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Army base in St Leonards?
« on: Monday 11 February 13 14:07 GMT (UK) »
I came across this entry in the ASC Journal for 10 September 1907:

1st Class S.S.M. P. G. Rice, S.Q.M.S. W. Stonyer, and Lce. Corpl. C J.
Lombard, "E" Coy., proceeded to St. Leonard's on the 6th of August, with
Head Quarters, 4th division.

I believe they might have been based at Woolwich or Colchester at the time, it's not clear from the Journal. I'm assuming that the Head Quarters 4th Division refers to an Army Service Corps division. Does anyone have any idea where this base might actually have been, what was there at the time, or why HQ 4th Div. was moving?
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Re: Army base in St Leonards?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 17 February 13 22:16 GMT (UK) »
There were army camps at Bexhill and Hastings during WW1, but nothing at St. Leonards until WW11.

Bexhill was a base for, among others, the Royal Sussex Regiment, battalions of which were pals' battalions and known as  Lowther's Lambs, who suffered terrible losses at Richebourg.  There was a lot of movement between here and bases at Colchester and Aldershot.
The Hastings camp was used by the Canadian Army.

Hope this gives you a lead or two.
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