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weegie
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Number of posts : 4
Age : 81
Localisation : Sheffield U/K
Cap Badge : RASC/RCT
Places Served : Borden Hampshire Yeovil Swindon Minden Singpore Malaya
Registration date : 2010-01-09

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PostSubject: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime9/1/2010, 19:02

In 1962 I was posted to 54 company RASC in St Georges Barracks on the outskirts of Minden, in the same camp was 45 regiment RA. I see in the history of this camp both these units were not mentioned as being stationed there. Any old sweats out there remember being a part of the "galloping 54" There are a few of us who are still in touch with each other from the early 60s so if anyone reading this remembers me Weegie Roper, Malc (ginger) Deller, Dick Walmsley, Bronco Lane. Roly Gilder, Taffy Maher, John Holloway, the famous CSM Dave Kelly, and Jimmy Danton give us a shout on this forum
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Number of posts : 978
Age : 90
Localisation : Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada V2S 7C5
Cap Badge : Royal Signals
Places Served : Catterick (1951) - BAOR (1952 -1954)-(Herford - Bunde - Munster) - Japan (Kure) - Korea (Pusan - Seoul) - Cyprus (Nicosia) - Suez Op (1st Guards Brigade) - UK (63 Sigs Regt TA, Southampton)
Registration date : 2008-06-30

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime9/1/2010, 20:40

Snuck in the back door eh! Weegie ... well welcome mate, jump right in the deep end ..

Len (Ciphers)
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blairgowrie
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Number of posts : 42
Localisation : Armagh
Cap Badge : Red Hackle
Places Served : Cyprus, Libya, Germany, Hong Kong, UK
Registration date : 2009-10-30

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime9/1/2010, 22:18

Wellcome to the site,was in Minden 1964-9,still going back as I have family there,not changed to much.
Joe
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Paul
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Number of posts : 817
Age : 71
Localisation : Limavady, N.I.
Cap Badge : R.E.M.E.
Places Served : Arborfield (Basic training), S.E.M.E. Bordon (Trade training), Barnard Castle, Hemer, Belfast (Emergency Tour), Londonderry, Munster, Brunei, Hong Kong
Registration date : 2008-04-06

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime10/1/2010, 00:24

weegie wrote:
In 1962 I was posted to 54 company RASC in St Georges Barracks on the outskirts of Minden, in the same camp was 45 regiment RA. I see in the history of this camp both these units were not mentioned as being stationed there. Any old sweats out there remember being a part of the "galloping 54" There are a few of us who are still in touch with each other from the early 60s so if anyone reading this remembers me Weegie Roper, Malc (ginger) Deller, Dick Walmsley, Bronco Lane. Roly Gilder, Taffy Maher, John Holloway, the famous CSM Dave Kelly, and Jimmy Danton give us a shout on this forum

Send me the details, and I will put them on the page Weegie.

Paul.
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weegie
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Number of posts : 4
Age : 81
Localisation : Sheffield U/K
Cap Badge : RASC/RCT
Places Served : Borden Hampshire Yeovil Swindon Minden Singpore Malaya
Registration date : 2010-01-09

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime10/1/2010, 10:54

Hiya Blairgowrie and Ciphers. I see by your cap badge you may have served with The Black Watch in Minden. I was "attached" to The Black Watch for 28 days just before I was posted to Malaya. The reason this came about was my mate and I went down town for a few drinks maybe more that a few and decided it would be a good idea to "borrow" a German flag, however this paticular one was on top of a 30ft flag pole so we decided the best way to get it was to take the pole as well. We were apprehended by the local polizei running past the Red Shield club with this pole one at each end. We were up before the Old Man in the morning and were given 28 days nick. However we did not have a decent guardroom up at St Georges Barracks so he sent us down to The Black Watch with the orders to give us a hard time, and that they did. When we came out of there we were fit as a fiddles. Must have polished that bloody gong and bell 50 times."The Tarra" as you used call the RSM made sure we did not want to come back again. Happy Days !!!!!
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Number of posts : 99
Age : 76
Localisation : Manchester
Cap Badge : RCT
Places Served : Yeovil, Bunde, Lubbecke,camp du larzac, norway,rct winter training centre hinterstien, Aldershot,
Registration date : 2009-09-22

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime10/1/2010, 14:27

hi weegie, have just noticed your post where you mention bronco lane and taffy maher, were these guys also at bunde and was maher also known as the beast? some of the names are familiar to me, bronco lane was the first guy i met on arriving at bunde 67/68 i think he was a corporal and as i was not expected to arrive and they knew nothing about me he put me up in the guard room for the weekend and sorted me out with some cig coupons.

my second name is brown so of course my nickname was hovis spent two years at bunde then went to 2 div hq lubbecke
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blairgowrie
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Number of posts : 42
Localisation : Armagh
Cap Badge : Red Hackle
Places Served : Cyprus, Libya, Germany, Hong Kong, UK
Registration date : 2009-10-30

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime10/1/2010, 15:20

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Hello Weegie
This is the Gong from the Black Watch,now at the Museum at Perth,there is a lot of us who have polished this Gong and the Bell.as you say, Happy days.
Yours Joe
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Number of posts : 4
Age : 81
Localisation : Sheffield U/K
Cap Badge : RASC/RCT
Places Served : Borden Hampshire Yeovil Swindon Minden Singpore Malaya
Registration date : 2010-01-09

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime10/1/2010, 16:01

Oh my God Joe I never thought I'd see that thing again it's going to give me nightmares tonight, it's going to have pride of place in My Photos I only wish I could trace Karl my mate who was with me while we were guests down there. Thanks for that Joe I must try to get up to Perth for a look Regards Weegie
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Number of posts : 4
Age : 81
Localisation : Sheffield U/K
Cap Badge : RASC/RCT
Places Served : Borden Hampshire Yeovil Swindon Minden Singpore Malaya
Registration date : 2010-01-09

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime10/1/2010, 16:18

Hiya Oldtimer
You're right about Taffy Maher and Bronco Lane they were at Bunde.They all went up there just after I got posted, in fact all the guys I'm in contact with went there Taffy Maher did about 50 years I think finished up WO1 and still lives in Bunde with the gorgeous Inge who used to work in the NAAFI in Minden. Bronco is in Australia I believe. Ginger Deller is in the states Missouri Dick Walmsley in Lancashire Roly Gilder in Coventry. If you got skype they are all on there. Regards Weegie
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Number of posts : 2
Age : 85
Localisation : Crewe Cheshire
Cap Badge : R.A.S.C
Places Served : Aldershot 2 and 5 Bat 54 coy minden
Registration date : 2011-04-25

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime26/4/2011, 00:32

In 1960 I was posted to 54 company RASC in St Georges Barracks on the outskirts of Minden and served there until 1962 I was National Service in fact I think there were only 5 intakes after me I did basic training at 2 Bat Aldersot joining 54coy in Dec that year I was in "A" and then "C" platoon and was duty driver at one time and got demobbed in Nov 1962 some of the names mentioned above bring back memories especially CSM Kelly and of course everyones favourite Naffi Girl Inge my Knickname was Sooty obvious with a name like Corbett and It would be great to possible hear from some my old mates
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Number of posts : 2808
Age : 83
Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire
Cap Badge : RA/QOH
Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich
Registration date : 2010-03-02

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime26/4/2011, 08:00

Hi Sooty,

I wasn't RASC but seeing your location, I just had to say "Greetings from Sandbach" ! cheers
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Number of posts : 2
Age : 85
Localisation : Crewe Cheshire
Cap Badge : R.A.S.C
Places Served : Aldershot 2 and 5 Bat 54 coy minden
Registration date : 2011-04-25

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime26/4/2011, 23:48

Hi Brum
What Unit were you with and what camp
Cheers Sooty
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recce83
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Number of posts : 238
Age : 84
Localisation : Peachland British Columbia, Canada
Cap Badge : Black Watch of Canada
Places Served : 4 CIBG Soest and Werl 1957-1965, Camp Borden, Camp Gagetown
Registration date : 2009-06-04

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime28/4/2011, 18:33

blairgowrie wrote:
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Hello Weegie
This is the Gong from the Black Watch,now at the Museum at Perth,there is a lot of us who have polished this Gong and the Bell.as you say, Happy days.
Yours Joe

Hello, Blairgowrie. Glad to see there`s now two red hackles on board. Guess I missed that fact when you first came on line. Do you recall those parties we threw in Sennelager when you arrived in BAOR from Cyprus. We should talk later.
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Hardrations
Let Gen
Let Gen
Hardrations


Number of posts : 1070
Localisation : Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
Cap Badge : RC Sigs (RTG Op) / CF Logistics (Cook)
Places Served : Germany, Egypt, Cyprus, CFS Alert and some other strange places
Registration date : 2007-12-16

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime29/4/2011, 06:32

He Recce, just talked a to mate over in Deilinghofen (yeah he's been there since 66). He was up to Sennelager over the Easter Holidays camping at the Daughters camp site. Says he didn't have to do fire piquette or G.D.s in the kitchen. Very Happy
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brum
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Number of posts : 2808
Age : 83
Localisation : Sandbach Cheshire
Cap Badge : RA/QOH
Places Served : JLRRA (Hereford) Nienburg Paderborn Colchester Munster Maresfield (Cyprus) Hohne Hemer Op Banner x4 Woolwich
Registration date : 2010-03-02

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime29/4/2011, 10:20

Sooty wrote:
Hi Brum
What Unit were you with and what camp
Cheers Sooty

Have you checked your PM Sooty ?
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recce83
Maj
Maj
recce83


Number of posts : 238
Age : 84
Localisation : Peachland British Columbia, Canada
Cap Badge : Black Watch of Canada
Places Served : 4 CIBG Soest and Werl 1957-1965, Camp Borden, Camp Gagetown
Registration date : 2009-06-04

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime29/4/2011, 23:00

Hardrations wrote:
He Recce, just talked a to mate over in Deilinghofen (yeah he's been there since 66). He was up to Sennelager over the Easter Holidays camping at the Daughters camp site. Says he didn't have to do fire piquette or G.D.s in the kitchen. Very Happy

Glad to hear you made contact. Thanks for the e-mail address for Bob Porteus. I sent an e-mail but haven't heard back. I'll try the alternative methods. Thanks again.
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Number of posts : 62
Age : 80
Localisation : Birmingham, UK
Cap Badge : Mercian Brigade, 1st Bn Worc Rgt
Places Served : Uk, Honduras,Tripoli, BAOR, UK, Tobruk, Gibraltar, short stints in Canada, USA, Barbados & Dominica
Registration date : 2007-05-15

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime23/11/2011, 15:04

Hi Weegie, welcome. I was in Minden around that time not with your mob but I was with !st Bn Worcestershire Rgt at Clifton Barracks. Obviously those names don't ring any bells but I seem to recall hearing about two guys trying to nick a flag, pole and all. I'm surprised you got done for it as it couldn't have been worth anything. As I recall anything worth anything had, by then been nicked by the "Poison Dwarves" the Cameronians from across the river
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Number of posts : 186
Age : 83
Localisation : Abergele
Cap Badge : RASC/RCT
Places Served : Dortmund/Hameln/ Malaya FARELF Marchwood Aldershot Yeovil
Registration date : 2008-10-04

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime23/11/2011, 19:27

Hi Weegie I am in touch with Jim Lewis he was 54 in '59-61 and again in '64 after he left 3 Coy
cheers Jerry
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pete thomas
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Number of posts : 1
Age : 83
Localisation : Bedford
Cap Badge : RASC
Places Served : Aldershot,Yeovil,Minden BFPO29,BAOR Cpl at 54 company RASC St Georges Barracks from 1958 to 1964.Anybody out there remember me,wheres Dave Curtis,Sooty Corbert,Bob King,John Mcdonald and others.CSM Kelly was at 54 coy,lives in last saw him in Bedford a few years ago,loved his fire drills at night.
Registration date : 2012-04-30

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime15/5/2012, 14:27

I was at 54 coy RASC from 1958 to 1964,name is pete thomas was in B platoon for some time and also D platoon,my last 2 years I was post cpl,played cricket and football for the company.Anybody remember me.

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Number of posts : 653
Localisation : Between Hannover and Herford, off all main routes
Cap Badge : Not even a reservist now - have been Pborn3
Places Served : Oswestry 1965, Paderborn to 1971, NE Dist, Munsterlager from 1974, Sennelager (1976 to 2012)
Registration date : 2016-12-16

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PostSubject: Re: Minden early 60s   Minden early 60s Icon_minitime28/10/2023, 21:26

MINDEN Monopoly board!

Mindener Tageblatt 28 Oct 23
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Seit dieser Woche ist die Monopoly-Version von Minden erhältlich. Welche Straßen sind dabei? Was steht auf den Ereigniskarten? Das MT hat das Brettspiel unter die Lupe genommen. [+]
Ringstraße, Scharn, Schiffmühle und Co.: Diese Straßen sind auf dem Mindener Monopoly zu finden | Minden
From this week the Minden Monopoly version is available.  Which streets are included? What is on the occurrences register?  The MT (Mindener Tageblatt) has taken a close look - Ringstrasse, Scharn, Schiffmühle (floating mill), and so on, can all be found on the Mindener Monopoly game.

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