Updated 19 October 2024

Requisitioned civilian accommodation

147th (Royal Hampshire) Regiment RAC 1945 (1)
107th (King’s Own) Regiment RAC 1945-1946 (2)
51st (Midland) Medium Regiment RA 1945 (3)
215 Battery – 240 Battery
3rd Belgium Infantry Battalion 1945 (4)
2nd Belgium Infantry Battalion 1945 (5)
1st Fife and Forfar Yeomanry RAC 1945-1946 (6)
4th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment RAC (7)
14th Belgium Fusilier Battalion 1945 (8)
120th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945-1946 (9)
393 Battery – 394 Battery – 395 Battery
125th (Cameronians) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945-1946 (10)
417 Battery – 418 Battery – 419 Battery
4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards RAC 1945-1946 (11)
49th Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment RAC 1945-1946 (12)
112th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945 (13)
352 Battery – 353 Battery – 380 Battery
1st Searchlight Regiment RA 1945 (14)
1/1 Battery – 2/1 Battery – 7/1 Battery
26th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment RA 1945-1946 (15)
103 Battery – 115 Battery – 116 Battery
1st Battalion Border Regiment 1946 (16)
2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own) (17)

(1) Ochtrup north-west of Burgsteinfurt – Laer south of Burgsteinfurt 19 Jun 45 – moved to Wendhausen north-east of Braunschweig 26 Jun 45
(2) Nordwalde south-east of Burgsteinfurt – Oxford Barracks Münster 29 May 45 – Laggenbeck north-east of Burgsteinfurt 22 Oct 45 – suspended animation 24 Mar 46
(3) Borghorst south-east of Burgsteinfurt – Greven south-east of Burgsteinfurt 29 May 45 – suspended animation 1 Apr 46
(4) arrived from Netherlands 15 May 45 – Metelen west of Burgsteinfurt – moved to Wadersloh south-east of Oelde 29 May 45
(5) arrived from Netherlands 29 May 45 – Laer south of Burgsteinfurt – moved to Lüdinghausen south-west of Oelde 5 Jun 45
(6) arrived from Lübberstedt east of Lüneburg 6 Jun 45 – Nordwalde south-east of Burgsteinfurt – Recke 18 Jun 45 – Hopsten 20 Jun 45 both north-east of Burgsteinfurt – Belgium 15 Aug 45 – returns to Hopsten 20 Aug 45 – Emsdetten north-east of Burgsteinfurt 28 Feb 46 – moved to Gehrden south-west of Hannover 10 Apr 46
(7) arrived from Bassen east of Bremen 9 Jun 45 – Ibbenbüren north-east of Burgsteinfurt – less Battalion 5 Oct 45 – moved to Italy 26 Jan 46
(8) arrived from Rheine west of Osnabrück 11 Jun 45 – Kirchenstraße 40, Emsdetten north-east of Burgsteinfurt – moved to Bochum-Wiemelhausen 20 Jun 45
(9) arrived from Bochum 20 Jun 45 – Emsdetten north-east of Burgsteinfurt – disbanded 9 Jan 46
(10) arrived from Soest east of Dortmund 20 Jun 45 – Nordwalde south-east of Burgsteinfurt – suspended animation 21 Mar 46
(11) arrived from Neukloster/Ovelgönne south-east of Stade 28 Jun 45 – Ochtrup north-west of Burgsteinfurt – moved to UK 15 Jan 46
(12) arrived from Kirchgellersen west of Lüneburg 8 Jul 45 – Bevergern north-east of Burgsteinfurt – disbanded 16 Jan 46
(13) arrived from Dortmund-Brackel 10 Jul 45 – Emsdetten north-east of Burgsteinfurt – Bottrop north-west of Essen 19 Jul 45 – returns to Emsdetten 31 Aug 45 – Mettingen north-east of Burgsteinfurt 9 Oct 45 – disbanded 31 Oct 45
(14) arrived from Tecklenburg north-east of Burgsteinfurt 5 Oct 45 – Laer south of Burgsteinfurt – moved to UK 2 Dec 45
(15) arrived from UK 28 Nov 45 – Laer south of Burgsteinfurt –– Ibbenbüren north-east of Burgsteinfurt reduced to detachment 28 Feb 46 – suspended animation 16 Apr 46
(16) arrived from Hannoversch Münden south-west of Göttingen 13 Feb 46 – Ochtrup north-west of Burgsteinfurt – moved to Wilhelmshaven 23 Apr 46
(17) arrived from Flensburg 6 Apr 46 – Greven south-east of Burgsteinfurt – Mühlenstraße Burgsteinfurt 11 Jun 46 – moved to Fallingbostel 1 Sep 46

Squadrons/Batteries/Companies were at various locations

More to follow
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to Mar 49