1938 CMP pics

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by Darrell Zinck
Hi

Thank you all for your input on these pics. After a bit more looking at the series of photos I received, it would seem that they are not from the same location. I knew that this merry band of experts would pick up any labelling faults with the Regts photos.

Here are a couple more from the same series as the second pic above. Note the old Chev and Ford Armd Cars that have interested dome of you in the past. Pretty sure these are at St John (as it was known then) PQ as the buildings and open spaces match the Units layout of that location back then.

regards
D

Hi Darrell.
These pix were probably taken in the spring of '41 after the trials for the two 1935 armoured cars.THis parade was probably as the RCD's were getting ready to go to Camp Borden...The two experimental cars went to Borden with them and stayed with them until the unit was shipped to the UK in November of '41...
The Ford and Chev armoured cars stayed and disapeared from history..probably scrapped..
The Chev is the car with the open door..
It is following the Ford..(What's new..eh,Hanno!)
Roger Lucy has done a great little book published by Clive Law..
Similiars pix of the same parade and same day are in the book..
Great series of books
Weapons of war series..