John Walker - Father

Subject: John Walker - Father 20/2/2016, 18:27

Here you go John - I have trimmed and enhanced them for you.
Len

Here are 4 photos of my Dear Father.
Photo 1 = Late 1943 in Training. This friend stood with my father went out to Normandy with him.
But Sadly did not Return.
Photo 2 = Father as a young Cpl in The Oxon/Bucks.Bielefeld.1948.
Photo 3 = Father then as Sgt.Royal Engineers.43 Field Park Sqd.Part of 26 Field Eng Regiment .Hameln.1951
Photo 4 = Father then S/Sgt with Sgt friend from RAEC. 43 Field Park Sqd.Hameln.1953

Hoping you can please get this onto the site for me .
Under what ever thread you think is the right one.

https://s717.photobucket.com/user/payne928/slideshow/John%20Walker%20-%20Father

Subject: Re: John Walker - Father 22/2/2016, 12:13

Gents.

Hoping this latest info above & Photos bring back some memories.
Is it possible some one out there might have even knew my father !

Anyway as always I thank Len for helping me AGAIN.
I do thank him on the private side to.

Regards Len and to all others looking in.
Have a good week.

John.
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Subject: Re: John Walker - Father 26/2/2016, 13:45

Gents.
When my Dear father transferred over from The Oxon & Bucks L/I to The Royal Engineers as you see he was then a Cpl.
He was in No 7 Section -Sub Unit- 50 Ret HU.Which was a small building on the left going out of town not more than about 1 Km from Ripon Barracks. Then just after that he moved up into the first Barracks on the right going out of the town towards the Autobann
called as I said Ripon Barracks.
We lived in 22 Rosengarten St which was at the Town side rear of the Barracks.There was a back gate which my father used daily for many years
as did we children going into the camp for our daily schooling (under the RAEC).. Happy-Days.

Another small piece of our family history.My father was one of the many clerks at the Nuremberg Trials.
He told me some fascinating stories about those times.

Regards to you all.
Have a good week-end.

John.
Oxford.UK.

Subject: Re: John Walker - Father 26/2/2016, 21:23

John

You have confirmed my thoughts as 1st Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry were in Trieste and Pola, Italy from Aug 46 to May 47

50 Reinforcement Holding Unit was part of 105 Reinforcement Group in Ripon Barracks formally Bulow Kaserne Bielefeld, the CO was Lieutenant Colonel Lisle

I have a 105 Reinforcement Group unit magazine for October 1946, if required will scan and forward to you on the private line

Keep up the stories and very best regards

Subject: Re: John Walker - Father 26/2/2016, 22:53

Steve................Roger this.
Yes 105 Reinforcement Group is on my fathers paper work here.Thank you.
Would love to see the Unit Magazine.
Have today looked out more photos and will pass over to our Len.

Regards to you,Len and all others looking in.

John.