KINGSLEY BKS.

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Know the vehciles well did many repairs on them EX REME

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 4/12/2012, 11:57

I was among the first to serve in Kingsley Barracks when they were opened in 1956. We Royal Signals were moved there from Melitta House, a cockroach-infested former coffee factory. What a delight to live in clean, modern buildings!

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 4/12/2012, 14:18

Sgmn

Welcome, there are a number of contributors who are familiar with the Minden area (I spent some significant time there in the mid/late 60s based in Kingsley Barracks)

Intrigued by your remarks about the opening of Kingsley Barracks, what unit were you with at the time?

Were you aware that the Factory was first taken over by the Royal Navy in May 1945 as Headquarters Allied Naval Command Expeditionary Force (HQ ANCXF) and given the name HMS Royal Henry? Did it have an Army name in your time prior to the move to Kingsley Barracks/.

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 5/12/2012, 11:09

JPW,

Thank you for the welcome....

I'm afraid my memory fails me on certain matters, one being which were my serving units! I do recall being transferred to Minden from Bunde.

I didn't know of the naval connection, and I don't recall an army name, it was just Melitta House. But that could be my memory letting my down again....

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 5/12/2012, 12:38

Sgmn

Welcome to the forum...should be 61 Lorried Infantry Brigade Signal Squadron part of 6 Armoured Division with the Signal Regiment at Bunde...in 1958 the brigade moved to 4 Infantry Division as 11 Infantry Brigade Group

Member Ciphers was at Bunde in your time

Regards
Steve
http://royalsignalsbaor.blogspot.de/ - needs updating!

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 5/12/2012, 17:30

Maybe this will jog Sgmn's memory ..

Len (Ciphers)

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 6/12/2012, 14:22

Someone did that to me yesterday Len, when I came off the roundabout without signalling! Embarassed

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 6/12/2012, 17:36

You probably deserved it ..

Len (Ciphers)

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 6/12/2012, 18:18

Cheers, Ciphers. I do indeed recall that flash! Don't remember much more, though. I suffer (if that's the word) early onset dementia and get a bit confused now and then.

I went to Bunde from Newton Abbot (Signals depot at that time) in '55, and moved on to Minden early '56. I was attached for some time to a tank unit in Detmold, 9th Lancers, I think. I do remember dodging guard duties there by appointing myself "duty battery charger" and sleeping in the battery-charging hut in order to "keep an eye on things" The SSM was none too happy but I contacted my CO in Minden who backed me up! Very Happy

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 6/12/2012, 19:29

Hi Sgmn, I was there a little before that '52-54 mostly at 20 Armoured in Munster with a couple of stints at Bunde (Div HQ) and a short attachment to HQ BAOR in Bad Oyenhausen.
Can recall all the Op Immediate and Flash messages between Brigades and Div HQ when we had to bug out on a scheme, ran into 61 Lorried Inf Brigade a couple of times as well as 27 Cdn Inf Brigade, we certainly got about a bit in those days. I guess you would have been easily spotted in the 'battery charger uniform of acid bleached and holed denims', I know our guy was, Signalman Barclay was the bane of our QM always changing denims because of the acid damage.

Len (Ciphers)

Subject: Re: KINGSLEY BKS. 6/12/2012, 19:50

the 'battery charger uniform of acid bleached and holed denims',

I had completely forgotten about that!

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maddogobev wrote:: Was at Kingsley Barracks 1979-81 REME attached to 211 Signal Squadron
Electrician----Anyone remember any of the following
Geordie Mac
Flash
Tom Shaw (pioneer corp)
Johno (pioneer corp)
Terry Newman (reme)
Micky Morgan (reme)
Ian Saul (reme)
Plus many more good people that I served with!!!!

Yes I remember all them I was RCT attached to the MT

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