Jon Miller Posted 15 February , 2005 Share Posted 15 February , 2005 Hello all. A line in the records of an officer reads - Aw'd No 21 O.C.B. Haig Hutments, Crookham. Does anyone know what this means or have any information about this officer-training establishment? Thanks Jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Furnell Posted 15 February , 2005 Share Posted 15 February , 2005 Do you have any further details,like a county? I live near Newbury,Berks,and we have a Crookham about 5 miles away. I know the area,especially Crookham Common and Greenham Common,which is virtually next door to it,were used for training and manouveres before and during WW1 and as camps or staging points,and i vaguely remember there being a private,boarding school at Crookham,which may have been used for training officers,but it is a very vague recollection. All the best. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Miller Posted 16 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 16 February , 2005 Thanks Simon. I don't have a county, but I would think that this is the place. I will have a closer look, and see if I have further clues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERITAGE PLUS Posted 16 February , 2005 Share Posted 16 February , 2005 Jon For Haig Hutments at Church Crookham see: http://freespace.virgin.net/churchcrookham.../haig_lines.htm Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Furnell Posted 16 February , 2005 Share Posted 16 February , 2005 Thats Hampshire,on the other side of Basingstoke. It is close to Blackbushe airfield,i think. Off to the web. This name rimgs a big bell. Got a feeling Church Crookham had an aerodrome at some point,or something. All the best. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Miller Posted 16 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 16 February , 2005 Thanks Dave, and Simon for your ongoing help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WDPyke Posted 20 April , 2015 Share Posted 20 April , 2015 If anyone Is still interested, I am writing up a soldier whose Army File clearly states he was sent "to 21 Offr. Cadet Bn. Haig Hutments, Crookham, Hants" on 7.6.17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Local Posted 27 July , 2016 Share Posted 27 July , 2016 Haig Lines/Hutments was at Church Crookham in Hampshire. I don't know who was stationed there but by 1976 only a few married quarters were being used. I lived in one for a year. It was an ex- officers quarter but they had been downgraded to 'sub-sub standard' so the rent was very low and it was hard and expensive to heat. They were totally demolished in the early 80's and the whole area is now housing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Milner Posted 10 December , 2016 Share Posted 10 December , 2016 (edited) Farnborough and Odiham are near Church Crookham. Will check my spelling next time. John Edited 10 December , 2016 by John Milner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 10 December , 2016 Share Posted 10 December , 2016 Odiham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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