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dutchman
23-02-2011, 18:49
can someone remind me what regiment took over from us in lemgo
Guvs
23-02-2011, 19:04
Was it the Black watch ? or did we take over from them ! someone from the families office in them days will know.
Guvs
Dai 55
23-02-2011, 19:27
I am sure it was the RRW,

Dai 55
dutchman
23-02-2011, 19:40
thank you guys it was the rrw
Jenkins7236
23-02-2011, 19:41
Terry,
As Dai 55 said, it was the RRW.
Bob Bacon
23-02-2011, 21:53
Different British units became in Lemgo during of the Cold war stationed: 1st air support signal unit (ASSU), 22nd signal regiment (1950-1962), 1st Bn Northumberland Fusiliers (1962-1966), 3rd Bn Queens regiment (Royal Sussex) (1966-1970), 1st Bn The Light Infantry (1970-1974), 2nd Bn The Light Infantry (1974-1978), 1st Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers (1978-1982), 1st Bn Royal regiment OF Wales (1982-1989), 2nd Bn Royal Irish regiment (1989-1993). To 24. August 1993 was closed the military base and the mechanisms to modern residential buildings was converted.
Guvs
23-02-2011, 23:28
Must of been Berlin we took over from the Black Watch then, one of the things I can remember was some of them had been keeping chickens in the army side boards taken the doors off and replaced them with chicken wire ones !!
John Turner
23-02-2011, 23:51
We swapped Ballykinler for Berlin with the Black Watch.
rjones399@btinternet.com
24-02-2011, 09:27
it was the rrw
BennytheBall
24-02-2011, 11:30
1st Bn The Royal Regiment of Wales
Ken Barrow
25-02-2011, 09:32
The camp closed on my birthday & the day after i left the army.
Dai 55
25-02-2011, 09:46
Ken what dates be interesting to know?
Really brings back memories does Lemgo great posting
Dai 55
eglen john
25-02-2011, 10:54
Face book has a page on Stornaway barracks Lemgo
daibeer
01-03-2011, 20:06
Cant remember Lemgo !
davidhuntley
02-03-2011, 00:18
HaHa nice one Dai, Lemgo brilliant, nearly everything on the doorstep (including the wife) had a flat in vogelsang, only thing i can remember bad about the place was trying to remember the bugle calls when you were C.O.S, god help you if you got it wrong,good times
Bob Bacon
02-03-2011, 09:50
Here is an interesting link to information about the barracks

http://baor-locations.co.uk/stornowaybks.aspx
nasher546
02-03-2011, 11:03
Here is an interesting link to information about the barracks

http://baor-locations.co.uk/stornowaybks.aspx

Thanks Bob,

Many fond memories brought back to life.
Dai 55
02-03-2011, 20:31
Daibeer,

lemgo certainly remembers you,Sammys bar brilliant,and a piece of fried chicken in the bag on the way home Lush,

Dai 55
parrot
03-03-2011, 19:48
think me and hoody went there one saturday lol
Guvs
03-03-2011, 20:48
We swapped Ballykinler for Berlin with the Black Watch.

Thanks John.
Guvs
bernie83
22-06-2011, 16:23
Iam sure it was the RRW at the time,but I left before the Btn were posted. Samies bar and the zer post,good times.
Barry69
23-06-2011, 23:59
Sammy Bar the Dap Bar, Zur Post, Spick Bar, Das Ding and the Students Bar all great places even Jimmys bar too great days lived in Block 1 then Block 2 and then Beisterburg, lived above Greener in Phillip Lenard Str just down from Nasher (Paul) Happy Days glad I was there, for me better than Berlin! by miles I remember John Eglan taking a Ferrit out of camp to go to the Zur Post and taking off the back gates on route, and the town patrol taxi service lol