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Daveb
WOI
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Daveb


Number of posts : 105
Localisation : Bristol
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Iserlohn, Herford X 2
Registration date : 2010-12-16

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PostSubject: Re: Troopships   Troopships - Page 5 Icon_minitime21/1/2014, 16:49

The Queen Mary was also used as a troopship during the war, not for channel crossing of course but used to take US servicemen to and fro to New York.
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jimsigs1
Let Gen
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jimsigs1


Number of posts : 1298
Age : 89
Localisation : West of England
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Harrogate 1949-52. HQ BAOR Sig Regt 1952-54, Korea 1954-55, Egypt 1955, Cyprus 1955-57, HMS Santon 1957, UK 7th Hussars 1957-59, 1st Gds Bde 1959-60, 201 Signal Sqn 1960-62, 206 Sig Sqn 1962-63, 7 Sig Regt 1963-66, 249 Sig Sqn 1966-68, 11 Sig Regt 1968-72. Retired 1972
Registration date : 2010-02-22

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PostSubject: Re: Troopships   Troopships - Page 5 Icon_minitime23/1/2014, 13:46

The RMS Queen Elizabeth was also used as a troopship during WWII
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brian beckett
SSgt/CSgt
SSgt/CSgt



Number of posts : 55
Age : 85
Cap Badge : rasc
Places Served : Tower of London(initially in Royal Fusiliers) Aldershot, Sennelager & RAF Bruggen
Registration date : 2009-02-04

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PostSubject: Re: Troopships   Troopships - Page 5 Icon_minitime18/10/2019, 14:16

For those old enough to remember passing through the Hook of Holland an interesting video has
appeared on the London Reconnections (!) website. It could be even more interesting if
one can understand Dutch. When the army camp was closed in the early 1960s the site was put
up for auction and the video gives a good indication of how it looked.

To watch using Google: Go into London Reconnections and click on Friday reads Oct 18. Then
look at Hook of Holland-Harwich History. The video is on photo page number 6.
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colinm
LCpl
LCpl



Number of posts : 5
Cap Badge : Royal Engineers
Places Served : Christmas Island, Fallingbostel,Neinburg,Aden, Osnabruck
Registration date : 2018-05-29

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PostSubject: Re: Troopships   Troopships - Page 5 Icon_minitime20/10/2019, 14:06

Daveb wrote:
The Queen Mary was also used as a troopship during the war, not for channel crossing of course but used to take US servicemen to and fro to New York.

Was in a collision with HMS Curacoa October 1942, most of the crew of the Curacoa were lost, including my father.
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colinm
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LCpl



Number of posts : 5
Cap Badge : Royal Engineers
Places Served : Christmas Island, Fallingbostel,Neinburg,Aden, Osnabruck
Registration date : 2018-05-29

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PostSubject: Re: Troopships   Troopships - Page 5 Icon_minitime20/10/2019, 14:11

Wilf wrote:
KIeler sprotten wrote:
Neumunster was at the end of the line for the Boar train, Hamburg to the Hook of Holand. We were
  always given guard duty, escorting army prisoners back to the UK or Post duty picking up or dropping of mail bags at every  BAOR  station on route. always sailing on the Vienna.

I once had to escort a prisoner from Hanover airport to MCTC. The day before I was due to go on leave the CSM told me I would be travelling in number two's because I was prisoner escort [Thrilled to bits] I didn't know what to expect but on arrival at Hanover airport I didn't go through check in or anything like that. I was shown to some place 'airside' and I signed for 'my' prisoner from an RMP. We were then shown onto an aircraft while the cleaners were still on board. For some reason we were seated right at the back of the aircraft. My prisoner was a young fusilleer from 3 RRF who had obviously been a very naughty boy. Knowing what he had coming I bought him a couple of drinks on the flight. I got a right bollocking at MCTC, some 6ft 4in dickhead with a very big mouth asked me (At about 90 decibels) if I wanted to join him [The prisoner] because I helped him with his bags.

Oh and My stepdad was in Neumunster with 1 KDG, 1956, 57 somewhere round there.

I did escort duty for two prisoners from Hanover airport, ( two of the poisoned dwarfs of Minden),1965, I was supposed to escort then to Shepton Mallet myself, handed then to the RMP at Gatwick. Got an extra week's leave for my troubles.
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senojyddet
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Sgt



Number of posts : 25
Age : 89
Localisation : Lancaster
Cap Badge : REME
Places Served : Aug. 53 1 Ptn B coy 1 Trg Bt. Blandford. Oct 53. 9 Trade Trg Bt. Gt. Malvern. Jan 1954.13 Armd Wksp REME, Station Wksp Derna Libya, March 1957. 113 Coy RASC LAD REME, Jan 1960.Singapore Dist. Wksps, 221 BVD Wksp Johore Bahru Malaya, 40 Base Wksps REME Singapore. Mar. 1963 22 Lt. AD Regt Wksps REME at Gutersloh, Hubbelrath & Singapore.
Registration date : 2018-02-07

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PostSubject: Troopships   Troopships - Page 5 Icon_minitime4/1/2020, 17:20

Guest wrote:
Did any of you.en route to Germany, ever enjoy a night crossing from Harwich to The Hook of Holland on H.M.T. Empire Parkeston?
I believe on arrival at the hook you boarded a red,blue or green train which took you to your destination in Germany

I never did it myself as the big iron birds were in use when i went there.

I did that trip in March 1957 on Empire Parkeston and took the Red train - I think! - to Duesberg. I had reason to do the trip 3 times on different ships. Forgot the names but Empire Wansbeck -?- seems to ring a bell.
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islandgirl
Cpl
Cpl



Number of posts : 11
Localisation : Canada
Cap Badge : Dad:- 10th Royal Hussars (PWO)
Places Served : Iserlohn, Tidworth, Aqaba, Tidworth
Registration date : 2007-08-03

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PostSubject: Channel crossing.   Troopships - Page 5 Icon_minitime5/1/2020, 14:33

senojyddet wrote:
Guest wrote:
Did any of you.en route to Germany, ever enjoy a night crossing from Harwich to The Hook of Holland on H.M.T. Empire Parkeston?
I believe on arrival at the hook you boarded a red,blue or green train which took you to your destination in Germany

I never did it myself as the big iron birds were in use when i went there.

I did that trip in March 1957 on Empire Parkeston and took the Red train - I think! - to Duesberg. I had reason to do the trip 3 times on different ships. Forgot the names but Empire Wansbeck -?- seems to ring a bell.

I did that trip in December 1949 with my Mother and small brother, on our way to join my Father in Iserlohn.   Cannot remember the name of the ship, just that it was noisy all night and dirty.  We then went by train all the way across Holland to either Dusseldorf or Dortmund.  So long ago now.
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