No.1 CACRU

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Received the following in email... can someone look this up for me?..........

HE WAS WITH 1 CACRU (u.k.)IN 1943 BEFORE BEING SHIPPED TO N. AFRICA TO BASE REINFORCEMT. DEPOT THERE AND FINALLY TO ITALY.

1) WHERE WAS 1 CACRU IN U.K.? WHAT TOWN ETC.

2)WHAT DID THEY DO IN REINFCMT. UNITS? CAN YOU SUGGEST ANYTHING I COULD READ OR VIEW ON THIS TOPIC?

To add to what Clive posted:

- No. 1 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit was located within the Aldershot-Bordon (Hampshire) area (the Cdn Base area), haven't found the exact Camp/Barracks they were located in

- No. 1 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit was Authorized: Effective 1 Apr 42 and Disbanded: Effective 30 Jun 45, in the United Kingdom

- No. 1 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit held reinforcements for the Reconnaissance and Armoured Car units of the C.A.C.

- all Armoured Corps officers and men coming from the Schools/Training Centres in Canada, were first posted to one of the three CACRUs until they were needed as replacements in the units. Each one of the three CACRUs held a regiment's worth of equipment each, so that training could be carried on with.

Suggested further reading can be found here

Cheers