delmenhorst

My Dad JK Willoughby, was at Delmenhorst in 55-57, national service,
he was
5 AGRA WKSHP
77 HAA
30TH HAA REGT
REME
he has no photos so if anyone from that era has any to post on the site it would bring back memories for him .
his number 23123119
did his training at blanford

Greetings from Scotland.

Read you email tonight. I was at Delmenhorst 1954/55 as an ECE/AA.
I did by basic training at Honiton, then at No 5 Training Batt. Arborfield.
before posting to Delmenhorst.

I was based in the REME W/shop, but was always out on training schemes
with 30 Regt. RA. Our team serviced the HAA guns and the early computers, alongside the Radar Team, who looked after the Radar Sets.

Kind regards,

Bob Cloughley. No 22873238

Hi there. I'm posting this message on behalf of my father Donald Turner.
He was stationed at Delmenhorst between May 1954 and July 1955. He was a radar mechanic with 5 AGRA REME workshops. From July 1955 to December 1956 he was stationed at AA ranges at Todendorf.
Prior to that he did his basic training at No. 1 Training Batt at Blandford (Sept to Nov 53) and at No.5 Training Batt at Arborfield (Nov 53 to April 54).
He would love to hear from anyone who remembers him or anyone who served with 5 AGRA REME workshop at that time.

Mark,
Please look under the Todendorf site for a reply to your enquiry.
Bill.

my late dad lofty was in the reme seconded to 30th reg ra between 52-55 he had a small workshop to the north of the parade ground, he was the reg recvery unit when they went out on sceams, have some pics of the time just don't know how to scan andpost them

Would be of help if you put a name ... Lofty is a bit vague .. I had a good REME buddy called Lofty Meadows ..

Len (Ciphers)

sorry my dads name was lofty dorrington he shared his workshop with tiffy porter

Caspari Kaserne Delmenhorst:


ab 1951
30th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery

Februar 1951 - 31.01.1958

77th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery

März 1951 - 31.01.1958

5th Army Group Royal Artillery Workshop REME

Februar 1951 - ?

https://caspari-kaserne.de/en/index.php demolished 2001 - 2008

https://www.caspari-kaserne.de/en/abriss_kaserne.php

https://www.caspari-kaserne.de/en/nutzung.php

Stadtkreis Delmenhorst including Caspari Kaserne later Vancouver Barracks was used as a transit camp when 3rd Canadian Infantry Division (Canadian Army Occupation Force) under command 30th Corps District moved to the United Kingdom via Cuxhaven Docks May/June 1946, also as a disbandment centre for British Army units, those units will not be listed, here are the major units stationed in Delmenhorst post VE Day 8 May 45.

Have one other barracks listed as Chindit Barracks believe this could have been Düsternort Camp.

22nd Dragoons Royal Armoured Corps – 10 May 45 to 26 Jun 45

HQ 156th Infantry Brigade – 14 May 45 to 27 May 45
4th/5th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
6th Battalion Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
1st Battalion Glasgow Highlanders

65th (Highland) Medium Regiment Royal Artillery – 26 May 45 to 4 Feb 46

3rd Battalion Highland Light Infantry of Canada – 4 Feb 46 to 24 Apr 46

7th/9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots– 3 May 46 to 17 May 46
Düsternort Camp

1st Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) – 16 Jun 46 to 20 Mar 47

3 (Independent) Company 4th Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusiliers – 10 Jun 46 to 31 Dec 46

11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) Royal Armoured Corps – 5 Apr 47 to 17 Feb 48

https://britisharmyingermany.com (under construction)

Looking back to 1 May 45, Delmenhorst appears to have been liberated by elements of the 3rd (British) Infantry Division, HQ located south of Bremen under command 2nd Canadian Corps until 7 May 45, then the HQ moved to the Osnabrück area coming under command 1st Corps District.

HQ 9th (British) Infantry Brigade
1st Battalion King’s Own Scottish Borders
2nd Battalion Royal Ulster Riles
2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment

3rd (8th Royal Northumberland Fusiliers) Reconnaissance Regiment Royal Armoured Corps RHQ with one squadron

As my website is strictly post VE Day 8 May 45, further details if required available on request.

https://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/74th-field-regiment-r-a-northumbrian-t-a.49493/

and

https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/102178/

(74 LAA Regt RA arrived from Maple Leaf Bks Aurich in Jan '52 consisting of 229, 230 & 231 Btys.
230 & 231 Btys replaced by 158 & 161 Btys in Apr '55
and the Regt moved out en-route to Hong Kong in Jun '55. Lodged in St Barbara Bks, Delmenhorst)