Keswick Barracks

Coordinates: 34°56′46″S 138°34′55″E / 34.94609°S 138.58189°E / -34.94609; 138.58189
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Keswick Military Barracks
Anzac Highway, Keswick,
Adelaide, South Australia
Keswick Military Barracks is located in South Australia
Keswick Military Barracks
Keswick Military Barracks
Coordinates34°56′46″S 138°34′55″E / 34.94609°S 138.58189°E / -34.94609; 138.58189
TypeArmy barracks
Site information
Controlled byAustralian Army

Keswick Barracks is a barracks of the Australian Army in Keswick, South Australia. The barracks are located on Anzac Highway adjacent to the Adelaide Showground. The base is separated from the showgrounds by the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line.

The barracks' historic Headquarters Building is listed on both the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List and the former Register of the National Estate.[1][2] The barracks is also home to the Army Museum of South Australia.[3]

Current units[edit]

144 Signals Squadron

  • 47 Army Cadet Unit
  • 413 Army Cadet Unit (Pipes & Drums).
  • 601 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets
  • 617 Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets

Previous Units[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Headquarters Building 32, Keswick Barracks (Place ID 105308)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Headquarters Building 32, Keswick Barracks (Place ID 6580)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Army Museum of South Australia - Anzac Highway, Keswick". www.amosa.org.au. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "3rd Health Support Battalion - Australian Army". 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2021.