carosio Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Not a prisoner of war camp, but some kind of "glasshouse" for Allied airman, was apparently opposite the Norton Hotel, Bochum Parkway. A friend says she used to see Canadians behind the wire there, also some connection with a R.E.M.E. station. Perhaps someone could clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayern Blade Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 There was an RAF disciplinary camp in Sheffield, I have some info on it somewhere but don't know where it is ! I'm sure I've read somewhere that LMF (Lack of moral fibre) cases were sent there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carosio Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 Bayern Blade- this may have been the place then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 There was an RAF disciplinary camp in Sheffield, I have some info on it somewhere but don't know where it is ! I'm sure I've read somewhere that LMF (Lack of moral fibre) cases were sent there. The RAF camp at Norton was used for LMF cases during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Giblin Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 G-Day How are u all?? Born and bread in Parson Cross now lving in Australia. I am into tracing my family history My father was in the british army. I think was a warden in the pow camp in Sheffield I have applied to he defence department and got his medels thanks to your help but how do I get his military history? thanks Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathanb977 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I was brought up in Firbeck (born in 63) and I'm pretty sure it was just used for aircraft and associated personnel. I don't think POWs were held there. I used to play in the remnants of the military buildings - even now military impedimenta can be found around the woodland. It's a lovely peaceful spot. And I know this doesn't quite answer the question but my nan who died in her nineties in 2005 was born and raised in a farm on City Rd Sheffield (it's a KFC now.) She says as a very small girl in WW1 she used to wander up to manor top and chat to the POWs who would be working on the land on the big junction up there (opposite the chippy.) Whether her recollection is accurate is a moot point. Especially as I don't think her infant German can have been that extensive. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkyuk Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Just talking about this today with one of our neighbours. We are positioned near the Acorn at Burncross, and the estate was built on a former POW camp. He dug out some photo's of pics of the camp before it was demolished to make way for the estate. Jim:thumbsup: My parents were living on Sheringham Road, which was just across from the Acorn, when I was born in 1948. At that point it was housingfor young couples I believe. We lived ther for a few years until we moved to Greengate Lane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catherine61 Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 My dad an Irish man was stationed at Lodge Moor Camp looking after the Italian prisoners of war.Being catholic he went to St Vincents to mass and he spotted my mum and asked her out this was in1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepstox Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Interesting photo Tony. The 'parch marks' in the fields to the right look very clear. They're Ecclesfield school football pitches. Ther was an Ack Ack gun emplacement where the car park is now at the rear of Park Avenue. It was still there in 1974, we used to play there on the way home from school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basalt Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 Quite right. We always called it the army camp. Started up a concrete road at the top of Park Avenue. First hut we called the G Hut on the right going up. Then you came to the Ack Ack gun circles. Has anyone got a photo, they were still there as you say in 1974 but was cleared to make way for the estate. These guns cracked ceilings in Ecclesfield with the vibration during the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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