Hi, I was with 7th Armd Provo '53/55. The fourth photo in the Caithness series is NOT Caithnes bks. It was the HQ of the Provo and also used by the German GSO personnel

I remember the gates shown in the picture very wellas we had a 2nd Lt who claimed he sould ride a m/c as well as any Don/R. He showed this by promptly riding straight into the large pillar on the left of the gates.
He still went about in Don R gear for a few days but soon gave up. He was also the MTO for a time but was replaced in that function as it was discovered he couldn't drive either!
The building on the left was used as the PAC and the building just shown on the right was the unit NAAFI canteen.

Hi Benjo, I was with 112Coy RASC 55/57 and have looked at that photo myself and thought it was wrong. We the lads had to pass those gates to get to our local watering hole, as I remember it when we booked of the guardroom there was little or nothing outside the gates and it was a fair strech of the legs to get to town. I was a clerk at the time and seem to remember the book/register from the PAC had to be signed of by each unit on a regular bassis. You have helped my memory

Gentles,
Can you give me a pointer to where this image belongs please? Is it Shiel Barracks or somewhere within Verden itself?
Phil.

Phil
Shiel Barracks is not in my memory banks, but thats not say it wasnot there. I think 7 Amd Div HQ was further out of town than Caithness, the photo as I remember it was more or less in town and full of MPs not the sort of place we hung around, the town of course was considerabley smaller than now, sorry I can't help further Phil

Eddie

I lived in Verden 52-54 and was then stationed there with 112 Coy RASC LAD/Wksp 59-62 when the Coy was relocated to Lebenau together with HQ 1 Div Column RASC, finally leaving them for Tiffy trg in 63.I agree with what has been said about the fourth Photo. This not Caithness Bks , it is the RMP Bks (cant remember the Name), it was located on the main road coming into town from Caithness Bks just over the level crossing in town. Next door to it was the TocH. The RMP moved into Caithness Bks when 112 Coy moved to Liebenau.

Shiel was 7th Arm'd RMP barracks in 1955 when Caithness was home to Royal Signals. 7th AD RMP policed traffic outside Caithness.

I WAS ON THE RGT PROVO STAFF [1 DIV&SIG RGT] IN 1965/68
CAITHNESS WAS THE ROYAL SIGS CAMP.
AND SHIEL BARRACKS WAS 1DIV CAMP WHICH HAD RMP/GSO.
JUST ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHIEL WAS A NICE PUB
AND JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM CAITHNES WAS [MAMAS]PUB ALSO GOOD

Phil,

I think previous correspondents are correct. The pic is not Caithness Bks but I'm almost certain that it's Shiel. Shiel was also home to 1 Armd Div Court Martial Centre and I frequently travelled there as Adjt of 45 Fd Regt RA during '77-'79. The gates seem familiar!

You might like to add 1 Armd Div CMC to the hosted orgs at Shiel.

The picture is definitely Caithness Barracks have a look at the photo 'Guard Room and Commcen' on the Sheil Barracks page and look at the window height to the right of the guardroom door
Steve
Verden 67-69

i remember when the officer went under the barrier.after that when we knew he was comming we droped the pole onto the road

I was stationed in Verden from Sept 68 until March 71 and if I remember rightly Caithness barracks was on Lindhooper Strasse which ran down to the level crossing just before the TocH and Shiel Barracks were on Braunenweg and contained Div HQ, MP accommodation , MSO and REME Lad which is where i worked. The bar just across the road was the Waldshanke and was owned by a lovely lady called Ruth who had been wed to a Canadian but she later went on to marry a Bendeswehr officer called Jurgen. It used to be our starting point before going on into town or up to Bremen or Hamburg. Great times.
Snatch (pete hutchinson)