Born in Aug 1948 Hamburg BMH to father Sgt Maurice G. REME

Born in Aug 1948 Hamburg BMH to father Sgt Maurice G. R.E.M.E. Anyone else close to this?

Hello I was born in the 94 British Military Hospital Hamburg in Sept 1948, My father was Fred Duncan Jackson, Private 81614 A.A.C. 1st Battalion Para Regiment, British Army of the Rhine. I would like to know if any one has a photo of the actual building where births took place .I am 65. Do you have any information to share

Hi Barnowl1948 and welcome to the site - images for BMH Hamburg can be viewed here:-

http://www.baor-locations.org/BMHHamburg.aspx.html

  

Barnowl

Welcome

The history of 94 General Hospital/BMH Hamburg in the immediate post war years is somewhat complicated and is the subject of ongoing research

Central Hamburg had been very severely damaged by bombing during WW2. As a result the Military Hospital was located for a time in the western suburbs, Fuhlsbuttel has been suggested, a former Germany Army Anti Aircraft Regiment barracks at Rissen is a definite (this is now the Westklinikum on the Suurheid to the south of that community)

Another possibility is the Lesserstrasse building in Wansbek A photograph of this building can be found if you go to the Main Home Page (not Forum) of this site. Click on Locations, then Hamburg, then BMH Hamburg you should see what you are looking form

Incidentally, your Father must have been based in Lubeck at the time of your birth, however within days the Battalion moved to Brunswick as part of a complicated switch of responsibilities involving the British 16 Parachute Brigade and the Norwegian Tyskland Kommando

Welcome Barnow

Further to JPW's post, according to a RAMC website
94th British General Hospital RAMC – Hamburg-Rissen disbanded Dec 45

Clearly it was not just moved

Also recorded
9th British General Hospital RAMC – Belsen Camp to Hamburg Jun 46

History is a mystery and only as good as those who wrote it down!

To add to the confusion I have a copy of the Hamburg District LOCSTAT for April 1947 which clearly shows that British Military Hospital Hamburg was definitely at the Suurheide Rissen

Search of the internet shows that the phrase 94 Military Hospital Hamburg was still in use in 1948

Hi,
My husband was born in the BMH in September 1949 to S/Sgt William A Berry 54628
He had been stationed out there with his wife and 3 young children.
He had previously been with the RASC and had been a PoW from 14/8/1940 until 4/5/1945

An old thread can now be updated with revised information with an extract from the Historical Record for Headquarters Hamburg District 1 Jul 46 to 30 Sep 46

12. Med

a) Provision of 600 additional hospital beds for Germans in HAMBURG has been accomplished by handing over 9 (RISSEN) Brit Mil Hosp to CCG (Control Commission Germany) and concentrating all mil patients in 94 (HAMBURG) Brit Mil Hosp, which is reorganising to 1500 beds.  Effective date to be 14 Oct 46.

b) A wing of 60 beds has been found in 94 (HAMBURG) Brit Mil Hosp for the use of families.

c) The Central Laboratory BAOR opened in 94 (HAMBURG) Brit Mil Hosp on 25 Aug 46.

24 Mar 47 – Rissen was still recorded as a civilian hospital

The truth is out there!