The countryside around the town offered a varied terrain for the soldiers to practise all the different elements of warfare.
Full scale battalion exercises were at first held twice and then later once a week with over 13,000 yards of trenches being excavated on the Common.
Picture: Dacorum Heritage Trust
The Corps came to Berkhamsted in September 1914 and did not leave until June 1919. Both cavalry and infantry came to the town although at the time, the cavalry only had one horse! Around 14,000 men passed through the Corps with over 11,000 gaining commissions.
Three Victoria Crosses were awarded, besides numerous other decorations.
A total of 2,147 men lost their lives and are commemorated on a memorial on Berkhamsted Common where they carried out so many manoeuvres.
By the Dacorum Heritage Trust