Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

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Date:1917

Description:This is a very difficult photograph to identify the location of. The caption 'Brocton Camp N' is misleading as the hut alignment does not match the Camp's 1916 plan if it is referring to "N" Lines. Another of this series of cards states 'Brocton W' but there was no W Battalion Line as the sequence ended at T. Even if they were referring to the direction as in north, east, west or south it still does not seem to match.

This could be "E" Lines above Hollywood Slade as the hut sequence is almost as per the Camp plan. The photograph would have been taken from the opposite side of the valley where "A", "B" and "C" Lines were eventually to become a Prisoner of War camp.

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Source: Mr Jake Whitehouse

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