© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1961/05/04 🇬🇧 26 Tpt Column RASC (Bridge) 125 (Bridge) COY RASC A Stylish Wedding took part in Hameln A touch of romance and military tradition filled Hameln Minster as Colin Taylor of the 125 (Bridge) COY RASC married his German bride. Following the solemn ceremony, the …
© Arnd Wöbbeking Blood & Sand, the colors of the Middlesex regiment were once again blowing through the Linsingen Barracks at Süntelstraße in Hameln +++ Blood & Sand, die Farben des Middlesex Regiments wehten noch einmal durch die Linsingen Kaserne an der Süntelstraße in Hameln. It was 51 years since Ray Shave and Brian …
© Arnd Wöbbeking & Brian Hedges Brian Hedges, was stationed in Hameln with the 1st Bn The Middlesex Regiment. How to read, this regiment was stationed here in Hameln from 1958 to 1962. Brian has sent some photos from his time, which meanwhile have a historical value. Brian is now 73 years young and was …
It is christmas time and some things around my website turned in mystic happenings. In May 2015 I visited the town of Herford with my lovely wife during the “FAREWELL WEEK” of British Forces. We spent a Sunday afternoon at the “Old Market” in the middle of the town. There I meet Ray Shave. A …
© by David Ashby Vor ein paar Tagen surfte ich mal wieder durch das Netz auf der Suche nach Informationen über Einheiten die in Hameln stationiert gewesen sind! Ich fand ein paar Fotos von David Ashby! Ich schrieb ihn an und fragte ob ich sie verwenden dürfte. Ich musste nicht lange auf eine Antwort von …
© Arnd Wöbbeking Interview with Raymond „Ray“ Shave – The Middlesex Regiment Am Sonntag den 19.04.2015 bin ich mit meiner Frau in Herford auf dem alten Markt unterwegs gewesen! Dort war der Auftakt der Abschiedswoche für die Britischen Truppen in der Hansestadt Herford. 5 Musiker der „Band of the Royal Engineers“ gaben sich die Ehre und spielten …
© Mark Oz / Arnd Wöbbeking Am 16. Mai 1811 fand bei dem kleinen Ort Albuera eine der blutigsten Schlachten der Napoleonischen Kriege statt! Dieser Tag wird bei den Einheiten die daran teilgenommen haben, immer noch geehrt. So auch im Mai 1961 in den Gordon Barracks Hameln! Hier dazu der Wikipedia Artikel <klick> Die Fotos dazu hat mir Mark gesendet, bei dem …
© Hank Lawrence This Squadron was stationed in Hameln under the command of the 23 Field Engineer Regiment in the years 1949-1950. Hank Lawrence was some time later with this unit. The 5th Field Squadron RE remained faithful to Hameln. After the transfer to Napier Barracks Dortmund, they always came back to their bridgecamps in …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 October 1961 – Wouldham Camp Hameln 🇬🇧 Memories of Stuart D Trott – 45 Field Park Squadron Stuart D. Trott was with the 45 Field Park Squadron in Hameln on the Wouldham site. While he was there with his squadron, a French engineer unit was there and demonstrated …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1961/05/19 🇬🇧 Tragic Accident at the Weir in Hameln A soldier stationed with the troops in Hameln attempted to cross the Weser weir in a paddle boat. The previous day, the same manoeuvre had been completed without incident. This time, too, he was not alone: four soldiers …
© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1961/05/08 🇬🇧 Accident – VW Beetle vs. Bedford RL The press report describes an accident that occurred on May 7th, 1961, in Hameln. Involved were a VW Beetle and a British military truck of the Bedford RL type. The driver of the VW Beetle, approaching from …
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