simon king 15 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 I’m interested in the markings on the K2/Y(s) in Ice Cold in Alex. Looks like an plain RASC diagonal green/red AoS square without superimposed unit code on the offside front and rear and perhaps a made up Div Sign on front nearside of a white circle within a black or red square. Does that make sense or has anybody got a definitive answer ? thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally dugan 42 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 The RASC A.O,S would be correct the only division in TOBRUK at the time of the second siege and withdrawal that had WHITE CIRCLE ON black square was the 5th indian division Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simon king 15 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Thanks Wally, I suspect there was an element of artistic license with the film markings, although they seem to be grounded in reality. I also wondered if the background square might have been red rather than black and was intended to allude to the 7th AD but without the red jerboa, particularly as they had missed the unit code on the RASC AoS square. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
simon king 15 Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Just found a better copy of the publicity shot and the sign actually seems to be a body coloured diamond superimposed on a black or red square Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rupert condick 10 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Hi The humber box has the same markings, if you can find a good picture that might help. it is film and fiction, filmed in 1957/8. regs Rupert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wally dugan 42 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) l would suggest that the HUMBER is marked up a 13 corp who also were in TOBRUK at the same time as 9th AUSTRALIAN DIVISION There are two good images of the sign in the early part of the film one going into the dock and just before it gets blown up and is the same as the K2 near the end at the RMP post before going into ALEX Edited January 14 by wally dugan a amendment to text Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Hall 33 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Aghhh, worth waiting for! one of my favourite films. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rupert condick 10 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Have a sunny picture, 1941 Austin K2y ex ME. regs Rupert 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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