Vehicles used by Dutch Prinses Irene Brigade

[Rogier Peeters]

For the ex-Dutch vehicles see the attached notes. I hope my writing is readable.
These data are from another file, Nationaal Archief 2.13.71 - Inv.No. 814.

Contents:
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- trucks: make - engine power - Dutch registration number - new registration number - engine number - load capacity

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- one truck
- pag-trekkers: make - Dutch registration number - engine number
- some (not all) motorcycles with engine numbers
- cars: type - engine power - Dutch number - engine number - number of seats

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- four cars
- buses: type - engine power - Durch number - engine number - number of seats

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Rogier Peeters

For the ex-Dutch vehicles see the attached notes. I hope my writing is readable.

And thanks again!!!
I am surprised they managed to ship so many vehicles over to the UK. Did these all come through Dunkirk, Brest etc.? Or were vehicles shipped over from The Netherlands directly?

Thanks,
Hanno

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Record cards for immediate pre-war Fordsons that I have copies of show "Ford". Contra that the pre-war WD Trials reports refer to "Ford" and "Fordson" as appropriate. Arguably all commercial Fords were Fordsons up until....well the Thames branding around 1955. Of course Fordson Thames had been introduced slightly earlier..wasn't the post-war 7V a Fordson Thames 7V?

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Hanno, I have often wondered the same thing and never seen anything. I was amazed that before the invasion a certain high-up GM manager sailed across the Channel and thence to Belgium and Netherlands before crossing the border with Germany near Aachen. The cross-Channels clearly carried on running for carrying approved civvies.