www.arrse.co.uk/military-history-militaria/175978-catterick-camp-garrison.html

Photographs for inclusion on the FB page can be sent to catterickcamphistory@hotmail.co.uk
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For those of a delicate disposition who may not yet have enjoyed the delights of the British Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) website, the poster's reference is to this entry:

Catterick Camp/Garrison

Irrespective of capbadge, rank, or Regiment we need your memories of Catterick. If you worked for NAAFI, SKC, SSVC, Sandes, YMCA or the Salvation Army tell us your story, post your pics

2014 sees 100 years of Catterick Camp. A group of volunteers are currently trawling through newspaper archives, and other historical information to collate an accurate picture of life at Catterick.

Did your Regiment serve here? If so when? What barracks/lines were you accommodated in? The intention is to create an independent website in the near future and produce from that a Centenary Book. All proceeds will go to service charities. Contact can be made via

Catterickcamphistory@hotmail.co.uk or
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003364020730

Mike

RIP
Samuel Stanley Globe

New images in the albums:

1 Arty Bde and Sig Sqn from Tom Cutter
266 Sig Sqn from Jim Hilton

Uploaded 2nd February 2012

3 GHQ Sig Regt from Ernie Adams

Just had a request from my old mate John Wright. Anybody know/knew 22212453 WO1 L.A. Hayes, R. Signals? John has just bought a group of medals and is trying to get provenance on them. If anyone has any information on him would be grateful if you could let us know. Many thanks. Jim Garrett

I served as a radio relay tech at 1 Br Corps Signals Regt in Herford in 1957-8. Does anyone else remember that evil place?

New images in the albums:

11 Inf Bde & Sig Sqn from Jim Young
211 Sig Sqn (Capt Alan Pearce's funeral) from Jim Young
211 Sig Sqn from Jim Young
7 Trg Regt from Geoffrey Knott
1 Air Sup Sig Unit also from Geoffrey Knott

Back again from the wilds of Barbados. And I'm blooming freezing Did you miss me?

Anyway, busy catching up with things.

Added to the Obituary pages at royal-signals.org.uk/Obituary/2012.php:

Donald Newman
Alan Pearce
Kenneth Raymond Fielding
Bernard Reginald Prowse
Robert 'Bob' Bowers
William Henry Bird
Brian Nichols

Royal Signals Records at Caversham.
I attended 3 Documentation Courses during my time, held at Balmore House. The first one in 1959 when we were acccommodated at Tilehurst. We used to get the trolley bus to Town Centre, pop into a Cafe for Breakfast, then walk to Caversham. Second time, 1961, we were acccomodated at Brock Barracks, my BMW Bubble Car would get through a half opened gate!!!! Third time, after my Chief Clerks Course in 1971, we were accommodated in the WOs & Sgts Mess at Arborfield. It was a good job that we had our own cars!!!

The old address of R Signals Record Office was-
Balmore House, Newlands Avenue, Reading. The old house is now converted into flats. The old RAPC in Brock Barracks is now a TA Centre.

Like to hear from anyone who was in Nairobi (Kenya) 1955-1957 in particular associated with Buller Camp around that time. Please see Photo Album under East Africa Command Signal Squadron.