Updated 3 September 2024

Original Name – Schloss Neuhaus north-west of Paderborn

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79th (Lowland) Field Regiment RA 1946 (1)
313 Battery – 314 Battery – 457 Battery
54th (Queen’s Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment RA 1945-1946 (2)
214 Battery – 215 Battery – 295 Battery – 304 Battery
1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment 1946 (3)
1st Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment 1946-1947 (4)

(1) from Staumühle Camp north of Paderborn 17 Feb 46 – moved to Hoxter east of Paderborn 1 Apr 46
(2) arrived from Büren south-west of Paderborn 24 Oct 45 – moved to Hoxter east of Paderborn 17 Feb 46
(3) arrived from Hemer north-east of Iserlohn 1 Apr 46 – moved to Lingen north-west of Osnabrück 1 Jul 46
(4) arrived from Hamburg 1 Jul 46 – moved to Detmold 9 Jun 47

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

Part II

17th/21st Lancers

Closed 20 July 1992

Named after Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks KCB KBE DSO MC, chiefly remembered as the commander of XXX Corps in Operation Market Garden and other operations during World War II.

Schloss Neuhaus – 1967/8

Courtesy of Mr Adrian Haughton, ex 17th/21st Lancers

Horrocks Barracks, Paderborn, was situated in Schloss Neuhaus( Schloss Neuhaus lay equedistant to Paderborn and Sennelager), directly behind the Schloss, and was home to the NAAFI, a Sqn of RE and a detachment of MSO (Nichts Verstehen, MSO!!). I think that the MSO came under the Command of the REs and were responsible for the maint of the Sennelager Ranges and the guarding of Depot 90.

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A number of grooms with the Schloss in the background.

Courtesy of Mr Adrian Haughton, ex 17th/21st Lancers

Courtesy of Mr Adrian Haughton, ex 17th/21st Lancers

17th/21st Lancers Stables.

Courtesy of Mr Adrian Haughton, ex 17th/21st Lancers

The side of the NAAFI. These were taken about 1967/8. This was one of the largest NAAFIs in those days. The side of it is on the right, the shelters on the left go back to the war, the little pale doors set back was an indoor lunging ring behind that the stables and in the back ground the Schloss.

Courtesy of Mr Adrian Haughton, ex 17th/21st Lancers

The Cook House, Farriers Shop and Sadlers.

Courtesy of Mr Adrian Haughton, ex 17th/21st Lancers

The accommodation. The picture of the NAAFI (above) was also taken from this position. These two look like a couple of unsavoury characters – your wallet or your life!

Courtesy of Mr Adrian Haughton, ex 17th/21st Lancers

The NAAFI at Schloss Neuhaus was in the spotlight for a while on 28 Nov 1981 when a 2 year old child, Katrice Lee, went missing during a shopping expedition with her family. Extensive searching of the area and the nearby river proved fruitless. To date (Feb 2010) there has been no trace or contact. Her family still hold out hope that she is still alive somewhere.

I have very limited information on this barracks. If you can help, please get in touch.