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The
History of 123rd & 156th General Hospitals US Army.
Camp Foxley tells the history of the military camp built in the grounds
of Foxley Manor House, Herefordshire, from the outbreak of the Second
World War until the late 1960s when it was demolished. During the war
the camp saw the arrival and departure of several Canadian and American
military units. From 1944 to 1945 two American hospitals based there
received casualties from the European Theatre of Operations.
After the war the camp was used to house Polish refugees who were later
joined by homeless English families. In the late 1960s the temporary
camp, which had been built only to last for the duration of the war,
was finally closed and the last remaining occupants were found homes
in Hereford.
The book tells of the day to day activities on the base, using accounts
and previously unpublished photos from those involved. It also deals
with the impact that the occupants had on the surrounding area of Herefordshire.
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