RM Bickleigh is located in the village of Bickleigh some 8-9 miles North east of Plymouth City Centre. Home to 42 Commando RM, the value of Bickleigh as a military training area lies in its close proximity to Dartmoor, with its ideal training areas and ranges, coupled with its proximity to Plymouth for easy maritime access.
Bickleigh barracks were built by A French & Co and completed in early 1940 during the Second World War. In 1950 the Commando School Royal Marines which had been formed at Achnacarry during the war and which had moved to Gibraltar Barracks at Towyn after the war, relocated to the barracks. The Commando School moved to Lympstone in February 1960. The barracks became the home of 42 Commando in 1971.
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