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Hi everyone
The following information came from the late Cpt. Forbes of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry. I found these first hand notes in his black book. It seems most officers kept these as a source of information at there finger tips. Anyway the pages i found most interesting were those showing the dispositions of troops and vehicles within units. The following were all scanned as best as I could and have not been altered in anyway other then some cropping. Enjoy.
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7, 8, 9, 10, 11
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Essex Scotish
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Now I know it was 158inch wheelbase General Service trucks but what is the "Penthouse" refering to? Jordan that is very interesting thanks for sharing cheers Cliff |
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A 'Penthouse' is a tent like structure that can be errected off the side or rear of a vehicle, example below. Cheers
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Great post Jordan! Question: What do you think he means by "blanket" lorry?
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One of the better posts I have seen for a long time... Within the notes, where there any veh T or CT numbers noted ? Roddy |
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To carry Blankets, Sleeping, for the use of. Don't forget this was in the days before sleeping bags Richard |
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I never saw any mention of veh numbers listed.
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Now I need a lot of original WW II wool blankets to fill it up. CHIMO! Now off to the hockey game!
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I managed to get some more work done on creating a list of RHLI w/e tables.
I found two pages that were helpful within the regimental war diaries. I also have a few photos of the vehicles that are listed. If anyone has any further photos that match known numbers Id love to see them. Sadly when I took pictures of the war diaries I did not get the date in the picture. But I feel they can be dated to the 1941-42 period.
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The pictures that I have so far.
Pic 1 and 2 The C/O's station wagon CM-4202993 Pic 3 The 2 i/c and his 8cwt P.U. Maj. F. Wilkinson Pic 4 and 5 Battalion HQ Office truck. CM-1203388
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Pic 1
HQ Coy Truck CZ-4204598 (in background) Pic 2, 3, 4 O.C. Carrier Pl Universal Carrier T-13269 driven by Lt. Whitaker (later Batt. CO) Pic 5. Carrier with unit block # in upper left corner.
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Pic 1
CCoy, C13 13Pl CZ-4204828 Pic 2 D Coy, D18, 16Pl CZ-4204960
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