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During WW2 this was the method used to get one of H Gorings staff car to the states, and also Adolfs yacht. Ashley

Hi, if he had a specialist trade ? he may of been attached or seconded for a period of time, or transfered on his request to gain specialist knowledge or trade. Ashley

A long shot...could have been sent back via (the penny post system) by a US trooper (officer), cheaper than buying new back home ? they could only prove this if the label was still on it :??? :??? Ashley

Neil, Have sent PM Ashley

My jeep, in Brit markings is named `LIL HARRY` Harry was the previouse owners uncle who landed just after D-day and being 6 foot 4 inches in height was nicknamed little Harry. Ashley

I am sure that there are still some German gravesin the church yard in Wareham Dorset ?? Ashley

I am afraid that all aspects from that period (and also Imperial) have been copied, some obvious others not so. Ashley

I think this may be still under review, as local authorities / contractors etc. may also have to run their ride on mowers (that cut the roadside verges) may also be stopped running on red fuel. This will also include the small rollers they use. Ashley

As long as you are aware these have been reproduced for some time. Ashley

Belstaff hhhuuummmmm can smell it now jackets trousers also boots and gloves. Ashley

To distant relative killed in WW1 one i am sure is a first day of the Somme casualty, other Nov 1918 Both grand fathers Royal Navy (just managed to get certificate of service and gunnery history sheet for one of them serving from 12/10 1921 untill 2/9/1946. 46 seperate postings ships/land bases Father Royal Engineers 1951/1976 to include service in Kenya,Bahrain,Both Christmas and Easter islands (Poland 1959 ??) Northern Ireland X2 Ashley

This year lorry drivers....next year bus drivers/mini bus drivers, then who knows what the net will be cast at next ?? Ashley

Book us in please. Ashley

Is it a Harvard ?? Ashley

I am sure they can tow in a better scrap transit van than what you slept in at W&P :-D:-D Ashley

This has got to be the HMVF anthem,,,,,all together guy`s and girls..............

There is a professor (forgot her name) from Bournemouth uni who specializes in the I.D. of military personal remains, she was involved in the finding of the British Tommie's in the trench a couple of years ago and identifying one of the soldiers which eventually led to a living relation. Ashley

Hi all, i have just seen this on the Whermacht awards forum don`t know if it has been posted here yet Ashley Australian soldier, still holding his rifle, uncovered in Belgium Read on, this soldier was a fellow collector Wilhelm Ninety-one years ago, an Australian soldier fell dead on a Belgian battlefield and unnoticed by his mates, was buried, perhaps by a shell blast. Last week he was found, astonishingly still clutching his rifle and carrying every other item of equipment with which he lumbered into battle. Battlefield historian Mat McLachlan said that made him very unusual indeed. "This is an interesting discovery and a lot more important for us because he was dressed in full kit," he said. "We actually find out a lot more about the Australians during the First World War by finding bodies such as this one." This follows the recent discovery of the remains of a considerable number of Australians interred after the 1916 Battle of Fromelles. The latest find was made last week by United Kingdom Ministry of Defence archaeologists Richard Osgood and Martin Brown, members of a historical group called No Man's Land which includes Mr McLachlan. They are researching the Australian 3rd Division which trained in England then fought in the Battle of Messines in southern Belgium on June 7, 1917. The aim was to capture a low ridge. The attack was preceded by a week- long artillery bombardment and the detonation of 19 giant mines, containing more than 400 tonnes of explosives, placed under German lines by Australian, British and Canadian tunnellers. These explosions were heard in London and killed as many as 10,000 German soldiers. Consequently the ensuing attack was successful, albeit at substantial cost of 6,800 Australian dead and wounded. Mr McLachlan said his British colleagues uncovered the soldier's intact skeleton in excavations near the old German frontline. "The most likely scenario, from what we can tell at this stage, is that he was part of the attack on Messines Ridge," he said. "Then they were pushing on to further objectives when he was hit and fell and was then covered over by a shell blast or buried in some way and that is where he has lain for 91 years. "We definitely know he wasn't buried by his mates because he was in full battle kit. He was still holding his rifle when they uncovered him. He had his backpack on. He had hand grenades in his pockets and he had all his ammunition and his helmet." Mr McLachlan said soldiers burying a comrade would always remove weapons and other items. Much other equipment was found, including Australian insignia, a wallet containing 1916 French francs, medical and mess kit, toothbrush, boots and cloth fragments. Most intriguing, in the soldier's backpack was a German spiked "pickelhaub" helmet, a highly prized souvenir. This was an era before soldiers routinely carried durable identity discs. But found with this soldier was what appears to be a homemade metal dog tag, albeit very corroded. Mr McLachlan said this was to be x-rayed in the hope of discerning some details. "It is a very positive start to the ID process," he said. "The Belgian war graves currently have custody of the body. The Australian army will then be in charge of the investigation to try and identify him."

The only blue on i know (HKP) was at Bovvy in the reserve collection Ashley

This was always done outside the NAFFI`s between pre-Christmas and post new year periods with the vehicles covered in copious amounts of blood (some vehicles were said to have actually been in recent RTA`s) ?? as part of the drink drive campaign. Ashley

Though i take the Jeep to Beltring, for me the show is for socializing wit friends here and from other forums i visit as it is the one place we all gather. The Plains is always a friendly meet with good off road runs, and like wise the Poole Park remembrance service. In deepest Dorset / Hampshire we have a non public chill out weekend in the new forest, public are not turned away if they arrive at the gate but it is not advertised as a show.No matter how many attend it is always good just to talk with like minded peoples, try an activity and have a road run through the forest. I do not own a uniform appropriate to my vehicle yet and would definitely be out of place in some of the in some of the shows/road runs mentioned here (or be stuck out of the way somewhere ) Thats it from me, i am sure there is a place for all types of show and i for one will attend as many as i can while i can. Ashley

Hi, it never appeared at the Bournemouth air show due to a loose panel in the undercarriage problem though it has apparently been repaired it was waiting to be inspected ?? Ashley

Hi, Give Tony a ring @T.S. Autos, or try Dallas Autos. Ashley

I found it as i have just received my grandfathers Royal Navy service and gunnery history sheet from 1921 until 1946.and have been trying to see what he was up to and make connection to his medals and medallions. Ashley

Hi and welcome, there was one of these at Bashley saw mills in the new forest which bodywise wasn`t much better than yours. When i last spoke to the owner 5 years ago he had `flat packed ` and shoved in to the corner of the yard (it had a spare engine with it.) Though he was in his eighties then he was still working the saw and he planked a large cherry butt for us, worth a try ! I am also sure one was advertised in the MVT mag a few issues back. Ashley