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whitstable training camp WW1
« on: Friday 14 October 11 18:18 BST (UK) »
Hi, i have a photo of my husbands grandfather from WW1. we know he was in the Machine gun corps but before that in another regiment. the Great War Forum gents have now confirmed this as the Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment from the cap badge on this photo.

the photo is marked as Whitstable. Does anyone know of a local training camp used in WW1?

put this here rather than army boards because the interest is in the location
of the camp

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Re: whitstable training camp WW1
« Reply #1 on: Monday 17 October 11 19:24 BST (UK) »
have now found that:

Fort Darland, Gillingham Ancient Fort was used as RE Training Camp during WWII

great war forum has some mention of Darland camp used in WW1
 any info??

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Re: whitstable training camp WW1
« Reply #2 on: Monday 17 October 11 19:29 BST (UK) »
googling there is some info but it seems the only reg using it were the middlesex so back to the drawing board as they say!!

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Re: whitstable training camp WW1
« Reply #3 on: Monday 17 October 11 20:49 BST (UK) »
How is Fort Darland (Gillingham) significant as regards to Whitstable?

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Re: whitstable training camp WW1
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 18 October 11 13:41 BST (UK) »
sorry - when i first googled Darland it was coming up as a place near whitstable - i don't know area at all. turns out too far away.

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Re: whitstable training camp WW1
« Reply #5 on: Friday 29 May 20 13:07 BST (UK) »
I have searched for my ancestor for same regiment and info coming through was enlisted at Warley Essex and training at Peas Pottage Surrey, unsure if that's any help to you at all? good luck
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Re: whitstable training camp WW1
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 02 June 20 19:42 BST (UK) »

thanks. my soldier in question came from Potter Hanworth, Lincolnshire.


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Re: whitstable training camp WW1
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 22 January 23 02:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi I also have two WW1 photographs which were taken by the same photographer at what appears to be an army camp.  I wonder if the photographer was in Whitstable and the army camp may have been elsewhere. One photo is my Gt Gt Grandfather also in the Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment (per the cap badge) I have not identified the other photograph.