Monument record TQ 66 SW 116 - Camp D of the Wrotham (Vigo) Second World War Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit, Vigo Village, Trosley, near Wrotham, Kent

Summary

Camp D of the Wrotham (Vigo) Second World War Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit, Vigo Village, Trosley, near Wrotham, Kent, one of 5 camps (see sites 10290-1 and 3) established from the summer of 1942 for all officer candidates prior to their attendance at Officer Training Units for their selected or chosen corps. The camp consisted of training and accommodation huts and vehicle parks, with roads linked to outlying practical training areas. The camp was abandoned in the Spring of 1946 and subsequently overbuilt by new housing.

Location

Grid reference TQ 6475 6179 (point)
Map sheet TQ66SW
County KENT
District GRAVESHAM, KENT
Civil Parish MEOPHAM, GRAVESHAM, KENT

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PG Baylis, The History of the Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit Wrotham (Vigo) (privately published, undated but about 1985) (Bibliographic reference). SKE14089.

PG Baylis, The History of the Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit Wrotham (Vigo) (privately published, undated but about 1985) (Bibliographic reference). Ske14089.

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  • --- Bibliographic reference: PG Baylis. The History of the Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit Wrotham (Vigo) (privately published, undated but about 1985).
  • --- Bibliographic reference: PG Baylis. The History of the Pre-Officer Cadet Training Unit Wrotham (Vigo) (privately published, undated but about 1985).

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Record last edited

Aug 4 2009 3:38AM