lemgo

**dutchman** · 23-02-2011, 19:49

can someone remind me what regiment took over from us in lemgo

**Guvs** · 23-02-2011, 20:04

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, 20:27

I am sure it was the RRW,

Dai 55

**dutchman** · 23-02-2011, 20:40

thank you guys it was the rrw

**Jenkins7236** · 23-02-2011, 20:41

Terry,
As Dai 55 said, it was the RRW.

**Bob Bacon** · 23-02-2011, 22:53

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** · 24-02-2011, 00:28

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 !!