Indian Pattern FAT (second edition)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

We used to have a long running thread on the Indian Pattern FAT here on MLU. For some unknown reason, it has disappeared...

Did anyone somehow save a copy or print-out of that thread?

Anyhow, in the meantime I may as well just start over again.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Some pics recently found by Pete Scally (source)

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Parade with 25-pounder guns for the first Queen's Day after the war, Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies, 1946-08-31

These Indian Pattern FATs were taken over from the British-Indian army by the artillery battalion of the Netherlands Marine Brigade.

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Source

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Dutch Forces in the Netherlands East Indies got many vehicles and equipment handed over from British-Indian army units in 1946.

The picture of the four trucks is of the 6th Indian Field Artillery before they (and the 145th FAR (Berkshire Yeomanry)) handed over their guns and trucks to the Dutch.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

This picture was taken by Hugo Wilmar and shows a Dutch military column in the eastern slope of Mount Slamet area, Central Java, during the first Police Action (politionele actie), 27 July 1947. They were from V-brigade under colonel "Jantje" Meijer.

Source: http://oldindonesianvehicles.blogspo...nt-of.html?m=1

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[serge]

Hello

As you are rebuilding the collection of INDIAN QUAD I post some pic of INDIAN QUAD some used by french army in INDOCHINE and other used by their onwn army.

About the previous post I remember to have store them but I am unable to find again. What I remenber is that I had create a directory full of files relative to this post (INDIAN QUAD).

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by serge

As you are rebuilding the collection of INDIAN QUAD I post some pic of INDIAN QUAD some used by french army in INDOCHINE and other used by their onwn army.

About the previous post I remember to have store them but I am unable to find again. What I remenber is that I had create a directory full of files relative to this post (INDIAN QUAD).

Hello Serge,

Thanks for your contribution to rebuilding the database with information on the Indian Pattern FAT. I didn't think about your earlier message, so I have now merged both threads to keep all info in one place.

For now I have attached a picture of a line up of the trucks of BATT B (Battery B) of the MARBRIG (Netherlands Marines Brigade) at Waroe, Indonesia, September 1946. The four trucks in the middle are Indian Pattern FATs.

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here's a picture I had not seen before. It is a Ford FGT to boot:

An Indian Pattern FAT during a parade of the 8e (4e) Bataljon Regiment Stoottroepen in the Netherlands East Indies, ca. 1946 - 1948.

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Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/d...3-a82a4834b196

[Hanno Spoelstra]

[Details to be posted later:]

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Here's a picture I had not seen before. It is a Ford FGT to boot:

An Indian Pattern FAT during a parade of the 8e (4e) Bataljon Regiment Stoottroepen in the Netherlands East Indies, ca. 1946 - 1948.

Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/nl/beelden/d...3-a82a4834b196

New link to a better version of the same picture

Objectnummer: 2002-364-4
Titel: Verblijf en optreden van het 8e (4e) Bataljon Regiment Stoottroepen in Nederlands-Indië. Parade.
Datering van: 1946 tot 1948

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https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/f...0-a76cfc78193e