Carlisle was the training centre for The Lancastrian Group Training Centre(LGTC)all conscripts and new regular soldiers who had opted to join a Lancashire infantry unit would undergo their basic training there,the camp staff consisted of officers,NCO's and other ranks of the eight infantry regiments that made up the Lancastrian group,those regiments being,The Kings Own,The Border regiment,The Kings Regiment,The Lancashire Fusileers,The East Lancashire Regiment,The South Lancashire Regiment,The Loyal regiment and The Manchester Regiment.
The camp was divided into two parts,Roamer Barracks was the training part,Wardrop barracks was the administration barracks,on completion of basic training and having passed out all recruits were then moved from Roamer Barracks to Wardrop Barracks from there they where posted to any of the 8 regiments of The Lancastrian Brigade