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

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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.

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

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Type and Period (1)

MILITARY TRAINING SITE (Destroyed 1955, Modern - 1942 AD? to 1946 AD?)

Full Description

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