Mitcham Road Barracks

Mitcham Road Barracks is an Army Reserve centre in Croydon, London, with a history dating back to 1794.

[1] The battalion was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 before being deployed to India.

[4] The battalion was reconstituted as 598th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery in 1947 and evolved to become a battery within 565th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery in 1955, while still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks.

[4] The battalion was reduced to company size as D Company, 6th (Territorial) Battalion, The Queen's Regiment (Queen's Surreys), still based at the Mitcham Road Barracks, in 1967.

[6] The barracks still remains an active Army Reserve Centre.