daggers Posted 24 March , 2015 Share Posted 24 March , 2015 The pension file of a soldier I am researching shows that his Lancashire-based TF unit went to camp at half a dozen locations in the years between conversion from Volunteers to the outbreak of War. For 1913 the camp is written as 'Buddon'. Is this the same as the current Barry Buddon in Scotland? Daggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 24 March , 2015 Share Posted 24 March , 2015 I think that you are probably right. It was not uncommon for TF units in Northern England to hold their annual camps there in the pre-war years. For example the 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA held their Annual Camp there 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1911 and 1912. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted 24 March , 2015 Share Posted 24 March , 2015 Yes, bit of history here http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/BarryBuddonTrainingCentre spent many many many............ days there in the old and new camp. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 24 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2015 Thanks very much to you both for confirmation of this location. Looks a bit less wild than Otterburn/Redesdale etc... D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughdiamond Posted 24 March , 2015 Share Posted 24 March , 2015 Looks a bit less wild than Otterburn/Redesdale etc... Even the name of those places make me shiver with cold. For that level of wildness in Scotland you're looking at Cultybraggan camp, the reason they stuck hard core Nazi's there was if they escaped, they'd die of exposure before they got anywhere. Barry Buddon was popular as the East Coast main rail line passes the camp and it was easy to get to for units in the days before widespread motorised transport. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 24 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 24 March , 2015 Thanks again for local colour. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolt968 Posted 25 March , 2015 Share Posted 25 March , 2015 There are picture postcards around of pre-1914 Buddon. I have seen some in Angus Archives which were sent by soldiers in 1914, but the photos in them were obviously taken a bit earlier. RM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 26 March , 2015 Author Share Posted 26 March , 2015 Thanks for that, too. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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