Don’t get ailments above your station!
There were many places in the Guards Depot that most recruits hoped to avoid. Top of that list was the
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Guards Depot Caterham
Operation Westminster, the silent take over of the House of Commons
The Guards occupied the House of Commons on September 11th, 1950 after hundreds of Guardsmen, drawn from Caterham, London, Pirbright
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The Voice of the Bugle
Life in the Guards Depot is systematic with the sounds of Bugle Calls, the origins of which are buried deep
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Shining Parades, Swabbing and Losing Your Name!
There are certain words that stick in the memory from days at the Depot. These words are unified in their
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Caterham Barrack Block Names
The various barrack blocks at the Guards Depot. Caterham, had very distinguished names, whose bearers had significant connections with the
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