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  1. Many thanks to all who replied. It certainly looks as if the National Archives are the next step. I'd begun to think that the figures came from more than one source and my interest certainly extends to RFC/RAF and Admiralty vehicles so I'd need to be looking for separate sources for the different services. If anything useful turns up, I'll post the details here. Thanks again, Gordon McLaughlin
  2. Some years ago, I asked if any forum members could identify a document for me. Unfortunately, nobody was able to help at that time and I thought I’d try again as new information will have emerged since my last post. The document that I’m looking for seems to have been the results of a census of mechanical transport that was still in British Army service at the end of the war. It appears to have listed vehicles by manufacturers and by model. I first suspected the existence of this document on reading Bart Vanderveen’s Observer’s Army Vehicles Directory to 1940. On page 202, for example, he says of the Daimler CC 3 tonner, “366 in service in 1918 as well as 1818 Model CB, 2561Model Y and several other types plus 113 Daimler/LGOCs”. He was also able to say how many had been impressed for service rather than directly purchased. I see that similar figures appear in some of the photograph captions in Tim Gosling’s excellent book. Can anyone tell me what this document is and where I could find a copy, either in print or on line? My e-mail address is: northduk(at)googlemail(dot)com Gordon McLaughlin
  3. Simon, Thanks for your reply. Heavy Repair Shop seems a likely bet. I hadn't come across that web site but have now bookmarked it. Best wishes, Gordon McLaughlin
  4. The Data Book of Wheeled Vehicles, 5th Edition, describes two vehicle types on pages 120 and 121. They are: LORRY 3-TON 4x2 WORKSHOP and LORRY 3-TON 4x2 STORES. In brackets after these descriptions, there is the sub-title, (RASC, H.R.S CONVERSION). Does anyone know what this means or what H.R.S. stands for? Gordon McLaughlin
  5. Richard, Thanks for your reply to my question about vehicle numbers. I'm not familiar with the last two sources that you quote but I wonder if they're as specific as Vanderveen's source seems to have been. As examples of the degree of detail I mean, Vanderveen's description of the Daimler CC says, "366 in service in 1918 as well as 1818 model CB. 2561 Model Y and several other types plus 113 Daimler/LGOCs." Of the Hallford EID180, he says, "This chassis was the most numerous of 1914 - 18 Hallfords (639 out of 1638 in 1918)." This ability to quote the number of survivors by make and model argues for something more detailed and exact than the statistical tables I've looked at so far. Do you know if either of your last two suggested sources might be available on line? Thanks again for your help. Gordon McLaughlin
  6. In his book, The Observer's Army Vehicles Directory to 1940, Bart Vanderveen repeatedly gives figures for the numbers of vehicles of specific makes or types in WO service in 1918. Similar figures are quoted for some of the types in Tim Gosling's new book. Does anyone know the source of these figures? They appear to come from a general survey or census of motor vehicles on hand at the end of the war, perhaps some form of stocktaking. Vanderveen refers to "WD stock figures in 1919". Are they published anywhere, in the History of the Ministry of Munitions for example? I'd be grateful for any information. Gordon McLaughlin northduk@googlemail.com
  7. Looking through the HMSO reprint of the Data Book of Wheeled Vehicles, I have come across a brief description of a Guy Ant variant called Truck, 15-Cwt, 4x2, P.C.C. Equipment. The body was based on the later Wireless Van body used on 15 cwt trucks and the entry says that it included the generating set compartment but excluded the auxiliary dynamo. There is no further description of the body and no explanation of the role of the vehicle. Does anyone know what the PCC Equipment was? (This post also appears in the British Radio section as it appears to be a signals installation) Gordon McLaughlin
  8. Looking through the HMSO reprint of the Data Book of Wheeled Vehicles, I have come across a brief description of a Guy Ant variant called Truck, 15-Cwt, 4x2, P.C.C. Equipment. The body was based on the later Wireless Van body used on 15 cwt trucks and the entry says that it included the generating set compartment but excluded the auxiliary dynamo. There is no further description of the body and no explanation of the role of the vehicle. Does anyone know what the PCC Equipment was? Gordon McLaughlin
  9. Does anyone know if these reports, any or all of them, are accessible on line? They look as if they would be very useful sources of information and individual reports are often quoted but I can't find a source. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Gordon McLaughlin
  10. Thanks for your reply. I think you may be right about 24th Bde. The suggestion from Diver99 that it might be 70th (East Africa) Infantry Bde is also interesting but their infantry seem to have been confined to battalions of the King's African Rifles. I don't have any other photographs of the sign, unfortunately. Gordon McLaughlin
  11. Thanks for your reply. The photographs are not mine. Rather than breach someone's copyright, I'll give links to the web pages on which I found them: http://www.mccrow.org.uk/eastafrica/JanetDavis/JanetBW1.htm http://www.edwardboyle.com/EB/RAPC/RAPCmisc/Cameronians/Douglas%20Torrance/Douglas%20Torrance.htm In both cases, you need to scroll down till you find them. Gordon McLaughlin
  12. I have recently found some photographs of vehicles used by the 1st Bn, The Cameronians in Kenya in 1958. They wear a formation sign that I have been unable to identify and I wonder if anyone here has any idea which formation it refers to. Both vehicles in the attached photographs are Land Rovers and it is the small, square sign that defies identification. All suggestions gratefully received! Gordon McLaughlin
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