Canadian Road Signs

Hanno Spoelstra · #1 28-11-05, 21:46

Gorssel:

Hanno Spoelstra · #2 04-01-16, 18:19

Reviving this thread with a wartime photo, plus a recent one.

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Robert Bergeron · #3 04-01-16, 19:16

Absolutely great pictures Hanno, great.

Wout Jansen · #4 05-01-16, 20:41

This depended on the bridge at Deventer (Netherlands).
Now at my house!

Mark W. Tonner · #5 07-01-16, 15:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wout Jansen

This depended on the bridge at Deventer (Netherlands).
Now at my house!

Wout, your road sign is for the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. - the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade Workshop, was embodied as a unit of the Canadian Army (Active), as Serial No. 232B, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade Workshop, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, effective 7 January 1943 - it was redesignated Serial No. 232B, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and was allocated to the Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, under Canadian Military Headquarters Administration Order No. 85 of 1944, effective 15 May 1944 - Serial No. 232B, the 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade Workshop, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was disbanded effective 12 September 1945.

Cheers

Wout Jansen · #6 07-01-16, 20:05

Mark thanks for the clear explanation.
I'm going to continue now figure it out from the war-diaries.

Cheers, Wout

Wout Jansen · #7 08-01-16, 15:16

Who can tell me what this road sign means?
It has been used in Holland.

Cheers, Wout

George McKenzie · #8 20-01-17, 22:25

In 1942 a solder put a sign on the Alaska hi way at Watson lake .Now there is 77,000 signs there .look up on the internet .

RickM · #9 10-02-18, 18:15

A mess of signs, Amersfoort 1945

RickM · #10 10-02-18, 18:19

Dugged-up roadsign from the same area, used after the liberation of Holland.

Unit Sign is 202 on Dark Blue (or discoloured black) Any explication which actual unit this is, is more than welcome!

Alan McGuinness · #11 06-10-19, 21:29

IWM photo B 14119

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Jack Geratic · #12 20-10-19, 02:34

Found some instructions in the War Diaries concerning route markers:

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regards,
Jack

Hanno Spoelstra · #13 20-10-19, 13:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

Found some instructions in the War Diaries concerning route markers:

Excellent find Jack!

Thanks for sharing.

H.