Hello All, I have just stumbled across this forum, so I had better let you know a little about my interests. My main areas of research are ranges (particularly AFV ranges in WWII in the UK), and anything to do with the history of Pembrokeshire. My main focus is the area around Castlemartin and Stackpole. I look forward to making a contribution!
Re. Linney Head Camp / Castlemartin There are some pictures and details here: LINNEY HEAD CAMP, CASTLEMARTIN | Coflein BTW - There's a perhaps curious (?) reference in the war diary of the SRY which was a bit surprising to me For 6th December 1944 - "Plans completed for shoot at LINNEY HEAD Range. Preparing for OP BUTCHER – which is local defence of present area. Parachutists have landed in back area. Planning for OP SHEARS – attack by 52(L) Div supported by ourselves and 43 Div to capture HEINSBERG. C.O. called to Conference on SHEARS at Bde HQ." When the SRY were on the continent and a long way from Castlemartin. I can't find an obvious reference to another "LINNEY HEAD Range" - so I assume that some (detached) parts of the SRY were also in (or planning soon to be in) Pembrokeshire at around early December 1944 or just later perhaps. There is a reference just prior to the mention of this "shoot" of the discussion of "replacements for personnel proceeding on PYTHON." and later in the SRY war diary to "new gunners" etc. presumably having "arrived". Another alternative perhaps is that they (the SRY) had established a "local range" - on the continent - closer to where they actually were and just happened to call this their "LINNEY HEAD Range" in honour of the one they already knew in Pembrokeshire.