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Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

A postcard view of Brocton Camp showing the undulating terrain of the north-eastern slopes of Old Acre Valley with “J” Battalion Line in the far distance on Tar Hill, above Brocton Village. The other ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

The lighter huts in the lower part of the postcard are the Officers' Huts for "L" Lines to the left and "M" Lines to the right. Besides a truck driving up the hillside, what appears to be a steam traction ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

"N" and "O" Lines on the eastern slope of Old Acre Valley. The long roof line in the centre of the image at the back is the Ordnance Store. The layout of Brocton's main stores and ancillary buildings ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

Two soldiers from a Scottish Regiment, one in a kilt, the other in plaid trousers stride across Old Acre Valley with "O" lines behind them and the ever present Water Tower. The long building on the far ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

The eastern slope of Old Acre Valley with the 30,000 gallon Water Tower to the right. The long roof line in the centre of the image at the back is the Ordnance Store. The layout of Brocton's main stores ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

These are the Officers' huts in front of "P" Lines with the large Guard Hut and Commanding Officer's Office to the right. The beginning of "Q" Lines are on the far right hand side of the postcard. The ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

These young recruits have occupied Hut 27 on Battalion Line "L" which may have been occupied previously by some of the veterans of the Battle of the Somme or have named it in their honour. They were not ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

In the background are "P" and "Q" Battalion Lines and to the left out of picture was the main coal yard and weighbridge. The white lines to the right of the road show the freshly dug earth covering some ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

8th Training Reserve Battalion at the top of Chase Road in "J" Lines before it descends down into Brocton village. Behind the four standard accommodation huts is the Regimental Institute and the building ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

These are predominately young soldiers in training and have a button as a cap badge before being sent as reinforcements to an allocated Regiment. Brocton used to put the Battalion Line letter as well ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

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 ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

It is extremely difficult to identify the exact location of this photograph. Troops are walking down the track towards the woman who is playing golf. Behind them on higher ground can be seen huts. There ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

The soldiers are wearing buttons on their caps as badges until they are allocated to a particular regiment. As can be seen on the door they were billeted in "N" Lines at Brocton Camp, in Hut 31 on the ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

The Officers' Huts of "R" and "S" Lines are positioned aside each other off Camp Road close to Bednall Belt, in the distance is the junction of Chase Road. The three people in the foreground appear in ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

The farmhouse is in front of the training areas for "E" and "F" Battalion Lines. In front of the huts are straw sacks suspended from frames for bayonet practice and nearby there would have been trenches ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

In the only flat area in Old Acre Valley an assault course was built, with what appears to be a running track. In the foreground is one of the barbed wire entanglements to train the troops in the construction ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

"M", "N" and "O" lines at Brocton Camp in winter. The snow highlights fencing between the troops' huts and the Officers' huts which is not easy to see at other times of the year. Most postcards sent ...

Brocton Camp, Cannock Chase

This is an excellent image of the Camp and shows many of the features within it. The lighter coloured huts at the front left of the main block of buildings are the Ablution W. C.s and Urinals. The hut ...