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500 Mobile Movements Troop RCT – 1970s (1)
Command Pay Office BAOR

Closed June 1996.

(1) Moved to Ayrshire Barracks (North) around 1978, joining 23 Regt RCT

The site of the former barracks in 2003

Courtesy of Barry Parsons Ex RAPC

I served at Fife Barracks from 1958-1960 for my period of National Service. It was a purpose built modern camp built to hold the Command Pay Office for the BAOR. Command. It was operational from 1957 (The Pay Office was previously based in Lübbecke in the North.) It was almost entirely staffed by the RAPC with a handful of G.D. staff from various corps and regiments from around BAOR. All duties such as guards, pickets were done by Pay Corps members.

Alan

Courtesy of Barry Parsons Ex RAPC

Fife Barracks, Mönchengladbach, was also the home of 500 Mobile Movements Troop RCT for some time in the 1970s. In around 1978, 500 Troop moved into Ayrshire Barracks (North) to join 23 Regt RCT. Both these units had taken over the building previously occupied by the RAOC – I think it was the vehicle park unit.

Dave Ellis

Courtesy of Barry Parsons Ex RAPC

Courtesy of Barry Parsons Ex RAPC