Latham Camp, Ormskirk

[betty smith]

I know that a Charles Ernest Jones aged 34 was at the above camp in 1915 - his address was Remount Dept. HMS Army, 2 Hut, Latham Camp, Ormskirk, but I can find no record of him anywhere else.   He married in 1915 - Winifred Ethel Keeling - and was thought to have come from the Essex/London area, father being William Jones, farmer.

Does anyone know anything of this army area - I was told it was concerned with distributing horses to the armed forces - and where their records would be kept.    I keep trolling through the Ancestry records but have had no luck there.      Any help or info would be much appreciated.   Thanks.
Betty

[km1971]

Hi Betty

Is there a mention of a rank in the occupation square?

Ken

[forester]

Hello Betty,

Here are a couple of snippets I found on Google.
Note the spelling of Lathom.


http://www.lathom-park-trust.org.uk/home.html

"We are ready to apply for grant aid to help fund the production of our booklet on the WW1 Remount Depot. at Lathom Park and hope to have it ready by the year end. Watch this space!"



http://www.rootschat.com/links/05ie/

"The lovely rural parish of Lathom lies to the east of Ormskirk and Burscough, just off the A59............The 400-acre park, situated off Hall Lane, was the site of the Remount Depot, an army training ground for horses, during the 1914-18 war."

Phil



 

[betty smith]

Thanks to Ken and Phil for your interest:

Ken, there is no rank given on the marriage cert. - just what I quoted.  It doesn't help that I can't pinpoint the man before 1915 - what a popular name this was  -  always seems to be the stumbling block!!

Phil, thanks for that - I'll try to get hold of the promised booklet. I'm sure there must be details of the occupants of this camp somewhere.        Betty

[Certacito]

I know that a Charles Ernest Jones aged 34 was at the above camp in 1915 - his address was Remount Dept. HMS Army, 2 Hut, Latham Camp, Ormskirk, but I can find no record of him anywhere else.   He married in 1915 - Winifred Ethel Keeling - and was thought to have come from the Essex/London area, father being William Jones, farmer.

Does anyone know anything of this army area - I was told it was concerned with distributing horses to the armed forces - and where their records would be kept.    I keep trolling through the Ancestry records but have had no luck there.      Any help or info would be much appreciated.   Thanks.
Betty

HMS?  Ormskirk is over the water from me, outskirts of Liverpool towards Southport.  Very nice area. Lord Derby (Stanley) was instrumental in raising the first pals battalions I think?  Scrimnet will probably put me right on that one!

[betty smith]

Thanks for that - I've now written to an organisation based at Latham - I don't think this is going to give me any more info on the elusive Charles, but the whole subject is fascinating.    Betty