Birkenhead

Grange Road West, Oxton
79a Harrowby Road
24 Clifton Road, Tranmere
Grange Rd West, Oxton
HQ,A,B,C,D 4 Cheshire

79a Harrowby Road, Tranmere:
Welsh Divisional royal engineers, Cheshire Brigade Co.
Welsh Border Mounted Bde Transport & Supply Column ASC
Cheshire Brigade Co. Welsh Divisional Transport & Supply Column ASC
24 Clifton Rd, Tranmere

'D' Sqn Denbighshire Hussars

Grange Road West Sport Centre is situated on the outskirts of central Birkenhead. The building was originally used as a Territorial Army Drill hall until the Council took ownership of the site in 1969, when it was converted to a sport centre.

Harrowby Road, Tranmere is listed in Kelly 1914.

Kelly, 1894, reveals many different locations. Cheshire and Carnarvonshire (1st) Volunteer Artillery are listed at:
(4 coy) Magazine Lane, New Brighton,
(5 coy) Drill Hall, King Street Egremont, (after Kingslake Rd)
1st Cheshire Royal Engineers HQ 108 Church street (Kelly 1896, also Kelly 1914 RNVR) Drill hall Priory St (corner of Abbot St)
1VB Cheshire Regt HQ, A-D Cos. Park road south, (Kelly 1896)
1,2 & 8 companies Birkenhead, 3 King St, Egremont
4: 13 New Chester Rd, New Ferry
5: Neston
6: Birkenhead Rd, Little Sutton
7: Holt Rd, Tranmere
9: Heswall
10: Hoylake
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