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Originally posted by servicepub
Serial 5920 - No. 1 Canadian Equipment Assembly Unit. Located at Borden, Hants from 18 October 1943 to June 1944. Assembled A and B vehicles in the UK. Started with 8 vehciles first operational day and within 30 days was assembling over 100 per day on average. Daily total was restricted by lack of boxed vehixles and inability of CMHQ to arrange for same to be delivered in quantities required. Over 7500 vehicles were slated for assembly. A full examination of this file may reveal actual quantities. 3 lines were operating and at one point the lines operated from 0630 to 0330 (21 hour days for two shifts) with soldiers expected to work 56 hour weeks. A comment in the War Diary states that this work was a continuation of that initiated by serial 229 (Essex Tank Regt). An examination of the Essex Tk Regt War Diary shows that, prior to embarkation they provided 35 men to assembly in Canada. I have not found where they were involved in the Uk - yet.
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Two questions Clive:
1) - would you happen to know under which General Order the Authorization for Serial 5920 - No. 1 Canadian Equipment Assembly Unit was published.
2) - according to General Orders for the Canadian Army - Serial 229, was the Serial allotted to the The Ontario Regiment (Tank) - under GO 135/39 and 30th Reconnaissance Battalion (The Essex Regiment), the designation under which the Essex Regiment (Tank) was called out on active service under, was allotted Serial 1424 - under GO 309/42 - is the quote above regarding 'serial 229 (Essex Tank Regt)' your's, or is that how it's written in the War Diary of No. 1 Canadian Equipment Assembly Unit.
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