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Title: 151 infantry Workshop T.A. 1949
Post by: squatt on Friday 31 August 18 14:04 BST (UK)

hello

Looking for any documentation/photos/information on this unit that was based at East Boldon in 1949

thnaks for looking

Title: Re: 151 infantry Workshop T.A. 1949
Post by: stevej60 on Sunday 02 September 18 00:29 BST (UK)

Hi Squatt,I would think this is the site in question,now 151 infantry brigade was made up for most
of it's history by the 6th,8th and 9th Battalion,s of the Durham light infantry which were all T.A.
unit's,my gut feeling is the workshop element would be REME which certainly were based there.
http://www.boldonwm.uk/ebaac.htm

Title: Re: 151 infantry Workshop T.A. 1949
Post by: stevej60 on Sunday 02 September 18 00:33 BST (UK)

Just noticed last paragraph onthe page definitely REME,so a start for your research.