Calgary Regiment

[kevinT]

Trying to identify a list of names used by the Calgary regiment, especially Churchills.
Although mainly trying to confirm if the name "Asp" was used.
Only reference is a slightly blurred photo with WD T32417 and a chalked "Asp" on the side.
Anybody help?
Mark, any thoughts?

Cheers
Kevin

[HaroldLukas]

In "The Candian Soldier" by Jean Bouchery there is a list of Churchills that landed on Dieppe. These tanks were part of the 14 Army Tank Regiment (Calgary Rgt). Unfortunately it doesn't list the numbers of C Squadron-tanks.

Name / Number / Type / TacticalSign / Unit
Ringer / T68881 /2 / Z2 / RHQ
Regiment / T31923 / 2 / Z1 / RHQ
Burns / T31135 /1 / F1 / Bsqn HQ
Backer / T68352 / 2 / F2 / Bsqn HQ
Bolster / T31107R / 1 / F3 / Bsqn HQ
Bob / T68557 / 3 / 6 / Bsqn 6Troop
Bert / T68560 / 3 / 6 / Bsqn 6Troop
Bill / T68558 / 3 / 6 / Bsqn 6Troop
Brenda / T68760 / 3 / 7 / Bsqn 7Troop
Blondie / T68880 / 3 / 7 / Bsqn 7Troop
Betty /T68176R / 3 / 7 / Bsqn 7Troop
Beetle / T68875 / 1 / 8 / Bsqn 8Troop
Bull / T31862 / 1 / 8 / Bsqn 8Troop
Boar / T68176R / 1 / 8 / Bsqn 8Troop
Butter Cup / T31655 / 3 / 9 / Bsqn 9Troop
Blossom / T68551R / 3 / 9 / Bsqn 9Troop
Bluebell / T68759R / 3 / 9 / Bsqn 9Troop
Beefy / T68177 / 3 / 10 / Bsqn 10Troop
Bloody / T68701R / 3 / 10 / Bsqn 10Troop
Bellicose / T68175 / 3 / 10 / Bsqn 10Troop
Calgary / ? / 3 / F2 / Csqn HQ
Chief / ? / 1 / F1 / Csqn HQ
Company / ? / 1 / F3 / Csqn HQ
Cougar / ? / 3 / 13 / Csqn 13Troop
Cheetah / ? / 3 / 13 / Csqn 13Troop
Cat / ? / 3 / 13 / Csqn 13Troop
Caustic / ? / 3 / 15 / Csqn 15Troop
Canny / ? / 3 / 15 / Csqn 15Troop
Confident / ? / 3 / 15 / Csqn 15Troop

Hope this is what you were looking for.
Harold

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by kevinT
Trying to identify a list of names used by the Calgary regiment, especially Churchills.
Although mainly trying to confirm if the name "Asp" was used.
Only reference is a slightly blurred photo with WD T32417 and a chalked "Asp" on the side.
Anybody help?
Mark, any thoughts?

Cheers
Kevin

Hi Kevin;

Can you post the photo please. Also, "A" Squadron of the Calgary Regiment used the letter 'A' for their tank names.

Cheers

[kevinT]

Hi Mark,

Sadly the photo is not mine to post but can be found at the bottom of the page of

http://www.track48.com/Reviews/articles/na75/index.html

I already have "Adjunct", "Amaze", "Amos", "Ant" and "Arrant" listed as A Sqn tanks ( all Shermans).
Thanks for your reply.
Also thanks to Harold for the other names and numbers.

Cheers
Kevin

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by kevinT
Trying to identify a list of names used by the Calgary regiment, especially Churchills.
Although mainly trying to confirm if the name "Asp" was used.
Only reference is a slightly blurred photo with WD T32417 and a chalked "Asp" on the side.
Anybody help?
Mark, any thoughts?

Cheers
Kevin

Hi Kevin;

The Churchill in the photos under the title 'A NASTY MESS' on the website you linked to does not belong to the Calgary Regiment. If you look at the AoS plate, there is the white 2" inch Army Troops bar below. I think the Churchill in the photo belongs to a regiment of one of the British Army's Churchill equipped 'Army Tank Brigades' who in 1942-1943 used the AoS serial block 173 to 176 with the 2" inch white bar below denoting 'Army Troops'.

Cheers

[kevinT]

Hi Mark,

Thank you for pointing the bar out, I had not noticed it.
However that now leaves me with a problem. 175 with bar below was 48th RTR? My name database has 36 Churchill's belonging to 48th RTR, all begining with the letter T. Going on the A for 1st RTR, B for 2nd RTR principle.
Perhaps ASP were initials for something?
Any thoughts?

Cheers
Kevin

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by kevinT
Hi Mark,

Thank you for pointing the bar out, I had not noticed it.
However that now leaves me with a problem. 175 with bar below was 48th RTR? My name database has 36 Churchill's belonging to 48th RTR, all begining with the letter T. Going on the A for 1st RTR, B for 2nd RTR principle.
Perhaps ASP were initials for something?
Any thoughts?

Cheers
Kevin

Hi Kevin;

The '175' AoS serial, with white bar below, could be any one of a number of units, depending on which Army Tank Brigade the Churchill in the photo is from. I, myself, started by looking at the 21st Army Tank Brigade.

I've been looking at the RTR battalions also, but one it doesn't belong to is the 48th RTR, I have their history and yes, all names start with the letter "T". I'm also looking at the North Irish Horse, but nothing yet.

The 'ASP', could very well be 'initials', as in 'As Soon as Possible', or it could very well turn out to be a 'name'. I will keep looking.

I've seen an image of a Churchill before with "ASP" on it, but just can't, at the moment, remember where I've seen it before.

Cheers

[kevinT]

Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
Hi Kevin;

The '175' AoS serial, with white bar below, could be any one of a number of units, depending on which Army Tank Brigade the Churchill in the photo is from. I, myself, started by looking at the 21st Army Tank Brigade.

I've been looking at the RTR battalions also, but one it doesn't belong to is the 48th RTR, I have their history and yes, all names start with the letter "T". I'm also looking at the North Irish Horse, but nothing yet.

The 'ASP', could very well be 'initials', as in 'As Soon as Possible', or it could very well turn out to be a 'name'. I will keep looking.

I've seen an image of a Churchill before with "ASP" on it, but just can't, at the moment, remember where I've seen it before.

Cheers

Hi Mark,

I have the name ASP as a Churchill belonging to 51st RTR, T68384 ( Mr Churchill's Tank ) also T172439 probably a replacement tank.
North Irish Horse named all of their tanks after Irish cities, towns and villages. So I would pass on that one.
I would be interested in any names that you may come across for my database. Currently 2900+ names.

Cheers
Kevin

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by kevinT
Hi Mark,

I have the name ASP as a Churchill belonging to 51st RTR, T68384 ( Mr Churchill's Tank ) also T172439 probably a replacement tank.
North Irish Horse named all of their tanks after Irish cities, towns and villages. So I would pass on that one.
I would be interested in any names that you may come across for my database. Currently 2900+ names.

Cheers
Kevin

Hi Kevin;

This could very well be a tank of 51 RTR, the AoS serial of '175' corresponds to their placement within the 25th Army Tank Brigade (serials 173 to 176)(UK/N. Africa/Italy 1942-1944). The W.D. number on this one is T32417.

A couple more Churchill names for "A" Sqn, 51 RTR Achilles, Apollo, Adventurer, Audacious and Arrogant and three for "C" Sqn, Centaur, Centurion and Cyclops.

Cheers

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by HaroldLukas
In "The Candian Soldier" by Jean Bouchery there is a list of Churchills that landed on Dieppe. These tanks were part of the 14 Army Tank Regiment (Calgary Rgt). Unfortunately it doesn't list the numbers of C Squadron-tanks

Harold;

The missing W.D. numbers for "C" Sqn's Churchills:

Calgary - T68559
Chief - T31124R
Company - T31878R
Cougar - T68173
Cheetah - T62171
Cat - T68696
Caustic - T68702
Canny - T68870
Confident - T68704R

Cheers

[HaroldLukas]

Thanks Mark