Welfare Vehicles

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Most certainly a Ford - I merely quoted the caption in the archive. See link here: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...611#post251611

I knew YOU would know Hanno lol.

[Matthew P]

Here is an article scan from the Australian "The War Cry" periodical of The Salvation Army about Ken Smith's Australian Comforts Fund/Salvation Army Jeep. Based on my research this is one of only approximately 36 such vehicles.

Matt

[Les Freathy]

A Commer based canteen with the food flying squad and a converted car based in London, not sure of the make of car but one from the upper class I would say

[Les Freathy]

I forgot how to include more than one image but here is the car based canteen

[Ed Storey]

The Salvation Army supported the Canadian military in Germany from the 1950s until the close-out in 1994. Here is an image from 1991.

Salvation Army Van - 1991.jpg

[Matthew P]

Ed,

Thank you for that photo. I'm working on an article right now and had to amend my dates. In the SA archives in Toronto I found many photos from the 60's of support in Germany. Somewhere I got it in my head that the welfare work in Germany concluded in the 60's.

Also is that a 4x4 VW with a raised roof, ie "locally procured" or is that a Canadian built vehicle? I know the US Army over there had some Vanagons. They are pretty rare now. I don't think they were ever very common.

Matt

[Ed Storey]

It certainly looks like a VW Vanagon. My guess is that it was locally procured although I have no idea what arrangement was made between the Salvation Army and the Canadian Forces with respect to maintenance and fuel or just how much freedom of movement they had within military lines or the Brigade training areas.