Alligators and Buffaloes

[Gunner]

Hi All:

Patrick, Hanno, Mark and John (gee, sounds like a bunch of apostles! )- thanks for the quick responses. This forum and its membership is quite amazing!

I'll put either 4 RTR or 1 Northants Yeomanry of 33rd Armd Bde/79th Armd Div on. If I can't get a specific unit confirmed I may leave the number on the Bde tac sign off.

John's photo confirmed something I already suspected... big numbers were painted on the sides for beachmasters and, I imagine, "passengers" to refer to. I like the idea of a nickname and the one front and centre in John's photo appears to be "Marlborough", Churchill's Grandpa! I can't tell if Ike's big invasion stars are still present at this stage in the war... I know that many had been painted over in the process of going to winter cammy and back. Its always fun explaining to our cousins to the South why Canadian and British vehicles frequently had the star painted lopsided or upside down! I'll see what the SD&G vets association wants as far as the stars go.

Any further details would be most welcome and I'll send pictures to Hanno to post for me... I know, I'm such a luddite!

Cheers! Mike