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steve_graham
LCpl
Number of posts: 9
Age: 50
Localisation: Duesseldorf & Switzerland
Cap Badge: Son of Scaley
Registration date: 2007-03-09
 | | Subject: This was a RAF Hospital 4/8/2008, 22:30 | |
| According to my Birth Certificate this was a RAF Hospital not a BMH one. Is BMH still correct??? |
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Teabag
Maj Gen
Number of posts: 960
Age: 62
Localisation: Merseyside
Cap Badge: Royal Signals
Places Served: Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date: 2008-10-30
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 30/10/2008, 20:14 | |
| It was an RAF hospital but served all forces in the area. Our first was born there and I was army. I also spent a short time in there with a cyst under a tooth. |
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Phlegmwahn
Sgt
Number of posts: 39
Age: 64
Localisation: Scarfskerry, Caithness
Cap Badge: Royal Engineers
Places Served: Paderborn, London, Rheindahlen, Dhekelia, Laarbruch, Brunssum, Hannover, Minden, Bulford, London
Registration date: 2008-11-22
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 22/11/2008, 19:15 | |
| The correct designation of this hospital was RAF(H) Wegberg |
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Nasha
LCpl
Number of posts: 8
Age: 80
Places Served: Cardington Weeton Stoke Heath Bicester Eindhoven Abingdon
Registration date: 2008-12-02
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 1/2/2009, 17:24 | |
| During my time at RAF Eindhoven '53-'56 I transported (as a MT driver) quite a few wives to this hospital to have their offsping. I took in one and came out with two and a few times three, counting the mother!!
Although I never visited as a patient I found it to be a very clean and capable hospital but then the RAF did have the best doctors....!! |
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chris877
Cpl
Number of posts: 18
Age: 66
Localisation: Hastings
Cap Badge: RE,RASC.RCT
Places Served: Troon.Lebenau.NBC School, Winterbourne Gunner. 155 Wessex Regt RCT. Northag Tpt Coy. And a few more!
Registration date: 2008-04-17
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 22/2/2009, 17:03 | |
| Two of my Children were born in Wegberg Military Hospital (RAF if you must,lol) 1973 and 1976, bloody hell they are nearly as old as me now bless their little hearts!!! |
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Teabag
Maj Gen
Number of posts: 960
Age: 62
Localisation: Merseyside
Cap Badge: Royal Signals
Places Served: Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date: 2008-10-30
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 29/6/2009, 22:35 | |
| | chris877 wrote: | | Two of my Children were born in Wegberg Military Hospital (RAF if you must,lol) 1973 and 1976, bloody hell they are nearly as old as me now bless their little hearts!!! |
My first was also born in 1973 at Wegberg. Sadly we lost her in 1977. I have a very tatty old postcard of Wegberg in aerial view. The Wegberg ring was a famous car race track at one point I understand? |
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wozcav
LCpl
Number of posts: 9
Localisation: North Yorkshire
Cap Badge: RAF
Places Served: RAF: Binbrook/Marham/LUQA/Bawtry/Waddington/JEVER 2TAF/WILDENRATH RAFG/Patrington/Staxton Wold/Bempton
Registration date: 2011-03-17
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 17/3/2011, 17:22 | |
| Just joined BFG today and so belatedly note ref. to Teabag as posting a photo of RAF WEGBERG on the Site, can any one point me to it please? My Son born there 1963 pre our End-of-Tour and any photos would be great. Yes it was RAF but my friends in all the Arms
were treated there in my days! Thanks! |
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whitehorse660
SSgt/CSgt
Number of posts: 63
Localisation: wiltshire
Cap Badge: RMP
Places Served: Herford, Werl (twice), Berlin, Dusseldorf, Dortmund, Sennelager.
Registration date: 2009-11-23
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 17/3/2011, 19:38 | |
| | wozcav wrote: | Just joined BFG today and so belatedly note ref. to Teabag as posting a photo of RAF WEGBERG on the Site, can any one point me to it please? My Son born there 1963 pre our End-of-Tour and any photos would be great. Yes it was RAF but my friends in all the Arms
were treated there in my days! Thanks! |
First of all, Welcome. The only time I ever went to a BMH was in Wegberg. He said it wouldn't hurt, I have reason to believe he told me a "Fibby", it hurt like hell. However, the Staff were great, the food outstanding and considering my Father was RAF, he told me it was my fault for letting the Family down for being a "Pongo". |
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Teabag
Maj Gen
Number of posts: 960
Age: 62
Localisation: Merseyside
Cap Badge: Royal Signals
Places Served: Wildenrath Detmold
Registration date: 2008-10-30
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 17/3/2011, 20:17 | |
| | wozcav wrote: | Just joined BFG today and so belatedly note ref. to Teabag as posting a photo of RAF WEGBERG on the Site, can any one point me to it please? My Son born there 1963 pre our End-of-Tour and any photos would be great. Yes it was RAF but my friends in all the Arms
were treated there in my days! Thanks! |
Hi, just follow this link. http://baor-locations.co.uk/RAFWegberg.aspx |
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wozcav
LCpl
Number of posts: 9
Localisation: North Yorkshire
Cap Badge: RAF
Places Served: RAF: Binbrook/Marham/LUQA/Bawtry/Waddington/JEVER 2TAF/WILDENRATH RAFG/Patrington/Staxton Wold/Bempton
Registration date: 2011-03-17
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 18/3/2011, 10:28 | |
| Thanks Teabag, link greatly appreciated and pleased with result. Memories of the 'Wegberg-Ring' and 'Bendy-Corridors' abide, we surely miss those days........'ALERTS' apart that is!  |
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jim
Let Gen
Number of posts: 1291
Localisation: Sutton Coldfield
Cap Badge: RAOC
Places Served: Dad, Hamburg, Bad Oeynhausen, Iserlohn, Bury, Osnabruck, Worcester. Me Detmold, Bielefeld, NI, HK
Registration date: 2008-01-03
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 18/3/2011, 16:09 | |
| Hi woz and welcome mate,
Bendy corridors? |
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wozcav
LCpl
Number of posts: 9
Localisation: North Yorkshire
Cap Badge: RAF
Places Served: RAF: Binbrook/Marham/LUQA/Bawtry/Waddington/JEVER 2TAF/WILDENRATH RAFG/Patrington/Staxton Wold/Bempton
Registration date: 2011-03-17
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 18/3/2011, 16:35 | |
| Thanks welcome again Jim! Yes dubbed 'Bendy' re. their anglings in layout. |
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Phlegmwahn
Sgt
Number of posts: 39
Age: 64
Localisation: Scarfskerry, Caithness
Cap Badge: Royal Engineers
Places Served: Paderborn, London, Rheindahlen, Dhekelia, Laarbruch, Brunssum, Hannover, Minden, Bulford, London
Registration date: 2008-11-22
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 20/3/2011, 15:41 | |
| Our family has particularly fond memories of RAF (H) Wegberg. Our second son was born there in Dec 1970 when we were living in Rheindahlen. Our third son was born there in Feb 1977 when we were living in Weeze (RAF Laarbruch). The German midwife immediately recognised my wife not only because of our name but because of the speed and ease with which she was able to give birth. A great hospital and lovely staff. |
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Crunchie
Cpl
Number of posts: 15
Age: 50
Localisation: Leigh lancs
Cap Badge: RCT
Places Served: Aldershot, Munsterlager, Minden, Duisburg, Belfast, Falkland Islands, Catterick.
Registration date: 2009-11-25
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Northagnick
Sgt
Number of posts: 31
Age: 64
Localisation: Cornwall
Cap Badge: Royal Signals
Places Served: Krefeld, Verden, Blandford Catterick Loughboro Culty Braggan.
Registration date: 2011-07-18
| | Subject: Re: This was a RAF Hospital 18/7/2011, 20:27 | |
| I have mixed feelings and memories of RAF Wegberg. 1972 was in the orthopaedic ward for 4 weeks with a very bad injury to my arm, was well looked after and had a great time hiding the cans of stout under my bed, aided and abetted by a young nurse called Williams.
The parting memory is one of great sadness. Our son Jamie was born in 25th April 1974, healthy boy, no problems, tragically died of a cot death in the maternity ward, only 5 days old and is now laid to rest in the Military Cemetery Rheindahlen, there are so many babies buried there. |
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