Camp Picton

A group of British airmen. enrolled in No.107 Course, RAF Picton, pose for a group photo in March 1944.Courtesy: Jane Wren

• Living quarters on the base. ca. 1946Source: Private Collector
• An aerial view from the north ca. 1961Source: Base handbook, Courtesy: Sarah Pollock and Ed Soye
• An aerial view from the east ca. 1961 Courtesy: Sarah Pollock and Ed Soye
• John B. Mac Neil (left) and Lonnie Bourgeois are pictured during bayonet practise at Camp Picton in 1950. Both gentlemen did their basic training in Camp Picton before being transferred to other locations.©Copyright: John B. Mac Neil
• This soldier was stationed at Camp Picton in 1956-57. This gentleman, who originated from Toronto, had light brown hair and blue eyes. Before arriving at Camp Picton, he was at stationed at Goose Bay Labrador. He is believed to be living in Toronto and would be in his early eighties now.If you have any information on this gentleman, please contact Thérèse Lévesque, at tl.levesque@rogers.com. They are most anxious to find him.Source: Thérèse Lévesque
• This soldier was stationed at Camp Picton in 1956-57. This gentleman, who originated from Toronto, had light brown hair and blue eyes. Before arriving at Camp Picton, he was at stationed at Goose Bay Labrador. He is believed to be living in Toronto and would be in his early eighties now.If you have any information on this gentleman, please contact Thérèse Lévesque, at tl.levesque@rogers.com. They are most anxious to find him.Source: Thérèse Lévesque
• The Officers' Mess in 1961. The handsome fireplace, along with a "Ladies Room" that resembled an English pub, were constructed during the RAF occupancy from mess profits. Source: Base handbook, Courtesy: Sarah Pollock and Ed Soye
• The Officers' Mess in 1961.Source: Base handbook, Courtesy: Sarah Pollock and Ed Soye

A special thank you to the following individuals for contributing these wonderful archival photos.

• Thérèse Lévesque
• John B. Mac Neil
• Sarah Pollock
• Ed Soye
• Jane Wren