Updated 26 June 2024

Camp 9 – side by side with Flak Kaserne later Camp 10 West Riding Barracks

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74th (Northumbrian) Field Regiment RA 1946 (1)
296 Battery – 440 Battery – 452 Battery
1st Battalion Border Regiment 1946 (2)
2nd Battalion Queen’s Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 1947-1948 (3)
1st Battalion Durham Light Infantry 1948-1951 (4)
Z Battery of 10th Anti-Tank Regiment RA 1949-1950 (5)

(1) arrived from Dortmund-Dorstfeld 6 May 46 – moved to Düsseldorf 15 Jul 46
(2) arrived from Süchteln south-west of Krefeld 16 Jul 46 – moved to Napier Barracks 1 Aug 46
(3) arrived from UK 15 May 47 – also Suffolk Barrarks – moved Ubique Barracks 8 Feb 48
(4) arrived from UK 1 Jun 48 – moved to Berlin Apr 51
(5) arrived from Ubique Barracks early 49 – moved to Detmold Oct 50

More to follow
Source: 21st Army Group later British Army of the Rhine to 1 Mar 49

Part II

These barracks were possibly named after Sir John Moore.

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2nd Bn The Black Watch July 1953-July 1954 (2)
1st Regiment Royal Malta Artillery 1960-1964 (1)
32nd Regiment RA 1961-1964
22nd Light Air Defence Regiment RA 1969-1975
32nd Regiment RA 1985-1992

Closed 22 December 1993

(1) The Regiment left for Wrexham Barracks, Mülheim.
(2) Dates supplied by the Archivist of The Black Watch. Moved here from Gort Barracks, Hubbelrath. It is possible that the 2nd Bn The Black Watch were deployed to the Caribbean either from here or shortly after leaving.

Royal Malta Artillery

Photos courtesy of 18135827 Bdr M.Bonello, 1st Regt Royal Malta Artillery

Cap Badge of the Royal Malta Artillery. To read more about this unit please click on the image above.