Over the years I have tried to find out those regiments that served at Streatlam camp as I am interested in the military.
I am the founder member of The North East Area of British Korean Veterans of which I am chairman of the Scarborough
& Ryedale Branch, vice chairman of the 2nd Battalion branch Green Howards and secretary of the Pickering
branch.
I enjoyed being stationed at Streatlam Camp especially the summer months training on Cotherstone Moor; it helped with
my being a country lad and not town. The route marches were through all the villages
such as Lartington, Cotherstone, Romaldkirk and Eggleston and up to the top of Woodland and back down to Staindrop. Another route we took was by Little
Newsham and Cleatlam. We also did training at Hawsley Hill and passing The Little
Brown Jug at Kinninvie with our tongues out.
I left Barnard Castle
late 1952 to go to Korea with The Duke of Wellingtons Regiment and returned to the Green
Howards at Richmond in April 1954, although it is 60 years since I was stationed at
Streatlam I still love going back for a look round also to Broomielaw station or what is left of it.
The 2nd battalion have a large photographic display which is at Eden Camp, Malton.