World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Date 12 June 2013
Event ID 961464
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type World War One Audit of Surviving Remains
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/961464
Site of a camp. it is unclear if this was the construction camp or a PoW Camp housing 1500 enemy prisoners of war, from March 1917 onwards, who were supposed to be engaged in building roads but almost certainly worked on the school construction, contrary to the provisions of the Hague Convention, which prevented POWs from being used for work that aided the war. Locals mention that the PoW camp was situated to the S of the airfield, possbly in a field at NX 49180 97706.
Information from HS/RCAHMS World War One Audit Project (GJB) 12 June 2013.
