6 , ▁control ▁of ▁Kir ton ▁in ▁Lind sey ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Army . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion ▁Royal ▁North umber land ▁F us ili ers ▁arrived ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁were ▁immediately ▁sent ▁to ▁A den ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁batt alion ▁was ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁the ▁Royal ▁Regiment ▁of ▁F us ili ers ▁and ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁' St . ▁Georges ▁Bar ra cks '. ▁ ▁The ▁regiment ▁completed ▁t ours ▁of ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁before ▁depart ing ▁for ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁passed ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁renamed ▁' R ap ier ▁Bar ra cks '. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ 2 2 ▁Regiment ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁left ▁Kir ton ▁in ▁Lind sey , ▁to ▁be ▁absor bed ▁into ▁ 3 9 ▁Regiment ▁at ▁Alb em ar le ▁Bar ra cks , ▁North umber land . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁association , ▁the ▁Army ▁Cad et ▁Force ▁det achment ▁which ▁is ▁still ▁hous ed ▁there ▁has ▁the ▁Royal ▁Art illery ▁cap ▁bad ge . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁R AF ▁control ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁R AF ▁control ▁and ▁became