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Originally Posted by Alan J.
As you say there was a large Scottish contingent in the area and there are still Amble people whose fathers came here, courted , married and settled after the war and who have only within the last few years died out.
Wakworth House Hotel was commandeered as the officers mess and troops were initially billetted in some of the large houses in Warkworth and the surrounding area.
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I know of an Amble resident whose "father in law" was billetted at the Lord Mayor's camp prior to going to El Alamein in 1942! Not sure if he was Scottish though - will ask the informant next time I see him!