[2] It was at Shorncliffe that, in 1803, Sir John Moore trained the Light Division that fought under the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic Wars.

[4] Shorncliffe was used as a staging post for troops destined for the Western Front during the First World War, and in April 1915, a Canadian Training Division was formed there.

[5] The Canadian Army Medical Corps had general hospitals based at Shorncliffe from September 1917 to December 1918.

[12] In November 2016, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon announced in the House of Commons that Somerset Barracks was to close.

[14] On 22 September 2020, Napier Barracks began to be used by the Home Office to provide temporary accommodation for asylum seekers.

Home Secretary Priti Patel responded "The reason the base was made available is that in line with Public Health England guidelines, because of coronavirus, we need space for social distancing, which has been absolutely in place.

"[18] On 29 January 2021, a building providing accommodation to asylum seekers at Napier Barracks suffered damage as a result of fire.

Their battlefield tactics were the embryonic emergence of current military manoeuvres, often fighting in skirmish formation ahead of the British main battle line.

British Army Community Cadet Forces The Shorncliffe Military Cemetery serving the camp is also property of the Ministry of Defence.