gordonb Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 For my Ferret the Merlin report shows it as RY LAD from 5/12/89 until 11/5/93. The record card for this period shows Code change from 0122-4101 to 0122-4000. I assume RY is Royal Yeomanry but do Merlin reports normally go into such detail as LAD? If the vehicle was transferred from the LAD to a squadron would Merlin know, or care? Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, gordonb said: For my Ferret the Merlin report shows it as RY LAD from 5/12/89 until 11/5/93. The record card for this period shows Code change from 0122-4101 to 0122-4000. I assume RY is Royal Yeomanry but do Merlin reports normally go into such detail as LAD? If the vehicle was transferred from the LAD to a squadron would Merlin know, or care? Gordon I used to do a lot of work on Royal Yeomanry armoured vehicles, from Saladin, Saracen, Ferret, Fox and CVR(T) when they were brought into our workshops.. The HQ squadron was at Westminster (Westminster Dragoons). C Squadron was based at Croydon., they were Kent & County of London Yeomanry. The other squadrons were based around the country so yes it would require on the record card. I am sure the R Yeo LAD was at Croydon as I recall going up there to sort a problem out on their Leyland heavy recovery. What army registration number is your Ferret? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I was in A RY (RWY) Squadron LAD for a while in Swindon and Trowbridge. I forget where the HQ element of the LAD was based but presumably the OC qualified for a Ferret as his transport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attleej Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 From my memory, which my fail me, the LAD would be on a different UIN (Unit Identification Number) so a transfer to or from the LAD would matter. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonb Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Richard, it is 03BB33, a Mk1. Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Thanks Gordon, I kept some records of vehicles that I worked on but by no means all of them, just checked your number and I do not have it listed. We had a very big workload from the Yeomanry, especially after the big exercises in Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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