Thank you very much Bill.
Very amazing indeed!

Hello Hanno,
The bedford shown above is the tanker that is listed. It has the pump on the front bumper, and if you look closely the curve of the rear mudguard. The tankers were produce upto 1943 ish with aeroscreens, so it may not have been an early production one.

All the best john

Thanks John for identifying the Bedford!

On the Haagse Beeldbank another photo of the same vehicle has become available:
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/at...1&d=1323726280
http://www.haagsebeeldbank.nl/hga:col1:dat335307

According to the Irene Brigade vehicle list, the vehicle number was L1284766, the chassis number MW19426 and the engine number 16685.

Another photo shows a 1939 or 1940 Ford which was part of the brigade HQ:
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/at...1&d=1323726292
http://www.haagsebeeldbank.nl/hga:col1:dat246076

Hello Rogier,
Thanks for that picture, thats much clearer, What does it say on the front below the radiator badge?

On that chassis number it would have been built 1940-41.

regards john

Hello John,
assuming you are referring to the text at the top of the front, it says "Den Haag" which is dutch for The Hague.
Thanks for narrowing down the production date.

Regards,
Rogier

Hello,
I came across this picture,

If they were good enough for our queen, then good enough for yours?

I've not seen these mentioned in previous posts. Bedford mw's and Austin K2's you had the cream of the crop. :salute:

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Hello John,

Great to have you on this forum! Thanks for ID'ing the MW water tanker and digging up that picture of the K2. Had not seen that one before.

Rgds,
Hanno

Finally pictures of the Chevrolet CGT Portees converted to Lorries (as listed above).


"Great Britain, 1943, Prinses Irene Brigade. Dutch soldiers in training. Soldier working on repairing a truck engine"
http://proxy.handle.net/10648/ad8492...8-003048976d84 (image flipped)
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"Great Britain, 1943. Netherlands Brigade Manoeuvres. Lorries too must be made invisible "
http://proxy.handle.net/10648/ad83b5...8-003048976d84
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Portee?? Nice find Hanno.

Dodge WK60
 

This is supposed to be a Dodge from The Princes Irene Brigade

Does anybody know if this is true?

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Nice photo of a rare Dodge WK60 workshop truck :thup2:

Leon,

Great picture! Where did it come from and where & when was it taken?

It is a Dodge WK-60 as Cliff pointed out. The list provided by Rogier Peeters lists Dodge 3-ton trucks, and it is assumed these were D60L trucks. But since the WK-60 was classified as a 3 ton 6x4 Breakdown Gantry truck, it could have fitted this list of vehicles. Maybe Rogier will chime in later.

Anyway, the whole atmosphere points towards PIB too, I doubt if British or Canadian troops were allowed to dress up their vehicles like this one, nor would they no longer use this somewhat outdated type of vehicle.

HTH,
Hanno

hi Hanno,
I am not sure the WK-60 would have been outdated then. It was whole lot more powerful then the Retriever and its counterparts and the Austin K6 Gantry did not come along until the end of 1944, then in several contracts. There was obviously still a role for this type of vehicle for light aid. The Austin continued in service for another 15 years to.

Gents,

some very interesting finds indeed. The (one) Dodge 3 ton truck in the 1943 vehicle list was indeed provided with a break down lorry body. Census number L1284786, chassis number 8300012.

I Would be interested in the source of the photo also.

Hope this helps & kind regards,
Rogier

Gentlemen,

I am glad you like the picture, :)
It is a Picture taken from a picture that hangs in the smal PIB museum at the oirschot army base.
The sign next to it said it was taken during the liberation of Den Haag.

@Rogier, Thanks for this info, it is good to know the cencus number when I am going to make a model of this truck.

Al the best
Leon

More from the same
 

Gentlemen,
here are another two Picturs teken in the museum in Oirschot.
One is I think a Ford Thee car.
the other is a Fiat 626 used as a radio truck.

Hope you find these equaly interesting.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...7/DSC07160.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...7/DSC07159.jpg

All the best

Leon

Very interesting finds Leon.

Kind regards,
Rogier

Quote from Pete Ashby re. the WK-60:

What ever make they are (Which of cause if is of interest) the pictures are great to see thanks Hanno, We still have to make an appointment for the battles dresses.

Peter
http://www.milmarket.org

Dingo and the Princess Irene Brigade
 

two picture of something else they used too.

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Peter
http://www.milmarket.org

Guy Armoured Car in service with the Dutch Princess Irene Brigade. Somewhere in England, 1941.

And oh, the guy in the turret is Saint Nicolas and his mate.

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Another picture of a Bedford MW during the liberation of The Hague:

Attachment 100198

Not vehicles, but soldiers. There is a Canadian connection though, as this picture shows Prinses Irene Brigade troops marching during their training in Stratford, Ontario, in February 1941.


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Chevrolet PAG Trekker in England
 

As far as I know, nine Chevrolet and one Ford AT gun tractors were shipped to England.

This Chevrolet model 1939 (1-Ton) Anti-Tank Artillery Tractor Type PAG-C-1139 was given the census number "L1284691" in England. It was photographed during a 1940 exercise of the Princess Irene Brigade.

The second picture shows the same or another Chevrolet PAG Trekker.

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Zwarte Piet
 

Nice to see Zwarte Piet again. He seems to have become a fraction unfashionable!
Chris

Is the Driver and person walking behind in similar attire?

Well yes, let's say that back in those days it wasn't objectionable to dress up like that.

Here's another one of the PAG-trekkers in the background.

Would be interested to know what vehicle is in the foreground.

Is that a mechanical signal arm beside the upper door hinge, Hanno?

David

Yes, I'd say so David.

I guess this is one of the Dutch Army vehicles which were brought over to England in 1940.