Shorncliffe
Kent, England
Mentioned: 1915, 1916 (referenced)
Enlistment & Training A large British Army training camp on the Kent coast, near Folkestone: Robertson's home base for essentially all of 1915, and still the standard training pipeline for new officers a year later.
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1915
- 6 March 1915… iverside Stn. – Friend of Charlie’s came on board to see me. – Disembarked direct to trains 2 P.M. – Cars marked Shorncliffe. Very interesting trip. – Bought refreshments at Crewe + Rugby. – Passed through outskirt …