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Old April 25th, 2008, 02:22 PM
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Default Re: Pingley Farm PoW Camp No. 81, Lincolnshire

Gordon :

Here is a link to a virtual tour of Fort Henry, in Kingston, Ontario, which was a POW camp in both WW1 and WW2.

It is a national Historic Site and is operated by Parks Canada, as a tourist attraction, each summer. The Fort Henry Guard is dressed as a British Army infantry unit cica 1867. They are made up of University students, and they start training each January, to get it right, for their first days in May. Each Wednesday night, they perform a " Retreat Ceremoney" on the parade square, with music and drill, and end the night with the firing of all the canon on the east wall.

Fort Henry guards the entrance to Lake Ontario, from the St Lawrence river, and the menace of the United States, only 4 miles away, on the south shore of the lake was the reason for it's construction. It was built after the War of 1812, and was never actually attacked.

Go here:

Virtual Tour of Fort Henry, Kingston Ontario Canada

Take a good look at the aerial views, it is a gigantic place.

The Canadian Forces Royal Military College, our officer training school is directly across the creek from Fort Henry , as is the main part of the city of Kingston, one of the oldest cities in Canada. RMC is a four year degree granting University, and all CF officers graduate with a degree in some form of engineering, or applied science.

Jim Bunting. Toronto/
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