It was operational from 1939 to 1971 and the site now houses the main campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia.

[1] In 1939, Glugor House was converted into a barracks and renamed the Glugor Barracks and originally housed the 8th (Singapore) Heavy Battery of the Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery.

[1] In 1957, the barracks was sold to the government of the newly independent Federation of Malaya for one Malayan Dollar but continued to house troops of the Overseas Commonwealth Land Forces (Malaya) including the 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) from April 1962 to December 1964 which became the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in 1966.

The barracks was de-commissioned in 1971 and the campus of Universiti Sains Malaysia was moved to the site.

Today the main campus of the university remains in the same location (since renamed Minden).