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Newcastle (JDF Camp/Training Depot), St Andrew, Jamaica 

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Newcastle (JDF Camp/Training Depot) is located in the Blue Mountains, St Andrew, Jamaica. Formerly a military hill station for the British Army it is now a training camp for the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF).
The construction of Newcastle began in 1841. Its story is intertwined with the Jamaican tour of duty of Field Marshal Sir William Gomm.
He was, incidentally, Britain’s longest ever serving soldier, having been an ensign at the age of 10 and Constable of the Tower of London over 80 years later at the time of his death in 1875.
The idea of establishing a military barracks in the hills of St Andrew was proposed by Gomm, then, as a Major General, Commander of Her Majesty’s forces in Jamaica.
In a letter shortly after his arrival in Jamaica, Gomm expressed great concern to the Governor at the high mortality rate among European troops in Kingston. The death rate due to yellow fever in the first half of the 19th century was one soldier every two and a half days; 1838 was a good year with only 91 men dying!
In 1839, the number rose again to 110, and to 121 in 1840. This situation, common to the West Indies generally, was so desperate that when the renowned Royal Scots were warned for duty in the West Indies, the officers drew lots as to who would go.
It was generally accepted that such a posting was virtually a soldier’s death sentence.
Gomm dispatched letter after letter to the British government seeking the authority and finances to start construction of barracks in Newcastle.
Initially, these pleas fell on deaf ears as the British government, worried about the expense, persistently ignored the dangerous and cruel loss in manpower resulting from yellow fever.
Eventually, Gomm acted on his own, knowing that he had the approval of the Governor.
Without British Government consent he started construction early in 1841 at the Newcastle coffee plantation.
In December 1841 the Board of Ordnance authorized erection of a permanent barrack at Newcastle to house a battalion.
Gomm had at last won his battle.
In 1842, very soon after Newcastle was established, only 24 of 197 troops died there.
Five years later only seven men died from a strength of 583, and in 1853, a mere two men perished out of 476.
Today, the visible memorials of that era - and of the relatively small number of soldiers who died there - are two immaculately maintained small cemeteries in Newcastle.
From its founding until 1959, Newcastle was used by both British and (during World War II) Canadian regiments serving in Jamaica as a change-of-air camp.
Some regiments moved to the hills completely, while others would rotate companies during the year. Others merely sent cadres for training at Newcastle.
In 1959 the famous old West India Regiment was re-formed and Newcastle became the Federal Defence Force Training Depot, training recruits from all over the newly formed West Indies Federation.
In 1962, when the unsuccessful Federation was dissolved, the Regiment was disbanded. Jamaica simultaneously sought her Independence, which was achieved on 6 August 1962.
Newcastle was given to the Jamaican Government by Britain as part of a general settlement of all military lands in Jamaica.
Following Jamaica’s Independence in 1962, Newcastle became the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Training Depot.
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@InJamaica
@InJamaica 6 лет назад
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@orvillemcgrath1192
@orvillemcgrath1192 2 года назад
Georgeous... Lived in Ja for 15 yrs and never visited.. what a shame
@patrioticjamaican2512
@patrioticjamaican2512 3 года назад
I am extremely proud to have been a part of this historic location, JDF Recruit/Intake 24, basic training from July 1974 - November 1974.
@claytonlevy6440
@claytonlevy6440 3 года назад
Nice comment
@grounddove4362
@grounddove4362 3 года назад
Ok Old soldier guess you know man like bob Williams from Westmoreland...Norman beckles...and the Great Rafael Brown.
@floridagal4life
@floridagal4life 5 лет назад
Dang that view is breath taking. Wow amazing drone footage. 💗
@InJamaica
@InJamaica 5 лет назад
Thank you
@cmboto3702
@cmboto3702 6 лет назад
Thank you for this well framed video. Thank you for showing us how beautiful our country really is.
@ricardopennycooke2231
@ricardopennycooke2231 Год назад
Memories live on of this training ground big up troops of intake 95
@kwacou4279
@kwacou4279 6 лет назад
WOW, WOW BREATHTAKINGLY STUNNING. Thank you for this video. My love of Jamaica is boundless. Keep up the videos. Again I say thank you for reminding me how blessed we Jamaicans are, if only most knew, sigh.
@bernadettejadusingh7656
@bernadettejadusingh7656 7 месяцев назад
Father was With British Army 1957 to 1960 pre Independence. Family housed in Newcastle to get acclimatized. Next to heaven ❤
@yerocdable
@yerocdable 5 лет назад
My old training ground!😭😭 Much respect to the men and woman of Intake 78 Strong!
@a_dontv4572
@a_dontv4572 4 года назад
Bro can you tell mi what was done at your selection process for eg how man push ups and sit ups plz
@Makinja
@Makinja 5 лет назад
Also the British probably liked the location for the elevation and cooler climate. Air's really fresh up there.
@Si_Mi_Yah876
@Si_Mi_Yah876 6 лет назад
Excellent video, brings back memories of area.
@pamellacole269
@pamellacole269 6 лет назад
Good to see New Castle again it's been a long time since I went there. Thanks for sharing
@helomedia767
@helomedia767 6 лет назад
What intake?
@7755_klassie
@7755_klassie 3 года назад
Love love can live up there I wish a breath of fresh
@kemonal9913
@kemonal9913 6 лет назад
Beautiful video
@pranto8028
@pranto8028 2 года назад
The Houses at newscasle for the force should painted green to match the forest or the tree's
@angelamiller2105
@angelamiller2105 6 лет назад
Regular hike spot as a high schooler! Lots of wonderful memories😁
@darionhinds7437
@darionhinds7437 5 лет назад
Angela Miller huh
@garfieldwynter2663
@garfieldwynter2663 Месяц назад
A college to itself intake 59 big up 1988
@donovantaylor3137
@donovantaylor3137 5 лет назад
who ever you are...i like your timely informative videos.i know the history of Newcastle and your information is spot-on.i would add this : Newcastle is a gold mine asset the JDF has to train fresh new recruits to the service.it has to do with the remoteness of the place,the cool some what cold thin air altitude of the mountains to focus the recruits minds on the task at hand. this is where the old west indies regiments recruits from all over west indies come for basic training. would you believe the last JLP government under Bruce Golding wanted to divest Newcastle to a big money bag and wanted to move up park camp to Clarendon and sale off up park camp property to money grabbing real state developers..imagine a Jamaica with out the JDF... If Edward siaga had his way there would be no JDF.
@InJamaica
@InJamaica 5 лет назад
Thank you for watching and for sharing this information. It is a very beautiful place with a lot of history.
@eltonbarnaby1131
@eltonbarnaby1131 3 года назад
intake 0602 ...memories!
@jahvonni_5k
@jahvonni_5k 4 года назад
Went here already
@SuperIRON1000
@SuperIRON1000 4 года назад
Lockdown in Hell...
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