Looking for markings for Canadian M3A1 Scout Car

[marco]

Another photo showing the same Scoutcar.

[GordonAParker]

This is great! I will certainly build one of these.
Gord

[Jack Geratic]

The last photo posted showing the back of a Dragoons vehicle is interesting. Note rear bumper is missing, as well as what appears to be hinges along the whole width. A tactical marking of X3 would indicate it's from the LAD unit as found in their War Diary, though the chart has X5 as the White Scout Car:

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...16/612?r=0&s=3

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Don't have any photos to add to the discussion, but did find a couple WD numbers for a pair of M3A1's in the 2nd Cdn Corps HQ. These are:

CZ4258151 Lt General G G Simonds
CZ4258127 Brig A B Mathews

http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...65/810?r=0&s=4
http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oo...65/811?r=0&s=4


regards,
Jack

[Ed Storey]

That particular M3 is from the 40 LAD, have a look at the background colour gradations behind the 44 - they are RCEME.

[David Dunlop]

Ed.

Can you ID the marking on the other rear corner, between the girl and the gentleman on the left? Looks like it might be a maple leaf over a diamond over three coloured bars, but I have my drinking glasses on at the moment.

David

[Dan Martel]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Can you ID the marking on the other rear corner, between the girl and the gentleman on the left? Looks like it might be a maple leaf over a diamond over three coloured bars, but I have my drinking glasses on at the moment.

David,

It's the vehicle tactical marking for II Canadian Corps. The 18th Manitoba Dragoons was the Corps armoured car regiment.

Cheers,
Dan.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

.... A tactical marking of X3 would indicate it's from the LAD unit as found in their War Diary, though the chart has X5 as the White Scout Car:

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regards,
Jack

I am always amazed at the details hiding in plain sight in the Archives. My trouble has been to find the right indexing and search guides.

OFF TOPIC completely, but tangential. What is the link to the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment)?

[Jack Geratic]

Good eye on spotting the horizontal tri-colours behind AoS number 44. Should it not also have a 2" white bar above it indicating corps level unit, just like the Staghounds of the Dragoons?

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Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

I am always amazed at the details hiding in plain sight in the Archives. My trouble has been to find the right indexing and search guides.

OFF TOPIC completely, but tangential. What is the link to the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment)?

Hi Terry, I think you are asking which file numbers contain their diaries? These would start somewhere with T-12754 (initially the file begins with 26th Army Tank) and runs consecutively up to and including T-12762.

At the WW2talk forums, there was an xls file available for download where the member created a spreadsheet breaking down what units were associated with each file. Just click the download button found at the top of the page (note you will need to have the proper software to open the file):

http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads...adsheet.68734/


regards,
Jack

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

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Hi Terry, I think you are asking which file numbers contain their diaries? These would start somewhere with T-12754 (initially the file begins with 26th Army Tank) and runs consecutively up to and including T-12762.

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Jack

Found and thanks very much!

[marco]

A photo showing a RCCS "Alternate rear link" Scoutcar attached to XII Manitoba Dragoons.

[GordonAParker]

Thanks very much Jack,
I hadn't noticed the bar in the middle of the 44 before.
My Grandfather was RCEME with the Calgary's so I feel a particular affinity with RCEME vehicles.
Building the Tamiya kit is mostly a real pleasure, but deleting the rear box and bumper and filling the mounting slots meant a lot of fiddly work.
I also notice that few Canadian vehicles had tools in the usual stowage positions so lots and lots of tiny holes to fill.
I will post pictures when finished.
Gord

[Ed Storey]

Yes, there should have been a 2" white bar painted above the AoS number.