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Guillemont Barracks

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Guillemont Barracks, located just off of junction 4a of the M3, on the Minley Road (A327), was a military installation at Minley in Hampshire.

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Guillemont Barracks
Darby Close, Hart Blackwater and Hawley

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Darby Close
GU17 9FF Hart, Blackwater and Hawley
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