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Cirencester Abbey Woodchopping Competitions

My Father, Ken Mclennan, was in a Forestry Regiment of the Royal Australian Engineers posted to Scotland at the outbreak of WWII, prior to being deployed to New Guinea to fight the Japanese. Whilst in training he took part in a large woodchopping competition against a New Zealand Forestry Regiment held in the grounds of Cirencester Abbey. I have an old photo from the Illustrated News which covered the event. Does anyone remember attending an event such as this? From the photo it seemed very well attended by the public.
Scott McLennan

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A memory of Cirencester in Gloucestershire shared on Friday, 9th May 2008.

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