Niels v Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hi Is it possible to retrace where an Auxiliary workshop was during the war, I have a vehicle that was rebuild at the workshop called B 42, the 19/10-44? Does any one know where this was ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Hi Is it possible to retrace where an Auxiliary workshop was during the war, I have a vehicle that was rebuild at the workshop called B 42, the 19/10-44? Does any one know where this was ? Neils, These workshops were civilian contractors appointed by the Ministry of Supply. They could have been manufacturers repair depots or normal garages. I checked on this subject years ago with REME museum and there was no known list at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Does the TT 3 (BR) stand for the Tyne tees 3rd british? We're these part of Monty's Ironsides?? if so could you not trace where they where in October 1944, maybe Belgium somewhere? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Does the TT 3 (BR) stand for the Tyne tees 3rd british? We're these part of Monty's Ironsides?? if so could you not trace where they where in October 1944, maybe Belgium somewhere? Dave Dave, The "TT3(BR)" has nothing to do with any army units, the plate was issued by the Ministry of Supply who procured the vehicles and covered the overhauls. I believe it refers to a dept. of that organisation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeePig Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Does anyone know what happened to the archives of the Ministry of Supply? Presumably the relevant lists would be there, if they still exist? trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 RICHARDS explanation is very well given as he says TT BR has nothing to do with a army unit as to the records from the MINISTRY OF SUPPLY at one time it was said they were held at the MOD LIBRARY in LONDON but a request from the museum of army transport for information in the 1990s on this subject resulted in been told they had no record of there were abouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Thanks for the replies. A pity that those archives cant be found, it would have been fun to know where the vehicle has been. It is by the way sitting in a 1941 Chevrolet Cab 12 CGT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Now that's an area I can speak with some confidence on, having seen the process in action! All records get shunted on to the National Archives eventually, any records they deem to be of significance to the public interest will be kept by them (MoS records here: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C251) any records that they do not want get sent further down the line to various public museums and holdings. I still have the flow diagram somewhere showing the general process (it's very generic covering all documents, not just military so doesn't name specific institutes) If someone was willing to spend a few days going through TNAs stuff they might come across something, but since their cataloguing is by necessity rather vague, you wont be able to specifically look for the list on their computer systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
79x100 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 This file might be worth a look :- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030021679 There are various clues in the NA MoS files but I've yet to see the '"Rosetta stone' that unlocks it all. The situation may not be helped by the fact that there seems to have been a severe rationalisation in 1949 and the old papers may have been long since disposed of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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