Horses crossing a river
Author: Gareth Owen
The New Forest area has seen military activity before the outbreak of WWI.
A number of the rifle ranges surveyed as part of the WWII project can be dated back to the Boer Wars, First Boer War – 1880 to 1881 and Second Boer War – 1899 to 1902. Some were also used during WWI and later, by the Home Guard, during WWII.
2nd Cavalry Brigade – Fordingbridge – c1905
This photo shows horses swimming across a river and is thought to be the 2nd Cavalry Brigade in Fordingbridge crossing the River Avon c1905. Image Courtesy of Lymington.org
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