Shottermill, Surrey

9 months of my life spent here

I was a boy sargeant soldier at Arborfield AAS when I came down with a serious illness and rushed into Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot and when I defied the odds and lived , it was discovered that I had pulmonary TB of the right lung. I was transferred to Connaught Military Sanatorium at Hindhead ,Surrey which I believe is the hospital... [more]

Married Quarters 1950 to 1959

I lived in Deepcut from 1951 to 1959 in Ceylon Terrace, Blackdown Camp as a child in the army married quarters  My father had just been posted back to the UK after serving in Germany.
There were about eight blocks of terrace houses, each were given name like Bermuda, Ceylon, Cyprus and so on. I can't remember all the names.[more]

1953 raoc

i done three months training in almer barracks blackdown concrete building in march 1953 i remember a sergeant swanson but not much more there was a camp picture house i remember watching james cagney in the roaring twenties we also go atrain down to london from i think it was brookwood station and spent a night in the union jack club... [more]

Blackdown Camp (possibly Victoria Road)

These army quarters were demolished in the 1980s or 1990s and are in Blackdown Camp (near Deepcut and now part of Deepcut).

Strattons Shop/Flat 1965 on.

My mother and my step-father lived in the flat above Strattons from about 1965? They loved it there and were very upset when they had to leave. Their names were Alec and Pam Munday. He worked as a plumber for Strattons. He died about ten years ago but my mother lives in Godalming now. My aunt Wendy Jones still lives in... [more]

lloyd george

My grandmother was one of Lloyd George and Lady Lloyd George's land army girls. My family were very close to them.

Wayside cottages

My great grandmother Lilian Clark was born and brought up in the right hand cottage. The last family member to live there was my great uncle Frank Clark who died in the mid 1980s.

Number 19a Bus from Bognor Regis

Brings back memories of watching the driver remove the 'Limited Stop' board from the front of the Bus and to change back to Number 19. Use to live above Strattons Shop; my Bedroom use to overlook the Bus Stop and Overtons Garage.