This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gwatson000126 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5511/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone recollect or know of a Barrage Balloon Training Ground before World War 2 as it is no longer there. It was a territorial Army Hall I was told on Bank Street in Brechin. Local people would of trained here before they went off to war 1939-1945. I am interested in pictures or where I would find out about those who trained there. Thankyou Gail Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Are you sure it is Barage baloons you mean. There were thousands of them all over Britain during the war. Possibly you mean Observation balloons which is a quite different thing. From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com, angus@rootsweb.com To: <ANGUS-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: [ANGUS] Territorial Army Hall Bank Str. Brechin Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:35:42 -0000 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gwatson000126 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5511/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone recollect or know of a Barrage Balloon Training Ground before World War 2 as it is no longer there. It was a territorial Army Hall I was told on Bank Street in Brechin. Local people would of trained here before they went off to war 1939-1945. I am interested in pictures or where I would find out about those who trained there. Thankyou Gail Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bank St is a very short street, containing part of the side of the church fronting on the intersecting st. [South Esk], then a vicarage [or manse], and a day care center which used to be the Free Presby. church bldg many years ago. [Way before the war] Then there are just a few small bldgs to the corner of Panmure. The other side of Bank has residences which seem of a more recent nature than most of the homes in the area as they have front lawns--I seem to remember several apts and some other bldgs, too. That could be the area you're searching for. The local library is wonderful about helping. Try to be as specific as possible as they stay very busy . You can reach them at CULBRELIB@angus.gov.uk Good luck! Marilyn Threlkeld mjmt@camalott.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ANGUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 3:35 PM Subject: [ANGUS] Territorial Army Hall Bank Str. Brechin > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: gwatson000126 > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.ans.general/5511/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone recollect or know of a Barrage Balloon Training Ground before > World War 2 as it is no longer there. It was a territorial Army Hall I was > told on Bank Street in Brechin. Local people would of trained here before > they went off to war 1939-1945. I am interested in pictures or where I > would find out about those who trained there. > > Thankyou > Gail > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >