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Old 31-12-10, 22:51
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Thank you very much Bill.
Very amazing indeed!
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Old 11-12-11, 22:15
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And here is another picture showing the Prinses Irene Brigade had Bedford MW's on strength. This is an early open cabbed one, typical for the hodge-podge of hand-me-down vehicles they were equipped with.



Source: www.gemeentearchief.denhaag.nl
Hello Hanno,
The bedford shown above is the tanker that is listed. It has the pump on the front bumper, and if you look closely the curve of the rear mudguard. The tankers were produce upto 1943 ish with aeroscreens, so it may not have been an early production one.

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Old 12-12-11, 22:49
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Thanks John for identifying the Bedford!

On the Haagse Beeldbank another photo of the same vehicle has become available:

http://www.haagsebeeldbank.nl/hga:col1:dat335307

According to the Irene Brigade vehicle list, the vehicle number was L1284766, the chassis number MW19426 and the engine number 16685.

Another photo shows a 1939 or 1940 Ford which was part of the brigade HQ:

http://www.haagsebeeldbank.nl/hga:col1:dat246076
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Old 13-12-11, 00:19
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Hello Rogier,
Thanks for that picture, thats much clearer, What does it say on the front below the radiator badge?

On that chassis number it would have been built 1940-41.

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Old 13-12-11, 22:39
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Hello John,
assuming you are referring to the text at the top of the front, it says "Den Haag" which is dutch for The Hague.
Thanks for narrowing down the production date.

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Old 04-01-12, 22:58
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Hello,
I came across this picture,

If they were good enough for our queen, then good enough for yours?

I've not seen these mentioned in previous posts. Bedford mw's and Austin K2's you had the cream of the crop.

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Old 05-01-12, 07:49
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Hello John,

Great to have you on this forum! Thanks for ID'ing the MW water tanker and digging up that picture of the K2. Had not seen that one before.

Rgds,
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Old 17-10-12, 00:20
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Finally pictures of the Chevrolet CGT Portees converted to Lorries (as listed above).


"Great Britain, 1943, Prinses Irene Brigade. Dutch soldiers in training. Soldier working on repairing a truck engine"
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"Great Britain, 1943. Netherlands Brigade Manoeuvres. Lorries too must be made invisible "
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Old 17-10-12, 00:25
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"Great Britain, 1943. Netherlands Brigade Manoeuvres. Lorries too must be made invisible "
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Old 19-10-12, 19:20
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This is supposed to be a Dodge from The Princes Irene Brigade

Does anybody know if this is true?

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Old 19-10-12, 19:39
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Nice photo of a rare Dodge WK60 workshop truck
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Old 21-10-12, 20:16
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THis is supposed to be a Dodge from The princes Irene Brigade

Does anybody know if this is true?
Leon,

Great picture! Where did it come from and where & when was it taken?

It is a Dodge WK-60 as Cliff pointed out. The list provided by Rogier Peeters lists Dodge 3-ton trucks, and it is assumed these were D60L trucks. But since the WK-60 was classified as a 3 ton 6x4 Breakdown Gantry truck, it could have fitted this list of vehicles. Maybe Rogier will chime in later.

Anyway, the whole atmosphere points towards PIB too, I doubt if British or Canadian troops were allowed to dress up their vehicles like this one, nor would they no longer use this somewhat outdated type of vehicle.

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Old 21-10-12, 22:00
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I doubt if British or Canadian troops were allowed to dress up their vehicles like this one, nor would they no longer use this somewhat outdated type of vehicle.
hi Hanno,
I am not sure the WK-60 would have been outdated then. It was whole lot more powerful then the Retriever and its counterparts and the Austin K6 Gantry did not come along until the end of 1944, then in several contracts. There was obviously still a role for this type of vehicle for light aid. The Austin continued in service for another 15 years to.
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Old 24-10-12, 19:48
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Gents,

some very interesting finds indeed. The (one) Dodge 3 ton truck in the 1943 vehicle list was indeed provided with a break down lorry body. Census number L1284786, chassis number 8300012.

I Would be interested in the source of the photo also.

Hope this helps & kind regards,
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Old 25-10-12, 12:55
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Gentlemen,

I am glad you like the picture,
It is a Picture taken from a picture that hangs in the smal PIB museum at the oirschot army base.
The sign next to it said it was taken during the liberation of Den Haag.

@Rogier, Thanks for this info, it is good to know the cencus number when I am going to make a model of this truck.

Al the best
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Old 21-11-12, 13:24
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Gentlemen,
here are another two Picturs teken in the museum in Oirschot.
One is I think a Ford Thee car.
the other is a Fiat 626 used as a radio truck.

Hope you find these equaly interesting.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...7/DSC07160.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...7/DSC07159.jpg

All the best

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Old 24-11-12, 11:16
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Very interesting finds Leon.

Kind regards,
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Old 03-01-13, 23:26
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Quote from Pete Ashby re. the WK-60:

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This is very interesting as I assumed that WK60's were by this time limited standard in terms of issue to front line units in NWE. My Farther's unit had one which did sterling service in N Africa, Sicily, Italy, Yugoslavia and then on into Austria at the end of war.

I wonder if what we are seeing here is the same supply issues that saw 11 and 12 cab CMP's in NWE with the Free Czech and Polish forces?

Around the end of 1943 Canadian and British forces in the UK were ordered to turn in all their older CMP's and were reissued with new 13 cab variants for the coming invasion. The best of the 11 and 12 cab trucks were refurbished and re issued to free forces I suspect this is what happened to the WK60 shown in the photo.
Of particular interest is the fact that both the frame and census number appear in the records, I have passed this information on to my son who keeps a data base of all known WK60's. I'll let you know if anything comes of it.
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Old 20-01-13, 12:00
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What ever make they are (Which of cause if is of interest) the pictures are great to see thanks Hanno, We still have to make an appointment for the battles dresses.

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Old 20-01-13, 12:13
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Default Dingo and the Princess Irene Brigade

two picture of something else they used too.

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Old 27-11-16, 13:22
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Guy Armoured Car in service with the Dutch Princess Irene Brigade. Somewhere in England, 1941.

And oh, the guy in the turret is Saint Nicolas and his mate.

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Old 10-06-18, 17:00
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Another picture of a Bedford MW during the liberation of The Hague:

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Not vehicles, but soldiers. There is a Canadian connection though, as this picture shows Prinses Irene Brigade troops marching during their training in Stratford, Ontario, in February 1941.


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Old 28-11-20, 14:57
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Default Chevrolet PAG Trekker in England

As far as I know, nine Chevrolet and one Ford AT gun tractors were shipped to England.

This Chevrolet model 1939 (1-Ton) Anti-Tank Artillery Tractor Type PAG-C-1139 was given the census number "L1284691" in England. It was photographed during a 1940 exercise of the Princess Irene Brigade.

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Guy Armoured Car in service with the Dutch Princess Irene Brigade. Somewhere in England, 1941.

And oh, the guy in the turret is Saint Nicolas and his mate.

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Nice to see Zwarte Piet again. He seems to have become a fraction unfashionable!
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Nice to see Zwarte Piet again. He seems to have become a fraction unfashionable!
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Is the Driver and person walking behind in similar attire?
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Old 30-11-20, 09:17
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Nice to see Zwarte Piet again. He seems to have become a fraction unfashionable!
Well yes, let's say that back in those days it wasn't objectionable to dress up like that.
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Old 30-11-20, 09:21
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Here's another one of the PAG-trekkers in the background.

Would be interested to know what vehicle is in the foreground.

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"Princess Irene Brigade. A driver belonging to the first detachment of Dutch troops destined for the Dutch East Indies repairs a tire of a car in the camp of the Princess Irene Brigade in Wolverhampton. February 1942"

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Old 30-11-20, 10:31
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Is that a mechanical signal arm beside the upper door hinge, Hanno?

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Old 30-11-20, 10:53
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Is that a mechanical signal arm beside the upper door hinge, Hanno?
Yes, I'd say so David.

I guess this is one of the Dutch Army vehicles which were brought over to England in 1940.
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