tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2824885510519041900.post3633181950419291375..comments2023-05-13T16:08:45.302+01:00Comments on Herefordshire 1938: "They sent me to a place called Shobdon..." Herefordshire's Labour CampJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10958118384086619111noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2824885510519041900.post-33947813214128045342013-08-29T10:23:10.632+01:002013-08-29T10:23:10.632+01:00Edwin, there were many different bodies who ran re...Edwin, there were many different bodies who ran residential training farms for intending emigrants. They included religious groups (including the Roman Catholic church and the Scottish Kirk), voluntary bodies (of which the largest was the Salvation Army), some local councils (especially in London), the army, and even the Hudson's Bay company. It's guite a story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2824885510519041900.post-18964339955635897872013-08-28T20:57:36.073+01:002013-08-28T20:57:36.073+01:00Now that is interesting - wouldn't it be a hoo...Now that is interesting - wouldn't it be a hoot if he was at Shobdon first? (Not a hoot at the time though, obviously)<br />Thanks for the heads up re the book - I'll have to take a look!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10958118384086619111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2824885510519041900.post-66917893102940320602013-08-28T20:44:54.372+01:002013-08-28T20:44:54.372+01:00That's interesting. My grandfather went out t...That's interesting. My grandfather went out to Canada as as young man as part of some scheme - I wonder if he went to one of these camps first? He didn't stick out there though.<br /><br />I saw a new book today that would interest you. E Simak and AS Pye, _Churchill's Secret Auxilliary Units in Norfolk and Suffolk - (Including Special Duties Branch)_Diplomatisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04154642903216207181noreply@blogger.com