army camp – Frontline Ulster

Site Visit – Magilligan Point

First World War, Northern Ireland, Pre-WW1, Second World War

The origins of a camp at Magilligan are difficult to ascertain, as I haven’t discovered any definitive records relating to the initial construction of the camp. A number of clues exist in the early Ordnance Survey maps of the area and in the local landscape that helps in charting the… Read More »Site Visit – Magilligan Point

Pre-OCTU Wrotham Camp

Kent, Original Research, Second World War

The purpose built Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit at Wrotham Camp was reputed to be at one stage the largest training establishments in the world with up to 10,000 cadets on site at one time. The first intake into Wrotham was in August 1942 and the camp continued training potential Officers… Read More »Pre-OCTU Wrotham Camp