Soldiers settled on the land 23/04/2015 Facebook The crowd was gathered to welcome HRH the Prince of Wales when he was in Amiens to open the railway branch line from Cottonvale to Amiens. At this time, Amiens was the main centre of the Pikedale Soldier Settlement. Picture: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland By ROBERT MACMAURICE SOLDIER settlements were seen as one of many ways to repatriate soldiers back from service in […] Subscribe or Login to see the rest of the content. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password