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A US military policeman at the entrance to Pheasey, Romney Way

c. 1942–45 · Romney Way

A scan of a book page: an American military policeman in a white helmet and belt stands by a white sentry box with a “Speed limit 15 m.p.h.” sign, at a gateway beside a row of houses on a sloping road; another soldier stands behind a fence. The printed caption reads “MP on duty at Entrance to Pheasey on Romney Way (10th Replacement Depot Archives)”. — Photo: 10th Replacement Depot Archives (courtesy of Fran and Martin Collins; as credited on Voices of Kingstanding). Reproduced via Chris Hillcox, Voices of Kingstanding. · Select the picture to zoom and pan.

MP on guard duty. 10th Replacement Depot, Pheasey Estate, during World War 2.

The entrance to the American camp on the Pheasey estate, guarded by a military policeman. The picture comes from Fran and Martin Collins’s book They Also Serve Who Stand and Wait (Brewin Books).

Local memories

What people who knew this place have said about it, in their own words. These are memories, not checked facts.

“The entrance in to the camp was on the right side of The Trees pub.”

— John E Rowley, 16 November 2011, Voices of Kingstanding

“I can only remember my mother and nan telling me that they would hear a shot and then the words ‘Halt who goes there,friend or foe’ they lived oposite the estate”

— Diane Stringer, 20 December 2012, Voices of Kingstanding

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