[marco]

Hello all,

At last, after years of searching, I had the luck to find the original wartime registration number from my Staghound and the unit using it!
I already knew some particular facts and details from the car pointing in a certain direction but never could make that last step...
Now, a good quality photo from the Dutch National Archives made during the Canadian Army parade on 28th June 1945 in Amsterdam proved to be the lucky shot I was hoping for.
The car could be identified as a 12th Manitoba Dragoons vehicle serving with C-squadron 12th Troop 2nd Car (also known as “Sergeants Car”).
Combined with another photo in my archive, the War Department census number could be identified as F215633.

I would like to find more information about this particular car F215633 so if anyone has additional information like photo’s or other information, I would be very happy to learn about it.

The book “XII Manitoba Dragoons: a tribute” by Bruce Tascona, has a photo from all the men in 12th Troop in the U.K. in 1943 but I would like to find the names from the crew of my Staghound.
I contacted the museum in Brandon, Manitoba, hope they can be of help.

With best regards,

Marco