Tag: Sport

1962/08/13 Hughs Game – 125 (Bridge) Coy RASC

Digital Copy of the Original Maingate Sign Bindon Barracks © British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1962/08/13 🇬🇧 Hugh’s Game 125 (Bridge) Coy RASC Hugh McKenna, who now lives in Bo’ness, Scotland, was stationed in Hamelin as a young lad from 1960 to 1963. By chance, we connected on Facebook and have been corresponding regularly ever since. I am fascinated by the …

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1947/48 – Hameln Garrison Rugby-Union Football Team

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking &  © Sapper Magazin / Archiv John Lonsdale 🇬🇧 1948/03/11 🇬🇧 HAMELN GARRISON FOOTBALL TEAM Rugby and football were and still are the most popular sports among the English troops. On Friday I met John Lonsdale at a celebration of the Royal British Legion in Hamelin. He …

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1950/05/18 – Soccer Game between 21 Fld Engr Rgt – HSC Hameln

© British Army in Hameln.com / Arnd Wöbbeking 🇬🇧 1950/05/18 🇬🇧 Soccer Game between 21 Fld Engr Rgt – HSC Hameln  Sport is always part of the army, as we all know that sport keeps you physically and mentally fit. Even in the first years of the occupation, there were always sporting competitions between Hameln …

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