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Title: Ellington and WW1 army camp
Post by: Northerngirl on Thursday 13 January 11 08:17 GMT (UK)

Hi.

I am doing some research of my own about my grandfather who served in WW1.  I found an internet site that mentioned that a Scottish horse battalion was camped at Ellington.

I wonder if anyone who lives near there would know whereabouts it would have been?

Yours NG.

Title: Re: Ellington and WW1 army camp
Post by: TracyW on Thursday 13 January 11 12:56 GMT (UK)

There's a page on the Northumberland communities web site for Ellington but the maps don't show any specific site for the batallion:
http://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/Ellington.htm

Also I don't know whether you found this, but if you search for Ellington on this page, there's quite a story about the  Scottish Horse and what they did in WW1:
http://www.circlecity.co.uk/wartime/board/index.php?page=20

Title: Re: Ellington and WW1 army camp
Post by: Northerngirl on Thursday 13 January 11 17:35 GMT (UK)

Hurrah! TracyW thank you very much.

It confuses me as to why a scottish batallion would be covering the Northumberland sea defences but that apparently is why they were sent there.

Yours NG