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I spent ten days at 9TRRE Morval Barracks before being transferred to No. 3 TRRE Guillemont Barracks, Cove, It was a camp consisting of wooden spiders eight in number plus Square, Naafi, Cookhouse,Officers Mess etc built about 1939 for 36 Officers, 50 WOs/Sgts and 1000 ORs
From roughly 1947 - 1960 it's was used for training National Service OR1s (potential RE officers and NCOs')It ceased being 3TRRE in 1961 and became mainly MT training from 1968
© Gordon Brady 2011
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3TRRE
Actually called up to attend Morval 10 August 1950, missed from previous comment
3TRRE
It was 3 TRRE in 1971 JLRE & Apprentices finished their Trg there along with 56 MT Trg Sqn
3TRRE
Cove was 1TRRE in 1965,I did my training there.