Le Marchant Barracks

Le Marchant Barracks is a former military installation in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.HistoryThe barracks were built in the Fortress Gothic Revival style and named after Sir John Gaspard Le Marchant in 1878. Their creation took place as part of the Cardwell Reforms which encouraged the localisation of British military forces. The barracks became the depot for the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot and the 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot. Following the Childers Reforms, the 62nd and 99th Regiments amalgamated to form the Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's) with its depot in the barracks in 1881.During the First World War 5,000 soldiers were processed there and over 3,000 reservists were called up there. Between the Wars the barracks were the local infantry training centre and during the Second World War the barracks became a Prisoner of war camp. The barracks remained the home of the Wiltshire Regiment until 1959 after which time they were used as a secondary location by the Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment until about 1967.