What regiment is this?

[charlie fitton]

Major Del Struck (MC) started the war as a Sgt in the HLIofC. He went CANLOAN and ended up in 10th Bn HLI with a carrier pl.

He advised me that all of his carriers had 2 30.s each, supposedly scrounged from abandoned US tanks. (most likely veh delivered as replacements and not picked up yet, or from a veh cas collection point)

Regardless, it crossed my mind that ammo supply would be a problem as >30 belted would not normally be in the Brit supply line for an infantry unit.

"Easy" he said "the Yanks had ammo - we had rum."

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by charlie fitton

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"Easy" he said "the Yanks had ammo - we had rum."

I can attest to a similar trade between Canadian EOD and US EOD in Kuwait City, March 1991. The Canadian War Museum wanted a long list of AKs and other Iraqi small arms, and we had access to the Royal Navy minesweeper mothership which had beer and rum. The Americans had AKs and were extremely thirsty after months in the Saudi and Kuwaiti desert. A three way trade was arranged. I think we got 24 unique and different AKs for 24 flats of beer.

[jeff davis]

Somewhere I posted that the Westminster Regiment(motor) 5th Canadian Armoured Division in Italy had 50s on there Carriers.
The .50 were from The Lord Stathconas that tossed them aside in favour of .30 s
The .50 were not Abile to point down the side of their Tanks to shoot the Gemans off.
This story came from A Sgt I new from the wartime Westies that I cannot remember his name ! Dam Memory . I asked him were he got the ammo and He said they had gotten enough from the strathconas. I ask how they got the .50s and He said He went over and asked.

[jeff davis]

Sgt Fred West was his name amazing what a good sleep will do.