Military Camps

Hertfordshire Units

1908-1914

  

Location of Hertfordshire Yeomanry Summer Camps

1908-1914

1908: Woodhall Place - Seat of Lt. Col. Able H Smith, 2nd in charge of Regiment
1909: Castle Park, Berkhamsted - Mr Dwight's Park
1910: Patcham, near Brighton - Military training area
1911: Broxbournebury - Seat of Major G. R. Smith-Bosanquet, commanding Officer 'B' Squadron
1912: Broxbournebury - Seat of Major G. R. Smith-Bosanquet, commanding Officer 'B' Squadron
1913: Patcham, near Brighton - Military training area

1914:

Luton Hoo - Park given over for training by Lady Wernher

Alan Wakefield, Saturday Night Soldiers

1st Herts Territorial Regiment, Broadwater Camp, 1908

  

1st Herts T. Regiment, Broadwater Camp, 1908

A J & F W Baker, 219 Church Road, Hove

 

Posted from Worthing on July 31 1908 to Mrs Bullard, High Street, Royston, Herts

 

Worthing P O.    Dear B

We are having lovely weather here. Parrades generally in shirt sleaves. I think Miss Saville will have to wait until I return as stuff will have to be posted out. Am A1 in health.

Love yours Truely C H B

In 1909 the Hertfordshire Royal Field Artillery Batteries (Territorial Force) went to Lydd for their annual training camp - See James Humphries Watford, WW1 for a detailed investigation relating to this camp.

Hertfordshire Left Hand Half Battery - Places taken in 4th East Anglian Brigade (RDA) Sports Day at 1909 camp at Lydd:

  • Driving competitions - 2 wins

  • Tug-of-war - winners

  • 100 yard race - 2nd & 3rd place

  • Four abreast elbow and hand tied race - winners

  • 'Catch the whistle' competition - 2nd place

  • Wheelbarrow race - 2nd place

  • Sack Race - 3rd Place

  • VC race - 2nd place

  • Mounted Tug-O-War - runners up

Alan Wakefield, Saturday Night Soldiers

 

"Cleaning up"  at Gaddesden, August 1913

 

One of a number of photographs taken from an old photo album - see Fragments from an Old Photo Album, 1911-1919

 

 

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