Keogh Barracks is a British Army installation on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England.
History
The barracks were commissioned to accommodate the Army School of Hygiene[2] and are named after Sir Alfred Keogh, a former Director-General of Army Medical Services.[2][3] The foundation stone for the main building was laid by Lieutenant General Sir James Hartigan, Director-General of Army Medical Services, in February 1938.[4] The Museum of Military Medicine has its origins in the "Mytchett Collection", a collection of documents accumulated there since 1952.[5] In 1954, the RAMC Field Training Centre took over administration of the barracks.[6] The depot of the Royal Army Medical Corps arrived from Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Church Crookham in 1964[7] and the Field Training Centre subsequently became known as the Royal Army Medical Corps Training Centre.[8]
A major refurbishment costing £50 million was carried out at Keogh Barracks in order to accommodate 4 Armoured Medical Regiment in 2015.[12] In June 2015, 4 Med Regt moved into the barracks, relocating from nearby Normandy Barracks. 4 Med Regt later moved to Tidworth in July 2019, as part of the Army 2020 Refine programme.[13]
By 2016, 22 Field Hospital were also based at Keogh Barracks. 22 Field Hospital was re-designated as 22 Multi-Role Medical Regiment in 2023, as part of the Future Soldier reforms. The regiment is the 'Vanguard’ medical regiment, held on high readiness to deploy at short notice worldwide.[14] 22 MMR is scheduled to move from Keogh Barracks, to Preston in 2023.[15]
The barracks is also home to the 2nd Battalion, Ranger Regiment, which was previously 2nd Battalion, The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.[16] 2 RANGERS is a Special Operations battalion, operating in small teams, regionally aligned to East Africa.[17]
