Defrocked Priest in South Alberta Regt.

[Alex van de Wetering]

It seems this defrocked Priest was a beloved photo-subject. The following shots are from the Bergen op Zoom city archives.

Alex

Source: http://www.markiezenhof.nl

[Alex van de Wetering]

And the RAM OP Hanno was referring to..

Source: http://www.markiezenhof.nl

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

And the RAM OP Hanno was referring to..

Hotel De Draak is still there, the Ram OP isn´t. . .

By the way, De Draak (The Dragon) is the oldest hotel in the Netherlands. How old? Well, it was one of only two buildings which survived the great fire of 1397. . .

Pic with my phone taken last July when I was there and happened to recall that location. Although the town square is quite large, all the medieval roads leading to it are narrow. It must have taken quite some effort to get all those vehicles there, and I can´t see the reason why, other than to show that one has taken posession of the town.

H.

[Jordan Baker]

I believe this photo is also of the same line up from the first photo. Except that the RAM OP has now moved up to be in line with the other tanks and the jeeps have moved.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

I believe this photo is also of the same line up from the first photo. Except that the RAM OP has now moved up to be in line with the other tanks and the jeeps have moved.

Nice photo Jordan. I think the Ram OP in this line up is a different one. It has spare tracks all over while the one on front of the Hotel De Draak has not.

The M7 covered with a tarp is the same Kangaroo as in post#1.

H.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Another picture of the Ram OP in front of Hotel De Draak. Dated 27-Oct-1944.

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Source: https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/m...1-13966e870614

[Jordan Baker]

Look again at the first picture.

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

It seems this defrocked Priest was a beloved photo-subject. The following shots are from the Bergen op Zoom city archives.

Hi Alex;

Reference your third image of 'Priest' Kangaroo T214613. On 29 August 1944, 'Priest' Kangaroo - WD No. S214613 - was issued to: 10 Cdn Inf Bde (4 Cdn Armd Div) - from: E Sqn, 25 Cdn Armd Del Regt (2 Cdn Corps).

Cheers

[wim sikkelbein]

Whilst browsing trough the website that alex mentioned, I found a picture of what appears to be a ford lynx with the number F496358
Does anybody know which unit this vehicle belonged to?

[Alex van de Wetering]

Wim,


The archives show two or three scout cars parked on the same "Grote markt". One seems to show a "45", which can also be seen on some of the Chev's as well. Given Mark's reaction about the defrocked Priest. The Humbers could be part of the Canadian Armoured Corps, 29th Armoured Reconnaissance Reg., 4th Canadian Armoured Division.

Alex

[Alex van de Wetering]

Here is one of the other (?) Humbers, with the "45" just behind the german POW. The Stuarts also have a "45" on the front armour.

Is that a Canadian 10cwt trailer in the background?

Alex

Source: http://www.markiezenhof.nl

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Wim,


The archives show two or three scout cars parked on the same "Grote markt". One seems to show a "45", which can also be seen on some of the Chev's as well. Given Mark's reaction about the defrocked Priest. The Humbers could be part of the Canadian Armoured Corps, 29th Armoured Reconnaissance Reg., 4th Canadian Armoured Division.

Alex

Hi Alex;

The vehicles parked on the 'Grote markt', do indeed belong to the 29th Canadian Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (The South Alberta Regiment), C.A.C. (RHQ Troop and Recce Troop), of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division.

Cheers

[wim sikkelbein]

sorry chaps i looked at that picture on a other computer and it's not an lynx but a humber

[John McGillivray]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

It seems this defrocked Priest was a beloved photo-subject. The following shots are from the Bergen op Zoom city archives.

Alex

Source: http://www.markiezenhof.nl

Now that is not very nice.

I went to the site that Alex posted.

http://www.markiezenhof.nl/

I clicked on the word “English” at the bottom of the page and came to a page with only one English word on it.

“dummy”
http://www.markiezenhof.nl/content/view/12/41/lang,en/

Is this what the Dutch think of those who speak English?