Dates: Unknown - 1998
BMH Rinteln was one of several BAOR (British Army On The Rhine) army hospitals in Germany. It is now closed and used as a shelthered housing scheme.
BMH Rinteln was previously an RAF unit in the late 1940s soon after World War Two. RAF Rinteln was then mainly staffed by Royal Air Force personnel though there was a small detachment of officers and other ranks from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) and a small number of QARANC sisters.
Forces Reunited Forum Posts involving BMH Rinteln
" I had my appendix removed on Christmas eve 1964 in the Royal Naval Hospital in Gibraltar, I can’t remember any female nurses they were all male sick berth attendants I could be wrong as there may have been females in the ladies wards. Lousy way to spend Christmas. In 1975 my daughter had her ..."
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" Ron there were sick berth attendants in the Wrens when I was a Wren and I think they served in all the Naval Hospitals.I agree with you about BMH Rinteln, my son was born there, staff were brilliant. Trouble was when we had to go for ante natal appointments we had to go on an army bus with ..."
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" Margaret I did get a chocolate cream sponge today that I didnt order. I do keep ringing Head Office and have been told that I will see in improved service but so far am still waiting to see it. William we were stationed at Detmold in the 60’s and my son was born at BMH Rinteln. "
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" BMH Rinteln is closed down now also hannover hospitals i think due to the reduction of troops or no money one or the other,there´s lots of things that have changed. [00029776.jpg]"
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" Quoting: William Stanley(beamish84) BMH Rinteln is closed down now also hannover hospitals i think due to the reduction of troops or no money one or the other,there´s lots of things that have changed. [00029776.jpg] We used to have to go from Detmold to Rinteln on a bone shaker ..."
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