sommewalker Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 This isA new postThat covers ,The internment of the RNDIn Groningen Holland ...From the early daysAfter the 11th of October 1914,On 11th October 1914, 1,500 men of the First Royal Naval Brigade arrived in Groningen. They had been deployed in early October to assist the Belgian army against German troops attacking Antwerp.On arrival in Holland, they were interned (in accordance with International Law), in Groningen, a city in northern Holland. Behind the present-day Mesdagkliniek (the former city jail) a complete encampment was erected on the paradeground of the Rabenhauptkazerne (the local military barracks, situated opposite this prison).The Christmas card sent from Groningen in December 1914 shows the old barracks, they were put in until the purpose built camp nicknamed,HMS TIMBERTOWN,Was completed,thecard is from one William AndersonIf you look on the photo with the 3 matelotsSitting by a round table ,You will see william on the left,Also the last photo marked 1280 is also himW, Anderson, The Christmas card is from collingwoodBattalion RND that was nearly wiped out at galliopli.thanks to theHelp from Niko Van KerckhovenWho provided the photomarked 1208We can now put everything togetherThe last photo shows the collingwoodMemorial at blandford camp , mentioned in an earlier post thank you everybody for making this possible, also thanks toPaul Mal CooperFor the photo of the collingwood monument,And Menno WielingaAnd Guido BloklandFor the information in the campAnother soul rememberedFrom the card he sentAnd documentationHe won't be forgotten 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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