At Ward Hill, Thorpeness, there can be found the possible remains of a trench. It is approx 16m in length and runs in a northerly direction. Is it First or Second War? Well actually, if it is indeed a trench, it is Second War and matches the location of a section post of the 5th Royal Berks Regiment sited in 1941. This followed a reorganising of the string of the linear defences sited to cover vulnerable beaches in 1940 and thus add depth to the defence. Above: possible extant remains of trench, Ward Hill (2m scale ruler in trench) Above: maps showing location of possible extant trench remains, Ward Hill So why the suggestion of a First War trench? The answer to that question is because a trench in the vicinity is marked on a trench map I acquired a while back, dated August 1914, and marked Orderly Room in feint crayon. There is also a very faint stamp, on which HQ Mounted Division can be made out. The Mounted Division, concentrated in East Anglia, wa...