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Old 07-08-19, 10:19
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Default Indian fat

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I have founded a pic of an INDIAN FAT during a ceremony in HANOI. The truck has been shooted on 14 july 1947 at the time this teritory belong to FRANCE.
Associated to the pic , a legend say that a batch of 72 exemplary were gave to french army. In INDOCHINE , french army used a large quantity of indian pattern truck as well british and canadian truck.

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Old 07-08-19, 12:31
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Hello Serge, thanks for sharing that picture plus info. Sadly, the thread “Indian Pattern FAT” went missing, maybe we should use this one to re-assemble all the info.

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Old 07-08-19, 15:44
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Default new pic OF INDIAN FAT

Hello HANNO

it's very regretebal that information about INDIAN FAT has been lost.
I send you an other pic of this truck. I remember that the truck was also shjooted in INDOCHINE.

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Old 07-08-19, 16:50
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Default Pics of indian fat

I found two other pics of this truck. One used by INDIAN ARMY and the other may be by french army in INDOCHINE
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Old 26-10-19, 20:48
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Default Indian Pattern FAT (second edition)

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.
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Old 26-10-19, 21:07
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Some pics recently found by Pete Scally (source)

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Old 26-10-19, 21:11
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Default Dutch East Indies

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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Old 27-10-19, 23:37
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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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Old 13-11-19, 22:39
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Default Dutch Military Column in Mount Slamet

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.

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Old 15-11-19, 12:38
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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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Old 15-11-19, 15:24
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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.

Hanno

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Old 09-12-19, 00:02
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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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Old 06-12-20, 21:23
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[Details to be posted later:]

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Old 11-12-20, 13:01
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Dutch Engineers clearing a road from felled trees, Indonesia 1948.

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Beschrijving Door Republikeinse strijdkrachten omgekapte bomen op de weg naar Fort van der Capellen (Sumatra) worden door Nederlandse Pioniers opgeruimd
Annotatie Links een Humber pantserwagen
Datum 29 december 1948

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Via Wil Behrens, pictures are from her father Douwe Folkert Praamstra's estate. He served with the Dutch Army in Indonesia during the war of independence.

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Mijn vader Douwe Folkert Praamstra is in februari 1947 vertrokken met de Kota Inten naar Indonesië. Zijn dienstnummer is 241202006. Hij woonde toen in Hoogkerk. Hij zat bij de 16e Compagnie AAT.

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Indias Republic Day Pared Pic seems from 1959 and 2nd pic was much earlier.

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Old 01-02-21, 18:10
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Indias Republic Day Pared Pic seems from 1959 and 2nd pic was much earlier.
Thanks Davistine, great photos!
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Old 11-02-21, 13:33
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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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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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Line up of Indian Pattern FATs in use with the Netherlands East Indies Army, Indonesia, 1945-1949. These were taken over from the Indian Army.

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Old 02-05-21, 09:48
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Line up of Indian Pattern FATs in use with the Netherlands East Indies Army, Indonesia, 1945-1949. These were taken over from the Indian Army.
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Default Evacuation of dutch internees from camp at ambarawa

FAT used as a truck for evacuation of Dutch internees, Java, November 1945.

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“A mobile column of motorised infantry and tanks drives to Ambarawa in Java, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) to evacuate Dutch civilian internees to Semarang, while the Royal Air Force provides assistance.”

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Default FAT used as GS truck

"Marines of the Mariniers Brigade (MARBRIG) carry Chinese people who have fled territory occupied by the T.R.I. to safety. The Chinese civilian population with tries to get a place on a truck of the Marines with their luggage and bicycles."

Location: Trosobo, Java, Netherlands East Indies. Date: October 1946

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Default RNMC, Soerabaja, 1946

A unit of the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps/R.N.M.C.) parading in Soerabaja for the birthday of Prince Bernhard. 29 June 1946.

A T16 is leading this section, look closely for the Indian Pattern FATs following in the background.

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Default Another Indian Pattern FAT in Indonesia

Photos courtesy of Martin Noorloos:

"Date and location is 2nd February 1949 in what is today called Bukkittingi on Sumatra, Indonesia"

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