Ford 01A(F) Complete after 12 years!

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Ian McCallum

I take it the 277 serial would be on RCASC diagonal colours of red and green? Have you any idea what formation they were actually attached to/part of? I definitely now need to redo the markings as not only do I have the correct vehicle number but at the moment 50% of the correct unit ID's.

Hi Ian;

The 277 serial of 1 MTVRD, had nothing to do with their AoS marking.

The AoS marking for the 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC, was the letters: M.T.V.R.D., in 1¼-inch (3.2-centimetres) black letters centred on a 2-inch (5.1-centimetres) high white strip, above the diagonally divided Green/Red (with the dividing line running upper left to lower right(opposite of the RASC)) AoS background colours of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. The Formation sign used by the 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC, was that of Canadian Military Headquarters, which was a gold (or yellow) rimmed 8-inch (20.3-centimetres) diameter khaki circle with a centrally located gold (or yellow) maple leaf. 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC, were Base Troops under the control of Canadian Military Headquarters (London), and was not a field force unit.

Originally Posted by Ian McCallum

I have actually emailed Library and Archives Canada hoping for some info on either the individual or the unit.

Ian, these are the file references for the War Diaries of the 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC, that are held by The National Archives (Kew), Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom:

WO 179/518 - Serial 277 - 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC - War Diary for Mar to Dec 1940
WO 179/519 - Serial 277 - 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC - War Diary for Jan to Jun 1941
WO 179/520 - Serial 277 - 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC - War Diary for Jul to Dec 1941
WO 179/1366 - Serial 277 - 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC - War Diary for Jan to Aug 1942
WO 179/1508 - Serial 277 - 1st Mechanical Transport Vehicle Reception Depot, RCASC - War Diary for Sep to Dec 1942

Also, if you were to leave it in the markings of the Calgary Highlanders, the style of the 2nd Canadian Division formation sign that Jordan provided, would be appropriate.

Cheers