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Bodmin in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
 

RAF Linguists Association

 
 
RAF Linguists Association Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 6, 2018
1. RAF Linguists Association Marker
Inscription.
The Royal Air Force Linguists’ Association 2004
RAFLing Association
JSSL
Between 1951 and 1956, the Joint Services School for Linguists was located at Walker Lines, Bodmin. Here Linguists were trained for covert work, their vigilance contributing to national security during the Cold War.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Cold.
 
Location. 50° 27.924′ N, 4° 42.905′ W. Marker is in Bodmin, England, in Cornwall. It is at the intersection of St Nicholas Street (England Route B3268) and Castle Canyke Road, on the right when traveling north on St Nicholas Street. Located on Cornwall’s Regimental Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bodmin, England PL31 1EG, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South West England. Globally, it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Celtic Fringe, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: U.S. Army 29th Infantry Division Memorial (here, next to this marker); Bodmin Militia Stores Keep (a few steps from this marker); Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bodmin War Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Bodmin Beacon (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); The Trafalgar Way (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Sir Arthur Quiller Couch House (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); In Memory of Private Richard Masters (approx. 10.1 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bodmin.
 
Also see . . .  Bodmin Keep: Welcome to Cornwall’s Army Museum. Website homepage (Submitted on December 11, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
RAF Linguists Association Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 6, 2018
2. RAF Linguists Association Marker
RAF Linguists Association Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 6, 2018
3. RAF Linguists Association Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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