BRAEMAR WINTER WARFARE SCHOOL

Does anyone know exactly where in Braemar the Winter Warfare School was located? Are the buildings still there, and what areas were used for training?

Any information appreciated . . . . .

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Here is a link to an obituary to Geoffrey Rees Jones of No.5 Commando who was one of the original instructors. It gives the location of where the first course was run from before the actual School came into use. Although it may not answer your question it may be of interest:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1473259/Geoffrey-Rees-Jones.html

I have seen a mention of Commando Training in the Glen Clunie area of Braemar but that was all it said.

Thanks for the info - nothing specific in the article but very interesting nonetheless.

This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 19/04/2009 05:57:50

aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology wrote:The Cairngorm Mountains offered perhaps
the most suitable terrain for crosscountry
ski training. Numerous (Commando) units
were trained in mountain warfare in this
region, based in a large training camp in
Braemar (now a caravan site).

http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/archaeology/projects/defence.pdf

Here's a lead...

nick