Old and New

Subject: Old and New 24/5/2012, 13:50

An interesting Website of Barracks occupied by British Forces after the war.

www.forgottenhistory.co.uk

Subject: Re: Old and New 25/5/2012, 02:49

Shelldrake wrote:: An interesting Website of Barracks occupied by British Forces after the war.

www.forgottenhistory.co.uk

Thanks Shelldrake. I enjoyed that look back. Wonder if they'll have anything on the barracks in Iserlohn?

Subject: Re: Old and New 25/5/2012, 05:17

Or Lippstadt, Dortmund, Paderborn and Sennelager? Smile

Guest

Interesting site Shelldrake..Ta

Subject: Re: Old and New 25/5/2012, 08:53

Hardrations wrote:

Shelldrake wrote:: An interesting Website of Barracks occupied by British Forces after the war.

www.forgottenhistory.co.uk

Thanks Shelldrake. I enjoyed that look back. Wonder if they'll have anything on the barracks in Iserlohn?

Moin Hardrations

The webmaster has kindly sent me Argonne Barracks/BMH Iserlohn as built images think you find Iserlohn Barracks are well covered here

http://britisharmyiniserlohn.blogspot.de/

Best regards
Steve
study

Subject: Re: Old and New 25/5/2012, 15:45

Thanks Steve. I was posted in Deilinghofen at Fort Prince of Wales when Aldershop Barracks closed down. I was attached to 1 SSM Bty RCA which moved into Aldershop Barracks now renamed Fort Qu'appelle that fall. I was last there in 2003 and all is gone except for the gymnasium. There are apt towers built full of Turks. Not the same Iserlohn as we remember it.

Subject: Re: Old and New 25/5/2012, 18:44

Shelldrake wrote:: An interesting Website of Barracks occupied by British Forces after the war.

www.forgottenhistory.co.uk

Good pics, the Germans knew how to build barracks... always room for an attic bar.

Subject: Re: Old and New 26/5/2012, 05:08

Guest

Quote :: always room for an attic bar.

All down to good forward planning Laughing

Subject: Re: Old and New 27/5/2012, 16:27

The only attic bar I came across was in Berchtesgaden at Strub kaserne when attached to the yanks down there.

There was a shortage of bars in the area so we built our own in their attic.

Lots of US soldiers availed themselves of our ale, especially Newcastle Brown.

Subject: Re: Old and New 27/5/2012, 16:39

You should have joined the Guuners, Pete. We had one in every Battery Block. drunken

Subject: Re: Old and New 27/5/2012, 17:59

Shelldrake wrote:: You should have joined the Guuners, Pete. We had one in every Battery Block.

That's odd. The RCA did that trick to. Must be a gene factor in the Artillery. Very Happy

Subject: Re: Old and New 27/5/2012, 18:34

Hardrations wrote:

Shelldrake wrote:: You should have joined the Guuners, Pete. We had one in every Battery Block.

That's odd. The RCA did that trick to. Must be a gene factor in the Artillery. Very Happy

It is Ross, we are all workaholics, mention work and we get drunk. Laughing

Subject: Re: Old and New 27/5/2012, 18:59

Shelldrake wrote:

Hardrations wrote:

Shelldrake wrote:: You should have joined the Guuners, Pete. We had one in every Battery Block.

That's odd. The RCA did that trick to. Must be a gene factor in the Artillery. Very Happy

It is Ross, we are all workaholics, mention work and we get drunk. Laughing

All though I was only a Herbie helper (RC Sigs attached) I did fit in well. drunken

Subject: Re: Old and New 27/5/2012, 22:57

Shelldrake wrote:: You should have joined the Guuners, Pete. We had one in every Battery Block.

Oh aye we had bars............. but they were always on the ground floor.

Come on, bars are what we REs always built before anything else .

Guest

Private bars were frowned upon when i was in BAOR.So imagine my delight to get posted to a RAF station,where almost every section had their own bar...BLIS Very Happy

Subject: Re: Old and New 28/5/2012, 08:18

Hardrations wrote:: Thanks Steve. I was posted in Deilinghofen at Fort Prince of Wales when Aldershop Barracks closed down. I was attached to 1 SSM Bty RCA which moved into Aldershop Barracks now renamed Fort Qu'appelle that fall. I was last there in 2003 and all is gone except for the gymnasium. There are apt towers built full of Turks. Not the same Iserlohn as we remember it.

Small correction Hardrations...Fort Qu'Appelle was formally Mons Barracks and Aldershot barracks was further west and was handed to the Luftwaffe for use as a training school when the Brits moved out of Iserlohn in 1968 only to return in 1970 when the Canadians moved south...Iserlohn has certainly changed since the 70/80s

Subject: Re: Old and New 28/5/2012, 09:29

Shelldrake wrote:: You should have joined the Guuners, Pete. We had one in every Battery Block.

I was in Barker Bks, Paderborn when the thumbs-up came, allowing us to have bars. Lets face it, it was a way to stop us causing trouble downtown.
I was one of a gang who decorated our, (76 Bty) attic bar and Paderborner brewery fitted the place out.
There was great enthusiasm for drinking "at home" but it was amazing how all personnel would vanish when the beer delivery wagon arrived !

Subject: Re: Old and New 28/5/2012, 14:37

steve wrote:

Hardrations wrote:: Thanks Steve. I was posted in Deilinghofen at Fort Prince of Wales when Aldershop Barracks closed down. I was attached to 1 SSM Bty RCA which moved into Aldershop Barracks now renamed Fort Qu'appelle that fall. I was last there in 2003 and all is gone except for the gymnasium. There are apt towers built full of Turks. Not the same Iserlohn as we remember it.

Small correction Hardrations...Fort Qu'Appelle was formally Mons Barracks and Aldershot barracks was further west and was handed to the Luftwaffe for use as a training school when the Brits moved out of Iserlohn in 1968 only to return in 1970 when the Canadians moved south...Iserlohn has certainly changed since the 70/80s

Thanks Steve. I should remember it now.

Subject: Re: Old and New 28/5/2012, 14:43

Whe I served in Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh in 1985 we had the following:-

6 x Battery Bars

1 x RAOC Bar

1 x Bundeswehr Bar

1 x German Canteen

1 x NAAFI Bar

1 x Kegelbahn Bar

1 x WOs & Sgts Mess

1 x Offrs Mess

Sauciehall Street didn't have as many "Watering holes". drunken

Subject: Re: Old and New 28/5/2012, 14:58

As far as I know, 1 SSM Bty RCA in Fort Prince of Wales had the only authorized bar in barracks. When the Bty moved to Fort Qu'appelle' this bar had made sufficient funds to start up the new Jnr Rnks and the WO/Sgts mess in Fort Qu'appelle'.

Subject: Re: Old and New 28/5/2012, 17:27

brum wrote:: I was one of a gang who decorated our, (76 Bty) attic bar and Paderborner brewery fitted the place out.

Paderborner pilsner - the one with the cavalier/baron sat on a cannonball - I quite liked that stuff when down that way.

Old and New Paderborner+baron

Subject: Re: Old and New 28/5/2012, 18:09

Baron von Munchhausen.

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Quote :: Whe I served in Mansergh Bks, Gutersloh in 1985 we had the following:-

6 x Battery Bars

1 x RAOC Bar

1 x Bundeswehr Bar

1 x German Canteen

1 x NAAFI Bar

1 x Kegelbahn Bar

1 x WOs & Sgts Mess

1 x Offrs Mess

Sauciehall Street didn't have as many "Watering holes".

That explains a lot...................

Subject: Re: Old and New 29/5/2012, 05:19

I volunteered for Orderly Sergeant!