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Offline Northerngirl

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Ellington and WW1 army camp
« 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.
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Offline TracyW

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Re: Ellington and WW1 army camp
« Reply #1 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

Researching Muckles from Chatton, Ords from Bamburgh early 1800's, Fyalls originally from St Monans in Scotland, Troughtons - Cumberland to Tynemouth, Rollestones from Leicester & Old, Quarmans from Somerset

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Re: Ellington and WW1 army camp
« Reply #2 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
SCOTLAND
KBC interests - Murray and Shaw: Blacklock and Kirkland.
DMS interests - as KBC.

ENGLAND
Northumberland
Murray: > 1920 in Longbenton/Forest Hall; Howick 1920's
Elliott: North Nbld 1800's
Straughan/Straphen: North Nbld 1800's and 1910's/1920's Craster.
Henderson(nee Elliott)/Brodie Haydon Bridge 1900's
Bell (nee Elliott) Christon Bank/Embleton 1900's

IRELAND
County Mayo
Mills: Erris Head and Gortmellia
Mullarky: as same
Ginnelly: as same