Photo from Dortmund.

lesty, 19 Bty joined 24 Msl Regt in Dortmund round about 1972, I think that they came from 27 Regt in Lippstadt.

who remmbers gas explosion applebeck papers at time didnt even mention45

Hello Lesty, I was there on stand by with the reg't and if you look at my Topics the story is there. Also if you put in British Pathe-Dortmund Eplosion Kills Many. (that is the video, i did'nt know it was made). Many thanks Alan.

lesty wrote:

who remmbers gas explosion applebeck papers at time didnt even mention45

There You go!
http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=41807

Hello Jerry, And it was you who posted how to find the video.Thanks for that, and considering its over 50 years ago its still in good condition. Alan.

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lesty wrote:

any body get asian flu oswestry rhyll 1958 killed 2 gunners

I was one of the first to get the Asian 'flu at Hereford, Lesty.
There I was, reporting sick, clutching my small pack. Temp of 104 (scared the shit out of the medics !).

Within a week the gymnasium was full of beds and most of the regiment was laid up.

Nasty, that 'flu.

Lesty "Done something wrong i could not reply on private message"Sorry.
I can remember one place on the corner where the trams went into the city centre. Did you ever use a gaust haus or pub,it was from the traffic lights walking towards the city (the trams ran in the middle)and it was on the right hand side, a few minutes walk down, we went there often "it seems no one found it"or knew it was there. The traffic lights was near to the stonk club. Alan

lan,
I can give you some info on the photo, My name is Vic CookI am front left in the sweater, I worked in RHQ as ptI Pt II order clark, Imust have been in your neck of the woods to visit D Jacklin( the one wearing a tie on the back row) we were both members of the regimental ski team along with gunners brown, wrigley, potter Sgt Canoe, S Sgt haigh? PTI instructor, 2Lt Taylor and others. Hope this helps you I will dig some old photos out and send when I learn how to do it still an amateur.
Regards Vic

As mentioned elsewhere, I attended school in Dortmund for a year, at Cornwall Comprehensive (now known as the Europa School, I guess).

I remember the soccer pitch and other parts of school property, quite extensive actually, backed onto one of the barracks in Dortmund, but I don't know which one. I do remember it had a NAAFI. We weren't really supposed to go there during school hours or at lunch but of course many did, especially Prefects who went anywhere we damn well pleased!! (we thought).

I don't think the barracks beside Cornwall School were West Riding...pretty sure they weren't. I seem to recall it was Napier, but I could be wrong....hell, wouldn't be the first time on that score!

I do remember going to the NAAFI with my best pal, Derek Wilkinson, and purchasing a couple of cans of Guinness stout each and secreting them in the large pockets of our school blazers for later consumption. So far, so good.

Unfortunately, and rather stupidly, we jogged back to school. Upon opening the cans of Guinness in one of the class rooms we were, of course, immediately sprayed with a dark foam because the can had been agitated by us jogging. Dumb kids LOL. Damn stuff went all over the desks, us, the floor, spraying everything in a 2 foot radius! And reeked!!!!!

One of the girls had some sort of cream perfume, a sachet or whatever it's called, and we rubbed that into the wood desks to try and cover the aroma of Guinness. Just so ya know.... it doesn't work!! You end up with the smell of Guinness and the waft of something called Evening Passion or whatever. Damn class room smelled like a cheap bordello (not that Derek or I would have known what that was like or anything...I don't think any of us did at that stage of our lives).

Teacher comes in, sniffs...sniffs again....and asks what on earth was that?

This was back in the days when if Sir asked you a question, you answered directly and truthfully. So we did. Totally fessed up.

Luckily for us, this was one of the younger teachers....early 20's, not much older than us really....he thought it hilarious, although did warn us we shouldn't be doing things like buying Guinness and bringing it back onto school property...Headmaster would take a very dim view of it. Other than that, no consequences...whew! Or, yes, there was one consequence; the remaining cans of Guinness were confiscated. Well, I imagine he had a nice pint at home later!!

HelloVictorCook1937.......... I do remember you when looking at the photograph its over 50 years ago (and memory is not what it used to be)... I was in the MT office with Sgt Owens and a german fraulien named Lora who did the office typing ...... You can upload photos by using Photobucket (cant help you though i have a friend who helped me)...If you look at my posts there are a few other photos, i did have others but over the years have been lost.... I did my training at Oswestry .......There has been over 3000 views on this photo from Dortmund and happy someone has found it....Many Thanks Alan.B..........

[quote="Stephen Lock"]As mentioned elsewhere, I attended school in Dortmund for a year, at Cornwall Comprehensive (now known as the Europa School, I guess).

I remember the soccer pitch and other parts of school property, quite extensive actually, backed onto one of the barracks in Dortmund, but I don't know which one. I do remember it had a NAAFI.



Stephen, the Barracks behind Cornwall School was Redesdale Bks which was home to a REME Workshops the entrance to which was accessed on the road to Aplerbeck. The next Barracks along from Cornwall was Ubique followed by Moore and then West Riding Bks round the corner on the way to Do-Hoerde. Suffolk Bks housed the Families NAAFI and the RMP Duty Room, Napier Bks was on the other side of town.

Shelldrake wrote:

Stephen, the Barracks behind Cornwall School was Redesdale Bks which was home to a REME Workshops the entrance to which was accessed on the road to Aplerbeck. The next Barracks along from Cornwall was Ubique followed by Moore and then West Riding Bks round the corner on the way to Do-Hoerde. Suffolk Bks housed the Families NAAFI and the RMP Duty Room, Napier Bks was on the other side of town.

Hi Shelldrake
Never served in Dortmund but recall Suffolk Barracks AKA Camp 7 can you confirm this is correct
All the best
Steve

That's correct, Steve.

Thanks Shelldrake please let me know when you were stationed in Dortmund PM OK

I have been on Google Earth to Dortmund and clicked on the year 1943 and shows, West Riding Brks, Moore Brks. Ubique Brks near to each other but Napier Brks is some distance away...We used to march from West Riding Brks to camp 7 i think it was Suffolk Brks for church parade....I also believe there was a Naffi and Shop and a Cinema, the Sgts Married Living Quaters was also close by........Steve, the school could have been there also............Alan B

Alan, Napier Bks was situated in Do-Brackel. It was originally a Luftwaffe airfield until occupied by the Royal Artillery


napierbarracksdortmund.blogspot.com

Hello Shelldrake....Thank you for your info, i have been on the site for Napier Brks ,and its been very interesting reading......Do you know any sites that can tell me more about West Riding Brks the one i was stationed in........Many Thanks ...Alan.B.....

Hi Alan, this site looks very interesting for anyone who was stationed in Dortmund:-


www.creedomilitaria.com/dortmund.htm

and

www.Bunker-Dortmund.de (Google translation available)

Hi Shelldrake,

Very interesting about the bunkers in Dortmund. Didn't know about these when I was in Germany 1952-4 & 1962-6, but then perhaps they were not open to the public then.

This site may also be of interest:-


www.geschichtsspuren.de



Click on the Union Flag for translation (top right).

Very interesting Shelldrake.

Hello Shelldrake,..........Been looking at the sites you gave and again have made interesting reading......Thank You.........AlanB..

Hello Victor Cook....Am i right in thinking that you worked in the large office upstairs,and your Brk room was downstairs,and as you came through door from the front offices your room was down on the right hand side. I was in the first room when you went into the Brks through the side door,in the room were two Army Pay Corps also worked upstairs i think (can't remember names though).AlanB..

[quote="Shelldrake"]

Stephen Lock wrote:

As mentioned elsewhere, I attended school in Dortmund for a year, at Cornwall Comprehensive (now known as the Europa School, I guess).

I remember the soccer pitch and other parts of school property, quite extensive actually, backed onto one of the barracks in Dortmund, but I don't know which one. I do remember it had a NAAFI.



Stephen, the Barracks behind Cornwall School was Redesdale Bks which was home to a REME Workshops the entrance to which was accessed on the road to Aplerbeck. The next Barracks along from Cornwall was Ubique followed by Moore and then West Riding Bks round the corner on the way to Do-Hoerde. Suffolk Bks housed the Families NAAFI and the RMP Duty Room, Napier Bks was on the other side of town.

Thanks for this, Shelldrake! I read lots of items on here about Napier and West Riding but nary a word about Redesdale and very little about Ubique or nothing about Moore that I can remember.

This certainly explains why when I look at pics of Napier etc none of it rang a bell!!! It was because what I was looking for wasn't Napier Bks....well, that makes bit of difference, doesn't it?? :-)

Ta!