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Old 27-05-04, 20:14
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C15 Armoured Truck, no reference.

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Old 27-05-04, 20:15
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Clive;

Canadian Ford Lynx, no reference.

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Old 27-05-04, 20:21
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Clive;

Sherman Crab I, no references.

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Old 27-05-04, 20:31
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Default Re: US M10 3-inch SP

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Canadian M10 3-inch - Boulogne dock area, I would say - 3rd A/Tk Regt, 3rd Cdn Inf Div. No reference for the photo given.

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Old 28-05-04, 02:50
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Clive;

Two pictures of Staghounds of the 12th Manitoba Dragoons:

Picture # 1 - Esschen, 24 Oct 44, Reference: NAC PA 142084
Picture # 2 - Hochwald Forest area - 45, no reference, the picture is from a book published in 1947: The Pictorial History of the Canadian Army Overseas 1939-1945

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Old 28-05-04, 02:59
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Clive;

Two pictures of Cdn Ram Kangaroos - Kranenburg, 8 Feb 45 - carrying troops of the 2nd Gordons, 15th (Scottish) Div.

Picture # 1 - Reference: Imperial War Museum
Picture # 2 - Reference: Imperial War Museum

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Old 28-05-04, 03:09
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Default Re: 5.5-inch gun

Clive;

Two pictures of the 5.5 inch Gun:

Picture # 1: - the Rhine Crossing, 1945 - Reference: Imperial War Museum
Picture # 2: - Operation Veritable - 8 Feb 45 - Reference: NAC PA 145763

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Old 28-05-04, 03:13
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Clive;

The US 155mm in Allied service - R.A., Normandy, 11 Jul 44 - Reference: IWM B 7005

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Old 28-05-04, 03:24
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Post Re: Wasp Flamethrower

Clive;

The below link is to a reply on another thread I posted regarding Wasp Flamethrowers, the reference for the picture is PAC/DND 50125/D.I. Grant.

http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...=9686#post9686

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Old 28-05-04, 06:03
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This is great guys. I have found some excellent shots also but still need some of the more unusual items from my list. As always, a complimentary copy of the finished book for contributors.

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Ah, darn it... and me without my scanner

Good Luck with your book Clive... sounds great!

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Old 28-05-04, 13:43
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PA-131376: 'Ram' OP tank advancing near Cintheaux, France, 8 August 1944

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Old 28-05-04, 16:02
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Hanno/Clive;

I believe this picture to be from the same sequence of photos taken of Kangaroos carrying troops of the 4th Inf Bde, 2nd Cdn Inf Div on 7 Aug 44. I've seen a clearer shot of this photo before and if I remember right, there is a 'chalked' '69' on the centre of the armoured plate which covers the opening for the 105mm How. mounting. This being said and if it is carrying troops of the 2nd Cdn Inf Div, the 'chalked' '69' would suggest that the troops being carried are those of the South Saskatchewan Regiment (6th Cdn Inf Bde, 2nd Cdn Inf Div) whose AoS No. was '69'. The photo in question:

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Hanno/Clive;

I knew I had seen this photo before, I've found the clearer shot, and sure enough, '69' is chalked on the armoured plate (see attached). Unfortunately, the reference given is for the IWM.

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Old 28-05-04, 17:22
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Default Re: AAA Pack flame thrower

Clive;

Do you mean Ack Pack flamethrower?

Also, came across this picture: Demonstration of the 'Lifebuoy' flamethrower by personnel of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division 4 Oct. 1944 / Balgerhoek, Belgium - Reference: PA-138444

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Old 28-05-04, 18:25
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Post Re: Ack Pack/Lifebuoy flamethrower

Clive;

I know you can't use these (there from the IWM), but I posted them because they are clearer than the one of the demo by a soldier of 4 Cdn Armd Div, that I posted earlier. The pictures themselves were taken in England - Apr/May 44.

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Post Re: DUKW & Amphibious Jeep

Clive;

Came across this picture, two for the price of one, DUKW's and an amphibious jeep on the quay at Gosport - 3 Jun 44 - loading for the Invasion (IWM photos)

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Old 28-05-04, 22:25
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Clive;

An R.C.A. manned 5.5 inch, in action South of Vaucelles - 23 Jul 44.
Reference: PAC PA 112364.

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Old 01-06-04, 10:33
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I suspected THE VICKERS MACHINE GUN: TRANSPORTING THE GUN - UNIVERSAL CARRIER would have information. However it seems it still needs to be uploaded - possibly contacting the site owner might speed things up?

Good info on how the Vickers was carried in the 15-cwt truck, though.

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Old 14-06-04, 16:09
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Post Re: Photos needed

Clive;

I know you can't use these, but I thought you may want to see them. The top photo is from the same demo for troops of the 3rd (Br) Inf Div. prior to D-Day. Both photos are from a book I have that was published shortly after the war.

- top photo - Ack Pack/Lifebuoy flamethrower
- bottom photo- Ronson flamethrower, carrier mounted

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Old 14-06-04, 16:56
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The 60-pounder BL (breech loading) gun:

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Old 14-06-04, 23:25
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I believe this picture to be from the same sequence of photos taken of Kangaroos carrying troops of the 4th Inf Bde, 2nd Cdn Inf Div on 7 Aug 44. I've seen a clearer shot of this photo before and if I remember right, there is a 'chalked' '69' on the centre of the armoured plate which covers the opening for the 105mm How. mounting. This being said and if it is carrying troops of the 2nd Cdn Inf Div, the 'chalked' '69' would suggest that the troops being carried are those of the South Saskatchewan Regiment (6th Cdn Inf Bde, 2nd Cdn Inf Div) whose AoS No. was '69'.
Mark,

Could this be another picture from the same sequence of photos you mentioned?
Seeing this, would your suggestion about the "69" still stand?

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Old 15-06-04, 00:19
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Could this be another picture from the same sequence of photos you mentioned?
Seeing this, would your suggestion about the "69" still stand?
Hi Hanno;

No, this picture is not from the same sequence of photos. The troops being carried in the Priest Kangaroos in this instance are the 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 154th (Highland) Infantry Brigade, 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. The chalked Tac Sign on the armoured plate reads HD 69 (attached top photo) and the 7th Argyll's Tac Sign/Route Marker appears in the lower right hand corner of the photo (attached, bottom photo)

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Old 15-06-04, 01:14
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Post Re: Chalked "69" and "HD 69"

Hanno;

Both photos of Priest Kangaroos are from the troops forming up for Operation TOTALIZE, (7-10 Aug 44). 51st (H) Inf Div attacked on the left and 2nd Cdn Inf Div attacked on the right. (see attched map). The reason why there is photos of Priest Kangaroos with both chalked "69" and "HD 69", is because, this is the way that they were marked to: 1) so the infantryman using them would know which vehicles were assigned to their battalion and 2) because both 2nd Cdn Inf Div and 51st (H) Inf Div, where using battalions from their junior infantry brigades in the same attack (both the S.S.R. and 7th A&SH both had the same AoS markings, white 69 on a brown backing), the Kangaroos transporting the S.S.R. were chalked "69" to denote the S.S.R. of 6th Inf Bde, 2nd Cdn Inf Div and the ones transporting the 7th A&SH were chalked "HD 69" to denote the 7th Argyll's of 154th (H) Inf Bde, 51st (H) Inf Div., these markings also aided in movement control for them moving into the FUP. I've attached photos of the two Kangaroos in question, below the map, more or less in line with their access of advance in the attack. Hope this clears up your questions concerning "69" and "HD 69".

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Here is a photo of some empty M7 Kangaroos.
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Here is a photo of some empty M7 Kangaroos.
John; the Tac sign/Route marker HD 49 (example below) is that of the 274th Field Company, Royal Engineers, 51st (Highland) Infantry Division. The 'empty' Priest Kangaroos appear to be travelling 'down' the 'SINATRA' route
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Note that the Ford Lynx has both its Canadian Census Number AND its original CMD assembly number! Wow! Wonder where it was assembled in the UK?

The Staghound T17E1 is from the British Demand S/M 1212 assembled late 1943, F 225284 to 225783.
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NAC photo (PA 114754) of a Terrapin with some Buffalos during the battle of the Scheldt on the 13th of October, 1944 (posted by J.McGillivray at the Missing Links Forum).

As far as I know, these were not in use by the Canadians, though.
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but maybe of some interest. Scans from 'The Pictorial History of Canada's Army Overseas 1939-1945 (pub.1947).

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Another bulldozer
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And finally a nicely repainted Gulaschkanone. Note the stovepipe. No PA- numbers were given in the book.

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Nice detail on the armoured .50 cal. shield. PA-138372
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