Military Camp Trawsfynydd 1945

A Memory of Trawsfynydd.

I was in the Irish Guards and in 1945 we came to Trawfynydd by train for field training. The camp consisting of 2 or 3 huts was situated at Trawsfnydd on the left just off the main road to Bleanau. During one exercise on the stream high up the hill, a rifle was dropped into one of the deep pools on the stream. Our efforts to recover it were unsuccessful so it must be there still. I met and fell in love with Nancy Jones of Jones Street, but in end the distance from London was too much even for love. However I still have fond memories of cuddles in the cinema, and saying goodnight by the old narrow gauge railway station watched over by the sheep, who then had freedom to roam. So a belated thank you to the people in Bleanau who were always very friendly and helpful.
Stan Peplow