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Ewshot Barracks Hampshire

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gemqueen

gemqueen Report 31 Aug 2007 21:10

A family member Harry Blomfield Stanford is on the 1901 census as being in the RS Hut Barracks Ewshot, Hampshire along with lots of other young men. Can anyone shed a light on what they were doing there and the likelihood of them seeing any action please.
Thanks
Di
I've just re-read what I've written. No jokes please.

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

J* Near M3.Jct4

J* Near M3.Jct4 Report 31 Aug 2007 21:23

Ewshot is sort of between Aldershot (Military town) in Hampshire and Farnham in Surrey towards Church Crookham Hampshire. I just googled as it is fairly local to me and i'd not heard of barracks there but its has been demolished.

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 31 Aug 2007 21:32

Janice
Thank you. I googled too but didn't get anything else that would help.
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

J* Near M3.Jct4

J* Near M3.Jct4 Report 31 Aug 2007 21:42

Aldershot is still a military town would it be worth writing to Military Museum there is a lot about it on google. Its not far from me and have been to open days etc there in the past. Jx

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 31 Aug 2007 22:08

RA: would be the Royal Artillery and HUT would be were they lived untill the Barracks were built in 1903

Roy

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 31 Aug 2007 22:14

Janice/Porkie Pie
Thank you both.I'll google the museum and I will also write to them in Aldershot and see what comes back.
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)

gemqueen

gemqueen Report 31 Aug 2007 22:29

Oops just realised I've got 2 threads on this so I'll continue with the one on Records. Apologies everyone.
Di

Researching:
Stanford (Richmond -Surrey & Buckinghamshire) Pill (Berkshire / Wilts) Longstaff (Co Durham) Crawley (Hertfordshire)