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Originally Posted by Noel Burgess I think this trailer may be carrying somerfield track on the bottom and another type of temporary surface above it [cant remember the name for the wood strips wired together
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What do you think guys? Noel
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Noel, I'm pretty sure the large load are Chespale fascines and Hessian mats, which were both used on Churchill AVREs and Bobbins during D Day. The loads carried by the Funnies would have to be replenished after being dropped, or, just as likely those mats and fascines came in handy anywhere there was loose sand or soil to be negotiated. The small rolls in the forefront of the picture are rolls of snow fence, something any good Canadian would be familiar with. Snow fence are Cedar slats wired together in rolls which would be temporarily installed upwind of a road, path or structure so as to get the snow to swirl and drift in the lee of the fence well away from other structures. It's also a light and handy way for infantry to cross soft or muddy ground. Derek.