Wartime T16 pictures (#2)

[Ed Storey]

They are the mounts for the wading equipment panels.

[Bob Phillips]

Thanks Ed for that information, can you direct me to a photo of a vehicle with that wading equipment attached?

[Stewart Loy]

Bob,

I just happened to have some pix from the internet of Carriers with wading equipment.

Stewart

[Bob Phillips]

Perfect, thank you very much!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

“American-born members of Support Company, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, South Beveland, Netherlands, 30 September 1944.“

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Steve Guthrie noted:

Either the date or the location is wrong. On September 30 the war diary notes that the Watch was still in Belgium. They fought around Antwerp for a few more days and then had to fight to open the "neck" of the Beveland isthmus and claw their way into South Beveland.
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[Dan Martel]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

“American-born members of Support Company, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada, South Beveland, Netherlands, 30 September 1944.“

Not meaning to through doubt on anything, but I think the confusion between the caption for the photo and the war diary may be because I don't think the troops or carrier in the photo are from the Black Watch of Canada. The shoulder patch visible on the the Sergeant to the right is of the wrong shape and there would be no reason to have a Roman numeral XII on the front plate.

But I always am willing to admit that I could be wrong.

[Dave Newcomb]

In my father's written memoirs [Captain- company CO in Patton's 3rd army]. His unit was absolutely forbidden to enter an abandoned town. A commonwealth unit in carriers passed them and went into the town for the evening. That night a large allied air bombing run was made on that town. Dad said it was a sad sight, next day, of carriers blown into houses, even into the second story. Italian campaign. I haven't found his written memoirs yet. Dave N

[Ed Storey]

Originally Posted by Dan Martel

Not meaning to through doubt on anything, but I think the confusion between the caption for the photo and the war diary may be because I don't think the troops or carrier in the photo are from the Black Watch of Canada. The shoulder patch visible on the the Sergeant to the right is of the wrong shape and there would be no reason to have a Roman numeral XII on the front plate.

But I always am willing to admit that I could be wrong.

I agree with Dan's assessment that the badges worn in the photograph do not appear to be the 'barrel shape' used on the shoulder badges of the various 2nd Canadian Infantry Division infantry regiments. Unfortunately the resolution of the image is too low to make an accurate investigation of the badge. I also thought the the Roman numeral XII on the front plate was a vehicle tactical marking and not something directly linked to a specific regiment. The real problem is that determining the facts behind this photograph is little more than educated guessing without any context information. If this is a LAC photograph, then knowing the PA number would be a good start.