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This story has been added by CSV volunteer Linda Clark on behalf of the author Kenneth H. Rickard. It is an extract from a book he wrote in 2004 called 'St Dennis and Goss Moor', published by Halsgrove of Tiverton. They fully understand the site's terms and conditions.

The locality played it's part in the way effort by providing various military sites, such as the Italian prisoner-of war camp at Whitecross, which was administered and guarded by the British Army's Pioneer Corps. These prisoners were put to work on local farms, the railway and other suitable services.
The Irish Enniskillan Regiment was stationed at Carworgie Manor, a rather special and secretive location. It was reputed at the time that these soldiers were as tough and fearless as the Gurkha regiments. These soldiers were a rough bunch, when they were not confined to barracks for various reasons, they were out and about in the evenings usually upsetting the locals and creating problems for the police.
A Royal Ordnance Corps supply depot was established at the Gothers clay-dries site for the servicing of other military sites in the area. These soldiers formed a good relationship with the village people and participated in local concerts and football matches. It is a fact that many of these men returned to the area after the war and married local girls. The clay dries at the Anchor China Clay Works near Fraddon were commandeered and used as a bomb store for the airfields at St Eval and St Mawgan.

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