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D6079 - Derby School: Officer Training Corps - 1912-1913

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D6079
Title	Derby School: Officer Training Corps
Date	1912-1913
Description	army camps photographs
Extent	12 items
Level	Fonds
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator	Derby School: Officer Training Corps
Administrative History	As was the case with many public and long-established grammar schools, Derby School had a Cadet Corps, or Officer Training Corps. The Derby School OTC was attached to No. 1 Voluntary Battalion of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment. As part of training, cadets attended military camps for a week or so. Both camps for the years 1912-1913 were situated at Bordon in Hamphire.
Custodial History	The photographs used to belong to Allan Forsyth, one of the cadets attending the camps. They were given to the Derbyshire Record Office in September 2003 by his daughter.
Organisation Sub-Type	Schools
Related Material	For other postcards of cadets attending camps in 1912-1913, see D5430/49/4/41 and D5430/52/4/6-7.

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