Salamanca Barracks - B.A.O.R - Bad Sassendorf (Soest)
Fort Chambly
Once a Canadian Camp known as Fort Chambly, until 1971 when handed over to B.A.O.R & renamed Salamanca Barracks.
Canadian Forces Stationed here before the Handover to B.A.O.R in 1971:
1 Tpt Coy RCASC
4 Ordnance Field Park RCOC
1 Field Ambulance RCAMC
4 RCEME Workshop and the recce sqn
C" Squadron 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
For further information about the Canadian Forces who where stationed in these barracks, please visit there Website: Canadian Ruhr Memories 1953-1971.
Salamanca Barracks B.A.O.R
HQ 6 Airmobile Bde 1986-88 changed to: 6 Armd Bde in 1988
206 Sig Sqn, R Signals
16 Lt Air Defence Regt Royal Artillery 1971-
13 PC Sqn The Royal Engineers
3 AAC (653 and 663 Sqn)
3 Armd Div Ord Coy - until September 1983
5 Fd Wksp REME 1971-
5 Armd Wksp REME
B Coy, 6 Armd Wksp REME later changing to
Soest Det, 6 Armd Wksp REME later changed to
11 Armd Wksp REME
BAOR Rehabilitation Centre
The Barracks closed on the 01 September 1993
The Camp today 01 April 2012
The camp is now used as a industrial estate, mainly pallet manufacture and storage, there are also a number of vehicle recycling garages that look more like scrap yards, and seem to have only Lhd cars with UK Registration plates on them!
Some of the accommodations blocks have been turned into homes,
The top part of the camp still looks original, which i believe was used as the officers Mess & Accommodation, this is now being used as temporary homes for asylum seekers.
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Kevin Moore (Sunday, 08 April 2012 23:44)
Please leave your comments here, Thanks.
Alistair Urquhart (Friday, 13 April 2012 08:15)
Another great set of images Kevin, I like the HDR effect, may I ask what program you use , is it Photomatix or Nik HDR Efex Pro. I would like to create the effect on my own images.
Keep up the good work, I never served in Soest but I'm sure your pictures will bring back memories to the guys who were there.
W.T. (Terry) Balsom CD (Saturday, 16 June 2012 22:46)
thanks for the memories,, was there from 67 to 70,,
doesn't look the same anymore
George F Edle (Sunday, 17 June 2012 03:10)
CO,s driver 1tpt 1961-1964,returned to Germany June 2011,walked through the gates one last time,lots of good memories,
John O`Meara (Monday, 02 July 2012 07:24)
Ran the theater, along with Bill Henderson,1960-1965, when AKC came under the War Office London.The best years of my life. Also the best army rations, and the best Canadian Army cooks!
Mohd (Friday, 13 July 2012 19:36)
nice post
kev davis (Monday, 06 August 2012 15:10)
Kev .... picture six (2nd row on right, is that not the NAAFI . I lived in Salamanca Barracks 1982 - 1984 both 5armd wksp and B coy 6 armd
Kev Davis ......... kevd1963@live.co.uk
Steve rafferty (Tuesday, 28 August 2012 23:23)
Brilliant pics, I served with 11armd..great memories from Salamanca..thanks..
Jean-Claude Rivard (Monday, 17 December 2012 23:20)
Igot married at the RC church 23-08-1968 Iam on facebook
u=9777 (Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:25)
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laurie megson (Monday, 12 August 2013 19:32)
picture 11 was pack section 5 armd
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Ray Sudron (Thursday, 23 November 2017 12:06)
I was stationed here from 1982 until 1985 with 5 Armd Wksp Optronics Platoon. Had a great time.
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Harry Cuthbertson (Thursday, 07 June 2018 15:24)
Served with 5 Armd., B Coy 6 Armd, and 11 Armd, cold winters and plenty of crash outs. Left The British Army for the Aussie Army, biggest mistake of my life. Yes BAOR was cold, yes the pay was shit, same as the food, but take it from me, in those days you had real mates. Pity lost touch with them all.
Live in Laos PDR now, and play with T34,s
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A B C 16 Regt (Tuesday, 27 November 2018 11:28)
When 16 Regt RA left Salamanca a stained glass widow was presented to St Lukes church. Does anyone know if the window survived after army departure from Soest?
Sgt Steve Jones (Friday, 11 January 2019 00:49)
Hi loved looking through this site bringing back great memories.
Served in both Salamanca Barack’s and St Serbastian barracks.
Pte and L/cpl Steve Jones had a mate there Gordon Jones. He was
Jones 642, I was Jones 390.....we were in stores section RAOC 5 armed wk/sp
After 3 years in same pad, posted to st serbastian bks as CRAOC driver, 3 armed div hq signal reg.
Did a year there, promoted to Cpl and posted to S/S RAOC 10 field wk/sp reme Aldershot..... served there 1979-1983...
ray Wyman (Thursday, 16 May 2019 00:06)
This was my first posting 16 Lt AD Regt ra in 1972. Had some great times here.
john_sheen@hotmail.co.uk (Saturday, 10 August 2019 03:44)
Served with 5 Armd Wksp from Jan 1981 until Dec 83 Remeber Ray Sudron and many others Steve Jones will remember Lcpl Andy Hattersly who I taught to drive HGV 1 on our Scammel Crisaders and Sgt Bill Tait the RAOC MT Sgt at 5 Armd who I am still in touch with. John (Geordie) Sheen
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Cindy Link (Thursday, 07 May 2020 23:27)
Meine Oma hat früher dort gearbeitet sie hieß Marie Luise link geb. Hohman und hat Yves Lafontaine dort kennengelernt und geheiratet er war dort stationiert... Leider keine Fotos gefunden... Wir wohnen seid 20Jahren jetzt dort... Ich könnte ihnen so einiges erzählen was dort jetzt alles so ist und was nicht.. Würde gerne ein paar Fotos haben per Email lg Cindy. Link@ Web. De
Carmen (Sunday, 12 July 2020 18:19)
Hey. Schade dass du das so gruselig dargestellt hast. Ich lebe hier seit fast 20 Jahren. Und ich lebe hier gerne. Es ist anders aber es ist schön. Ich bin hier im Dorf geboren und habe die militärzeiten mitbekommen. Es war eine besondere Zeit. Besser als heute. Und ich habe die Kaserne schon immer geliebt. Vielleicht fährst du nochmal hin und machst schöne Bilder? �
John storey (Tuesday, 17 November 2020 20:54)
# 25, This was the 16 LIght Air Defence Regiment , LAD REME Workshop when I was stationed there in 72-73.
John storey (Tuesday, 17 November 2020 21:04)
Sorry wrong number above, it was # 3,10,11 & 12