Bulford Camp

Bulford Camp

Bulford Camp is a military camp on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.

The section called Sling Camp was occupied by New Zealand troops during World War I, who left their mark by creating the famous Bulford Kiwi, and also named many of the streets after New Zealand towns, including:

Nelson Close

Marlborough Road

Wellington Road

Auckland Road

Kiwi Road

In addition,one of the barracks is named Kiwi Barracks to honour the New Zealand connection.Ward Barracks is also here as is Campion Lines,home of HQ SIB RMP.

Other roads are also named after troops' previous locations:

Canberra Road

Baghdad Road

Gallipoli Road
Beacon Hill Road

Gaza Road


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