Quite repetitive explore since all buildings are the same but a nice little wonder to kill an hour!
Royal Army Ordnance Corp Marchington, was built around 1957 and dealt with the supply and maintenance of weaponry and munitions and various other military equipment until 1993 when the corp amalgamated with the Royal Logistics Corp.
It was also a Central Vehicle Depot during this time until the barracks closed in 1970, and the Territorial Army took over until finally closing the site in the early 1980s.
http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/units/1601/cvd-marchington/
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I was stationed here when the barrack blocks opened in late 1957. Prior to that we transferred daily from Egginton . I was Corporal i/c Progress & responsible for vehicles to be issued to other units. In the Aden crisis we had full time painting green vehicles sand for use out there. My number was 23384170 & my intake 5707 with basic training at Hilsea Barracks & trade training at Blackdown. Corporal David O’Neill. My OC was Capt J R Young.
Wow! I bet its hardly recognisable to back when you were there! So was Marchington full of military vehicles then the space that’s now the industrial estate? thanks for the informaiton its always nice to hear anything from the days of when it was operational
My dad and family were stationed here in 1959 to 1962
We lived in a quadsand hut outside the barracks until a house was available!
A memory on Facebook brought this to mind of the huts elsewhere in the UK!!
I think my dad was a corporal then his service number was 22554373 Dennis Peers
Thank you for the memories
Thankyou for sharing!
My Brother was stationed here. Brian (Hoppy) Hopkinson around 1959 and became RAOC Junior Leader September 1961 – July 1963. Served in Aden and later in Malaysia worked in B depot CVD 1966 , He was also a member of the shooting team. I believe he was ranked to to either corporal or seargent. He was originally from a village in Derbyshire. He met and married Jean, whom was from Uttoxeter in 1960’s. Your father and my brother may have served in the same unit!
Anyone with memories or photographs of my Brother whom suddenly passed on in 1990. l do posess some photographs of brian with some of his colleagues, circa 1960’s out socialising, some looking worse for wear.
Hello
Iām trying to locale a gentlemen that a believe was stationed here. His name is Jack McClain.
Does anyone remember him?
Thank you š
I worked as a dog handler at the RAOC depot at Hilton. Loved it ,paid for walking a dog. All gone now. Massive housing estate.
Just short of 300 acres in its day.Never seen so many land-rovers.