Diana and Jackie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi, I am looking for information on a Daimler Armoured Car which my father drove in Palestine. It was blown up with, and one of the soldiers, my fathers mate, was killed. My father survived, but was permanently deaf in one year. The vehicle registration was E 20204 and written on its front was the slogan Ally Sloper. If anyone can shed any light I would be grateful. Diana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Have you tried Bovington, they may have archives of it. Also try the regimental museum, they normally hold all servicemens records etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 The registration would be F 20204, from a batch of 500 on contract T.9867. That's all I have I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singaeger Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 Hi Ive collected a large amount of data on the Daimler Heavy and have published this on the web, see www.daimler-fighting-vehicles.co.uk ive checked my photo archive and have no record of E20204 ( i suspect the E, is in fact an F) its a shame that it is not car F202014 as this car survives and is onwed by a friend of mine. Do you have any photo's of your car in service?, with which regiment did your father serve? would he be interested in writting of his service in the vehicles? thanks for our assistance 'Singe' (happy owner of a daimler heavy and two dingo's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) Alley Sloper, now there is a blast from the past. Ally Sloper was a cartoon carachter, first published in 1867, in a British magazine called Judy. The Army Service Corp, became known as Alley Sloper's Cavalary. The scheme developed into its own comic Alley Sloper's Half Holiday. Though this stopped publishing after the Great War there was an attempt to revive it in the late 1940's. Edited May 28, 2011 by Tony B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Alley Sloper, now there is a blast from the past. Ally Sloper was a cartoon carachter, first published in 1867, in a British magazine called Judy. The Army Service Corp, became known as Alley Sloper's Cavalary. The scheme developed into its own comic Alley Sloper's Half Holiday. Though this stopped publishing after the Great War there was an attempt to revive it in the late 1940's. Do you remember reading it back then Tony!................................... (I thought 'Judy' was a girls Comic!.......:red:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Do you remember reading it back then Tony!...................................(I thought 'Judy' was a girls Comic!.......:red:) Not in 1867 it wern't. It was a compeitor to the Punch magazine. So it proves to Diana and Jackie, their Dad was human! He must have read comics once. Ally Sloper was portrayed as a ner do well, drunk , in debt always doing stupid things. I can see why he appealed to squadies. The carachter reminds me of Mr McGoo's grandfather. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sloper It also shows that squaddies habit of reading comics and naming things after carton carachters goes back a lot farther than you'd think. (I will be leaving the Zimmer frame on the club house steps so that a certain person trips over it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diana and Jackie Posted May 30, 2011 Author Share Posted May 30, 2011 Hi, At last found my Dad's service book! He was discharged on the 10/04/1948 and enlisted on the 3/12/45 under national Service with The Royal Armoured Corps where he served as a driver mechanic - it says 'C' 68 in his paybook. He served in the middle east, where he got injured and I have a photograph of the other soldiers he served with. I also have a photo of a Daimler armoured car with its front end blown off after it had just had its fluid flywheel repaired and engine refitted and travelled 10 miles. My Dad says on the photo that it was a new vehicle he had just repaired. Diana (and Jackie) PS....The quote below is absolutely correct. Not in 1867 it wern't. It was a compeitor to the Punch magazine. So it proves to Diana and Jackie, their Dad was human! He must have read comics once. Ally Sloper was portrayed as a ner do well, drunk , in debt always doing stupid things. I can see why he appealed to squadies. The carachter reminds me of Mr McGoo's grandfather.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ally_Sloper It also shows that squaddies habit of reading comics and naming things after carton carachters goes back a lot farther than you'd think. (I will be leaving the Zimmer frame on the club house steps so that a certain person trips over it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I hope your Dad would have grinned at the thought of it. Try nosing around on You Tube. The training film for driving a Daimiler Armoured cars does still exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.