
Grantham

Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It stands athwart the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham, 24 miles south-southwest of the city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire....
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a Counties of England in the east of England. It borders Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, South Yorkshire, and the East Riding of Yorkshire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
.

History

The base opened in 1915. The base was an Officer Cadet Training Unit (OCTU) in the 1950s. Much later it became the Women's Royal Air Force
Women's Royal Air Force

The Women's Royal Air Force was a women's branch of the Royal Air Force which existed in two separate incarnations.The first WRAF was an auxiliary organization of the Royal Air Force which was founded in 1918....
 (WRAF) Depot, responsible for the recruitment and training of all non-commissioned females in the RAF, until this moved to RAF Swinderby
RAF Swinderby

RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force RAF Bomber Command airfield opened in 1940, one of the last of the stations completed under the RAF's expansion plans started in the 1930s....
. The site is not part of Grantham, but the parish of Londonthorpe & Harrowby Without.

Modern day use

Spitalgate is now a Territorial Army
Territorial Army

The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
 Barracks since 1976, called Prince William of Gloucester
Prince William of Gloucester

Prince William of Gloucester was a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of George V of the United Kingdom....
 Barracks, occupied by the RLC
RLC

RLC may refer to:...
. All UK recruits visit the base for training
Recruit training

Recruit training is the initial indoctrination and instruction given to new military personnel. It may be common to all recruits, officers being selected on the basis of competency shown during recruit training, or for the enlisted ranks only....
 and trade training including all catering personnel (former Army Catering Corps
Army Catering Corps

The Army Catering Corps was a corps of the British Army, responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps, and became a corps in its own right in 1965....
).

Units

  • 162 Movement Control Regiment
    162 Movement Control Regiment

    The 162 Movement Control Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, is a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom.In 2006 it was amalgamated with the 163 Movement Control Regiment and is now the only volunteer Movement Control Regiment in the Territorial Army....
  • 160 Transport Regiment
    160 Transport Regiment

    160 Transport Regiment Royal Logistic Corps, is a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United KingdomIt is a National TA unit, formed in April 1995, which recruits personnel from all over the country and is based at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks, Grantham, Lincolnshire...
  • 165 Port Regiment
  • 166 Supply Regiment
  • 168th Pioneer Regiment
    168th Pioneer Regiment

    168 Pioneer Regiment was formed following the rationalisation of Army logistics instigated by the Logistic Support Review in 1990 which advocated that all logistic support matters should be the responsibility of a new corps, The Royal Logistic Corps ....
  • 88th Postal and Courier Regiment
    88th Postal and Courier Regiment

    88th Postal and Courier Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps, is a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom.The regiment was formed in the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993 with four squadrons....
  • Catering Support Regiment
    Catering Support Regiment

    The Catering Support Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps, is a regiment of the Territorial Army in the United Kingdom.The regiment was formed as part of the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993 and was the successor to the Central Volunteer Headquarters of the Army Catering Corps....


The site is also used by the Grantham & District Model Aircraft Society.

External links

  • of the SSAFA Forces Help
    SSAFA Forces Help

    SSAFA Forces Help is a British based charitable organization set up to help former and serving members of the United Kingdom British Armed Forces and their Family or dependants....