I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
The Codford area has had a long history with Anzac (Australian and New Zealand) soldiers and during World War I large training and transfer camps were established for the tens of thousands of troops waiting to move to France.
Codford also became a depot in 1916 for the men who had been evacuated from the front line and were not fit to return to the front.
Codford's 'Anzac Badge' was the idea of an Australian Brigade Commander during World War I who wished to leave a visible memento of his brigade when it departed. This consists of a gigantic Rising Sun badge (measuring 53 x 45 metres), carved into the grass of 'Misery Hill' (exposing the underlying bright white chalk) in 1916.
The initial work on the badge was started by the 13th Training Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces (AIF). The badge was then embedded with green, brown and clear beer bottles to make it shine bronze like the badge worn on the Australian uniform.
Maintaining the badge became the focus of punishment parades and as a result the spur on which it is carved became ‘affectionately’ known as Misery Hill by Australian troops
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 10/07/2025. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.