Dear blog reader
A bit of self-indulgence this week as there’s not often anything about the Royal Navy Armament Depot which was very close to Cairneyhill and I recently spotted something interesting.
Jacqueline
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EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS, MONDAY 22ND NOVEMBER 1948
VACANCIES, STOREHOUSE, AND LABORATORY BOYS, R.N. ARMAMENT DEPOT, CROMBIE
Vacancies for storehouse and laboratory boys exist at R.N. Armament Depot, Crombie; Entrance will be by short examination to be held early December 1948; Boys entered will be trained up to age of 20 in all aspects of storage and supply of ammunition to H.M. Ships, or work in connection with repair and examination of such ammunition; after training, there will be ample opportunity for volunteering for service in many interesting parts of the world where H.M. Ships are based; there are good prospects of future promotion to higher grades.
Write for full details to Superintending Armament Supply Officer, R.N. Armament Depot, Cairneyhill, Crombie, Dunfermline.
Cairneyhill People and History 
Very interesting Jacqueline.
My father Lionel Jays Fotheringham worked at RNAD Crombie from 1935 to 1948 including service in Freetown Sierra Leone, and we lived in Farm Road Crombie.
I have about 80 letters written by his Mum and Dad in Cairneyhill to him in Freetown between 1942 and 1944 some containing snippets of information about life in wartime Cairneyhill.
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John, a fascinating connection. I’m so glad, as always, you found the blog post interesting. Best wishes, Jacqueline.
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