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In the early 17th century it came into the possession of the Sandys family. Three veterans of Waterloo are commemorated in the church, including Lord Sandys, aide-de-camp of Lord Wellington.

Hospital staff dealt with all the relatively minor mishaps to be expected from camp life, from treating wasp stings and bruises to suturing small cuts.

A sextet of non-commissioned officers from the 2nd Infantry Brigade adopt a casual pose for the photographer amid the gorse bushes and sparse clumps of grass outside the Sergeants Mess at this camp on

Another five years have passed since F9087 (above) was taken, and the main difference is in the appearance of the North Camp Hotel.

In 1907, Robert Baden Powell held a camp for boys on the island, which laid the foundations for the Boy Scout movement, which he initiated not long afterwards.

Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps. The surrounding heathland is heavily used for tank training.

The arrow-straight course of Queen's Avenue can be seen here looking north towards its eventual junction with Lynchford Road in North Camp.

The photograph shows the present owner’s mother (on the right) standing outside the camp shop.

The basic layout of the camp remains much the same today, with the reception building in the centre of the tree line.

It is believed that in AD43 the Romans under Emperor Claudius set up a small initial camp at Reculver because of its safe harbour.

Here campers queue up at the camp shop for their daily newspaper, milk, bread and so on. Three other campers enjoy the pleasure of riding a four-wheeled cycle.

A number of rest camps and convalescent hospitals were situated nearby.

This unusual picture shows the interior of one of the army buildings at Blackdown Camp. Instruction is taking place in the bright and well-equipped gym.

A fine study of a gunnery team standing to attention at Deepcut Camp.

Here we see a quiet scene in the centre of a village that has become overwhelmed by post-war bungalow developments and surrounded by caravan and camping parks.

Then the centre became a camp site, and finally closed altogether in 1984. The whole site is currently under redevelopment with the inclusion of some homes for the disabled.

In the summer, holiday camps were busy, such as the Romney Sands Holiday Village where the railway stopped.

The somewhat rudimentary nature of holiday camp accommodation is clear from this picture. Since then, this area has been flattened, for demand for this type of accommodation disappeared.

Blackdown Camp - now Blackdown Barracks - is at Deepcut on the high heathland north of the Basingstoke Canal. The Barracks is the headquarters of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

A few stalwart holidaymakers are enjoying the giddy sport of roller-skating on the holiday camp rink. Some go gingerly round in pairs in an effort to keep their feet.

A short distance from the coast road, modern village developments and camp sites many be found near East Runton Green or Lower Common.

French soldiers were held as prisoners at Odiham during the Napoleonic wars, living in a camp dug out of an old chalk pit on the Alton road.

Visitors camped on the common until building began; in 1638 a promenade called the Walk was laid out. The Walk was paved, and became the Pantiles.

Likewise, the many permanent buildings on the site belie its description as a camp.