2010 at the Hammond Barn

[RHClarke]

Le Régiment de la Chaudière now hails from Beauceville, Thetford Mines, Lac Mégantic and the neighbouring areas. It was formed in 1939 as a machine gun battalion and was sent to England in 1941. Members of the regiment participated in the D-Day landings. The locals were astonished to find out that there were French speaking troops in the invasion force. They were more than a little confused by the regiment's name, as a chaudiere was a water heater...the explanation given for the regiment's name - it was named after the river in Quebec by the same name. If you get a chance to see the Chaudiere River in all of its glory, it will become apparent how it got its name - the water appears to be boiling as it rolls along certain parts of its course.

The photo may have been taken at or near the rifle ranges in Valcartier - judging by the photo of the mountain in the background. Bob, I knew that you would appreciate the photo as only a Monkey Face aficionado would...

[Grant Bowker]

I'm not sure about colours but start at
http://www.canplates.com/quebec.html
The plate shown as 1937-1943 appears brown (slight reddish tinge) on my monitor with white print. I have no idea if all plates for a given year were the same colour or if cars and commercials had different colours. the pictured plate seems to be white print on dark background which fits the above. Another site says that 1940 car plates were white on black.
A third site shows both car and truck plates for the same tears (but not 1940, oldest shown example is 1966) and the colours are the same in each case shown.
The linked site contains confirmation that the plate is commercial, not car, apparently F=frais.
As curiosity Quebec's 1944 plates were black lettereing on a light grey background on a masonite plate. Ontario for 1944 was a decal placed on the windshield to extend the 1943 plate.

[Jordan Baker]

Here yah go.

[Grant Bowker]

That is the second site II looked at, it looks like a 1940 car plate (no F prefix) so I'm still not sure about truck plates.

[Phil Waterman]

Pictures like this are undiscovered bits of history, seventy year old puzzles.

Thanks for finding, preserving and sharing.

Cheers Phil