RCEME Units supporting 12 FD Regt RCA

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

In the frantic 1-week rebuild and conversion of the Priests, almost all Divisional and Corps assets had a part in the process, which averaged 20 hours/day. The KLs would have been there, as there was much welding required. I suspect 32 LAD (B) will have had at least one for rudimentary repairs, and at some point, that it will have had a part in the operation, given their prior familiarity with the Priests.

Perhaps Mark can confirm.

If you wish to mark it up as such, you want a white "42" on a black background as a unit sign. This would go on the right front of the bonnet. Left front would be the gold maple leaf on gray/green for the 3rd CID. Reverse the signs on the rear. A cockeyed white star underneath the W/D number painted on the doors is a nice touch as well.

The above information is eff Jan 1944 and is presumably good for Normandy. There is some indication (according to Beldam) that by May 45, the unit sign had changed to a white "42" on a background of horizontal bands blue/yellow/red (top to bottom), but I don't know when this transformation may have occurred.

Between us, we'll sort all this stuff out by the time you need it...