Tweedsmuir Military Camp - Diary Introduction

A Veteran's Diary

The detachment of Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment), which staffed Tweedsmuir Camp, arrived there on 10 December 1941. With them was one B51404 Bernard (Bern) Keegan who rose through the ranks to Sergeant.

Upon his arrival Sergeant Keegan wrote,
"We packed up and moved from Erie Camp to Tweedsmuir Camp in Thursley, Surrey about 20 miles away by transport. This was another new camp - excellent facilities with no complaints and much larger than Erie Camp. We settled into our new quarters, which had stoves, showers and hot water."

In this part of our website we provide readers with Sergeant Bern Keegan's personal record of life in Tweedsmuir Camp during WWII, using excerpts from his memoirs and private photographic collection.