Andy Rodker's photos with the keyword: Camp Cameron

Half accident (in that it was horriblly unfocused), and half rescued in editing to make it tolerable. I eventually decided I liked the slightly hazy effect so here it is, after 18 months of dilly-dallying (or is it shilly-shallying?)! Shasta daisies and montbretia and a yellow interloper (teasel?) Camp Cameron: the US army's camp in WWII for their coloured personnel, it being thought best to keep them out of the way in isolation form the Brits in case they should frighten the horses (or something). As I've mentioned before; boxer Joe Louis was stationed here for what he recalled as the most boring time of his life. There is absolutely NOTHING left of this camp. When fully operational it covered most of the St Agnes Headland. For Pam.

Beautiful plant but an invasive pest as it stifles native flora. Near St Agnes Head. On the site of Camp Cameron, where black US service personnel were placed during World War II, presumably so as not to frighten the natives in the more populous parts of the country. Boxer Joe Louis was stationed here and described it as the most boring two years of his life! For Pam.

On the site of Camp Cameron, the US Army's base in England for black service personnel in WWII, suitably distant from main centres of population. The thinking probably was that 1000s of black servicemen would frighten the natives. OK to send them to fight and die though! Nothing whatsoever remains of this camp! Joe Louis wrote that he spent the most boring few years of his life here! He probably wasn't a fan of shasta daisies!

Camp Cameron was the US Forces army base for black service personnel in the UK in WWII. They were placed here, in Out-Of-The-Way Cornwall so as not to frighten the poor timid natives. Joe Louis was based here and wrote that he was bored out of his mind! Now, no trace remains of the camp which was situated above St Agnes Head.