Canadian Road Signs

[CWO (ret) Gilles Aubé]

Can we found out from which RGT this RSM and this Artillery SGT are from?

[Lang]

Ah, the censor! We have a 4 foot square sign saying "This is a 2 Div town" and some drone in the photo section has meticulously removed unit markings from the soldiers' uniforms.

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by CWO (ret) Gilles Aubé

Can we found out from which RGT this RSM and this Artillery SGT are from?

Hi Gilles;

I forgot to include the reference from Library & Archives Canada, which is:

Caption: Two unidentified Canadian non-commissioned officers reading a sign which states, "This is a 2 Div Town - Behave Yourselves In It", Dieppe, France, 9 September 1944.
Credit: Lieut. Ken Bell / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-136020.

I cannot make out the number on their shoulder tab, only the 'RCA' part, so judging by the 'Div patch' each wears, they would be from one of the three Field Regiments, R.C.A. of the 2nd Div, which were:

4th Field Regiment, R.C.A.
Headquarters, 4th Field Regiment, R.C.A.
2nd (Ottawa) Field Battery, R.C.A.
14th (Midland) Field Battery, R.C.A.
26th (Lambton) Field Battery, R.C.A.

5th Field Regiment, R.C.A.
Headquarters, 5th Field Regiment, R.C.A.
5th (Westmount) Field Battery, R.C.A.
28th (Newcastle) Field Battery, R.C.A.
73rd Field Battery, R.C.A.

6th Field Regiment, R.C.A.
Headquarters, 6th Field Regiment, R.C.A.
13th (Winnipeg) Field Battery, R.C.A.
91st Field Battery, R.C.A.
21st Field Battery, R.C.A.

Maybe someone can make out the number on the tab (see below)?

Cheers

[Mark W. Tonner]

Source: Library & Archives Canada
Caption: Lance-Corporal Peter Chimilar, Canadian Provost Corps (C.P.C.), placing a warning sign on the roadside, Hautmesnil, France, 14 August 1944.
Credit: Lieut. Donald I. Grant / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-131267

[servicepub (RIP)]

You guys are used to seeing me hawk my own books but I highly recommend that you treat yourselves to a copy of Mike Dorosh's book on signs. Some of the photos shown in this thread are there but there are many photos from a private collection that appear for the first time.
Signs of War Available for CDN$19.99.

[Mark W. Tonner]

a few more ...

1. - Source: Library & Archives Canada
Caption: Personnel of the 6th Field Park Squadron, Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E.), Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands, 29 October 1944.
Credit: Lieut. H. Gordon Aikman / Canada Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-113667

2. - Source: Library & Archives Canada
Caption: Lance-Corporal G.S. Archibald, 7th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E.), placing a sign next to German signs pointing to Dunkirk. Bergues, Belgium, 16 September 1944.
Credit: Lieut. Ken Bell / Canada Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-174431

3. - Source: Library & Archives Canada
Caption: Entrance gate sign at No.1 Canadian Field Punishment Camp, Vught, Netherlands, ca. 21-23 April 1945.
Credit: Lieut. J. Ernest DeGuire / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-138241

4. - Source: Library & Archives Canada
Caption: Personnel of the Loyal Edmonton Regiment filling a jeep with gasoline, San Lorenzo in Monte, Italy, ca. 22 September 1944.
Credit: Canada Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-177531

5. - Source: Library & Archives Canada
Caption: Probationers of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (W.R.C.N.S.) at H.M.C.S. CONESTOGA, Galt, Ontario, Canada, May 1943.
Credit: Lt Kenneth George Fosbery / Canada Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-153499

Cheers

[austin tilly]

I found these pictures today in the city archives on Rotterdam (online).

The quality isn't great, but the signs are clear.

Cheers
Arjan van der Hoek

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Originally Posted by austin tilly

I found these pictures today in the city archives on Rotterdam (online).

The quality isn't great, but the signs are clear.

Cheers
Arjan van der Hoek

Interesting that in the first picture, the British Officer's Club is the only arrow pointing right. In the third picture, there is a sign for the MLBU. That is the same abbreviation used in today's Canadian Army for Mobile Laundry and Bath Unit. Soapy oily laundry and cold gang showers.