Association of Harrogate Apprentices

This includes people such as ex Apprentice Tradesmen (A/Ts), Permanent Staff Members, ex NAAFI employees, Civilian Instructors etc.

Originally built in 1939, mostly as wooden huts, the Uniacke Barracks of the site has since been reprieved and presently accommodates the young men and women who train at the Army Foundation College there.

The first British military unit known to occupy the site on Penny Pot Lane was the 9th Field Training Regiment, Royal Artillery.

The next known use was by 116th General Hospital of the United States Army, from 28 July 1944 to 11 May 1945, for the purpose of clearing war casualties.

The book "ARMY APPRENTICES HARROGATE" by Colonel Cliff Walters late Royal Signals.

Lapel Badge – King's Crown
Lapel Badge – King's Crown