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[Ed Storey]

Looks like tyre pressure markings on the vehicle as well as all of the other usual markings. Does anyone know the supply chian of how Jeeps would get to the Canadian Army in the field?

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

Does anyone know the supply chian of how Jeeps would get to the Canadian Army in the field?

Hi Ed;

In its simplest terms - for a unit in an armoured or infantry division - at the Corps level - No. 3 Section of the Corps Ordnance Field Park, RCOC held ‘wheeled’ transport - from which the jeep would be sent forward to the Divisional Ordnance Field Park, RCOC (later Divisional Sub-Park, RCOC) from where it would either be picked up directly by a driver from the requesting unit or it would be sent forward to a DP where it would be picked up by a driver from the requesting unit.

The paper trail or the request for a jeep on the other hand went the other way - from the requesting unit to the ADOS at Div HQ - on to the DDOS at Corps HQ from where it would go to the Corps Ordnance Field Park, RCOC who would pass it to No. 3 Section to deal with the issue downwards to the unit as explained above.

Now back to . . . . . .

Cheers

[servicepub (RIP)]

My copy of the census numbers allotted by the War Office to the Canadian Army (Overseas) shows the following WD numbers for cars;
CM 4202001 to 4203000 (cars)
CM 4218701 to 4219200 (cars)
CM 4230201 to 4234200 (cars)
CM 4647001 to 4647640 (recce cars)

The following ranges apply to cars in the RCASC series (which is annotated as not being continued)
CM 195000 to 195599 (cars)
CM 1164421 to 1164620 (cars)
CM 1165320 to 1166136 (cars)

According to this list the number posted at the beginning of the thread (CM4402587) would not be realistic. The number posted by Eric (CM4421919) would also be outside the range but may have been a borrowed/rented Jeep from the Brits to which the "C" prefix was incorrectly added. The list of numbers supplied by Mark are all correct - taking into account the Mxxxx vehicle which may be a Brit jeep in Canadian service. The great photo supplied by Bill (CM5584352) again shows a jeep outside of the range but the date of the photo (and of Mark's "M" jeep) both ante-date my list. In reviewing almost 300 jeep photos in my files I found several in the CM424xxxxx range which are definitly Canadian, including one with General Crerar at the wheel.

Clive

[Jordan Baker]

Anyone ever come across and jeep #'s for the RHLI. One of the batt vets had a jeep. He remembers only the last 3 #'s as thats all he ever used for the vehicle. His Jeep ended with "008" and they also had "007" We just can't figure out the previous numbers.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Interesting thread! See the thread Canadian contract jeeps (was: CDLV 505 Jeep Serial numbers...) for more pictures and registration numbers.

Hanno