[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Mr Mark Tonner is owed an apology as I see he posted a query of me on this forum but I had not picked it up. For those interested, No. 1 Canadian Equipment Assembly Unit or C.E.A.U. was formed in 1943 and run by the Canadian Royal Ordnance Corps, which in 1944 split and the facility was then run by the Royal Canadian Mechanical and Electrical Engineers at CAMP BORDON in Hampshire.

Camp BordOn was and I suppose the site is, part of the massive conglomeration of military lands off the A3 London-Portsmouth Road, near Aldershot and Longmoor, and I believe was served by the Longmoor Military Railway. The camp was originally a British Army one and then after the Brits left for France, the RCOC moved in. Today there is a line of youngish trees on the left side of the A3, going north just before Hindhead. These were planted a few years back in memory of the Canadian servicemen who were stationed at Bordon and nearby areas.