Far East Farm Camp [1949-????]

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 12:24
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Demolished / No longer exists
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Seems to have been used post WWII, especially during Korean War. Location from a mapsite; certainly was around Castle Peak area

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construction started 1949: By this time Mao was getting close to the New Territories (NT) border. An advance party was sent into the hills and told to start building a camp to be known as Far East Farm.
http://www.royal-signals.org.uk/of_interest/Signals%20Service.php

72nd Regiment Royal Artillery was based there in 1952 and at Gun Club Barracks

http://british-army-units1945on.co.uk/70thto73rdRegimentsRA.aspx