WW2 Artillery Vehicle Marking Question

[Gunner]

I'd go along with Bill. The RCA was pretty standardised on such matters although there is some variation in Ack-Ack markings. Ubique! Mike

[Jon Skagfeld]

Bruce, just to slightly adjust your original idea for an A/T unit, how about this?

4 Fd Regt supported 2 Cdn Inf Div during the Normandy and NW Europe campaigns

The organization of 2 Div contained 4, 5 and 6 Bde.

One of 4 Bde's bns was the Royal Regiment of Canada.

How's that for a personal link to your HUW?

Usual rectangle, white over blue, with red 42 superimposed.

Credit: Barry Beldham.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Well that would certainly do. I somewhat chose the 2nd CID for its connection with the glorious Royal Regiment of Canada anyway but picked the anti-tank regiment RCA because it's them and anti-aircraft regiments that the bible (CMP Vehicle Data Book) says used HUW radio vans. If I can confirm field regiments used them too I'm in!! Of course I could always go 2nd Div. RCCS.

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

Bruce, just to slightly adjust your original idea for an A/T unit, how about this?

4 Fd Regt supported 2 Cdn Inf Div during the Normandy and NW Europe campaigns

The organization of 2 Div contained 4, 5 and 6 Bde.

One of 4 Bde's bns was the Royal Regiment of Canada.

How's that for a personal link to your HUW?

Usual rectangle, white over blue, with red 42 superimposed.

Credit: Barry Beldham.

[Jordan Baker]

Found these documents last night while researching.

The first one is dated April 1944. I guess the plan was to phase out the use of the HUW with 15cwt FFW trucks.

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This second group of documents is from Sept 1943

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[Dan Martel]

The Canadian War Establishment for a Field Artillery Regiment of towed 25-pdr guns, II/172/2 dated July 1943, indicates that a regiment had 21 HUWs. The next re-write, which included the Establishment being renumbered, showed that they were no longer being used. The new Establishment, II/190B/1 dated March 1944, now had 12 Truck 15-cwt FFW, an extra seven jeeps for 16 in total, nine Trucks 15-cwt Armoured, and two more Truck HUCs. Overall the number of B Vehicles decreased from 123 to 114, mostly through the reduction of motorcycles from 44 to 26.

Cheers,
Dan.