Training camp at Ampthill Park [Z1306/1/34/3]
9th September 1914, Luton: Anyone walking up the Old Bedford Road last night would have seen and heard the soldiers enjoying a camp out as part of their training – at least, they certainly appeared to be enjoying themselves by the number of sing-songs going on around camp fires. They also seemed to have made themselves quite comfortable. Each man was given a great coat, a waterproof sheet and a blanket. By forming themselves into groups of four they could make a little tent out of two of the sheets, put the others on the ground with two blankets, and share the remaining blankets one between two. The soldiers all said they were warm enough for a good night's sleep, especially as many of them wore woollen sleeping bonnets.
Source: Luton News 10/9/1914
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