Thank you
! I have a list with questions but it will be difficult to answer them all (normally these questions are for a conversation). Mostly one question leads to another and the stories just pop up. Maybe this list can bring back some memories to you? The one thing that "hits" me quite often is that everyone liked to stay in Emblem. The Belgian civilians all told me: "If the camp opens up again, I'm the first one at the gate." And also the British people who stayed in Belgium told me they really liked being there. Why is that so? What was so special about Emblem? What was the camp to you?
The list:
Theme 1: Personal work experiences in camp A
What was your function in camp A and what was your responsibility?
How long did you stay or work at the British base?
Why did you join the British army? Why did you come to the British base in the Kempen?
Did you learn any Dutch?
Did you love working/living there?
What was an average day in the camp like? Can you describe your day from morning till evening?
Who were the closest people you had to work/live with in the camp?
What was so special about your function?
Did you have privileges the Belgian civilians didn’t have?
How was the relationship between the Belgian civilians in the camp and the militaries?
Did you have some dressing prescriptions specifically for your function?
What were the important rules you had to remember living and working in the camp?
Can you remember special occasions?
Can you remember some good anecdotes?
Theme 2: Camp A and the Kempen
How often did you visit Ranst, Lier and the vicinity to shop, go out, … ?
Was it difficult to get to know Belgian civilians?
What impression left the Kempen and camp A on you?
Theme 3: Daily life in the camp
Which functions - not only military - did you have in the camp (cooks, cleaning ladies, barmen, a dentist,…)?
What could you do in the camp to relax a bit (sport facilities, going to the cinema,…)?
What happened when a military became sick or died?
What happened when a military broke the rules?
What happened when a Belgian civilian broke the rules?
How often was the little church in use? What did the chapel look like, inside and outside?
What and where did you eat in the camp? Did you use the church?
Where did you live (in the camp, in Herentals,…)?
What did you eat at special occasions?
Theme 4: Family
What did the houses in Lier and Herentals look like?
The women of the militaries, what did they do. How did they pass their time?
Were they allowed to enter the camp at any time?
What can you tell about the little school in Emblem?
What can you tell about the NAAFI?
Theme 5: Identity
How many nationalities worked at the British base in the Kempen?
What feasts were celebrated throughout the year (Queens Birthday Parade, Christmas, Guy Fawkes,…)?
Which Belgian habitats were interesting?
Theme 6: The military aspect of the British base
What did camp A look like? Was it clearly a military camp?
Was camp A always the most important camp in the Kempen?
What were the rules when you entered the camp?
How was the camp guarded?
Why did some militaries stay longer than three years?
What military exercises were held to prepare for a nuclear war?
Could you tell that it was a cold war?
Did the British army had any contact with the Belgian army?
What was the connection between the camp in Emblem and the camps in Germany and Great-Britain?
How could the camp communicate with the world?
Theme 7: The closure of the camps
What happened when the camps closed one by one over the years?
What did you feel about the closure in ’92?
What is the most important thing that has to be saved and kept from the camp?
What has to happen with camp A today?
Did you keep archives, pictures,… from the camp?
Extra
Which questions or subjects did I forget?
" i frames & viruses. But we are back, this time with a stand alone forum thanks to actieforum. I hope you will all log back in and start to use this forum like we started with the original one. 
. For the Kempen (Ranst, Lier, Herentals,...) it was a good thing the British army installed a base and employed lots of civilians. Most of the people I talked to thought their time in Emblem was the best job they ever had. Some of them even cried when they told me about the closing up. So you left an impression 
