Morris Light Reconnaissance Car

Rlangham · #1 10-02-06, 17:40

Hey there, i'm currently building a website about the Morris Light Reconnaissance Car, i'm hoping it will have lots of photos and information. Just wondered if anyone here had any photos and information I could use? I'm particularly looking for who used it, when and where, and also photos of surviving ones, and details of where any are.

Cheers for any help, Rob

Keith Webb · #2 10-02-06, 20:40

I took this back in 2004 at Duxford in the Land Warfare hall.

Rlangham · #3 11-02-06, 00:36

Very nice, would it be okay for me to use it on my website, until I get to Duxford myself? I'll credit you for the photo of course and link to any website you want.

Cheers, Rob

Keith Webb · #4 11-02-06, 02:20

No problems, Rob

Just a credit and link to my Duxford page is fine.

Keith

Les Freathy · #5 11-02-06, 08:19

Found these on the IWM site of the Morris LRC
Les

Les Freathy · #6 11-02-06, 08:23

lets try again

Les Freathy · #7 11-02-06, 08:23

2

Les Freathy · #8 11-02-06, 08:24

3

Les Freathy · #9 11-02-06, 08:37

An extra couple from my box
Les

Les Freathy · #10 11-02-06, 08:38

2nd

Rlangham · #11 11-02-06, 10:46

Cheers, Les it is alright to use the photos you sent? I'd give you credit as well for them. The first photo of the Mk I is one of my favourite photos of the Morris LRC, also seems to be one of the most common.

John McGillivray · #12 18-02-06, 14:09

A Morris light reconnaissance car and other vehicles passing through Bretteville, 30 June 1944.

Rlangham · #13 21-02-06, 22:56

Got my website about the Morris LRC, the address is http://www.freewebs.com/morris-recce/index.htm

Neil Ashley · #14 02-03-06, 18:59

Robert

On your web site you talk about Mk1 vehicles being used during the N W Europe Campaign.

I had previously assumed that only Mk2 vehicles were in service in Europe by this date. Do you have any evidence?

Considering that some Beaverette's saw service in N W Europe, anything is possible.

Rlangham · #15 02-03-06, 20:17

Haven't seen any photos as of yet (photos of the Morris LRC in WW2 are quite rare), but the one at Duxford is depicted as in Northern Europe and I would have imagined quite a few of them would be in Northern Europe, the Accurate Armour 1/35 kit has decals for an NW Europe one which would I imagine be accurate, i'm still looking for some definite evidence though

Neil Ashley · #16 03-03-06, 18:29

There is only evidence of one Morris LRC ever serving with 43rd Recce during the war. This is refered to in a period article which appeared in Autocar Magazine during 1944.

Any thing is obviously possible, but I would be supprised if the army had not standardised on the Mk11 (in Europe) by this stage, keeping earlier marks for training. I dont know if you have been able to check when Mk11 production started.

The Reconnaissance Corps were firmly wedded to the Humber product by this stage, so the Morris tended to be used for subsidiary roles such as RE Bridging Companies. The Ian West example you feature on your web site was found in a barn with delivery mileage only on the speedo. At least three were cut down after the war and used as recovery vehicles. Presumably there was a good supply of low mileage vehicles available after the war.

Rlangham · #17 03-03-06, 19:51

As far as I know, Mk II production started in about mid-1943, cheers for the info about Morris's, no wonder it's been just about impossible to find information about their usage on the net so far! Does anyone out there have a list of who used them? So far i've got RAF Regiment, Royal Engineers (not sure how many and who used them) and 43rd Wessex recce, haven't heard of any others though.

Cheers, Rob

zemsi · #18 04-03-06, 10:59

Hi

I spotted this one in Arromanches-sur-Mer back in 1999, June 6th. There was an impressive line up of military vehicles at the beach just outside the museum.

Chris

Richard Farrant · #19 04-03-06, 12:58

Quote:

Originally posted by zemsi
I spotted this one in Arromanches-sur-Mer back in 1999,

Chris,

That is Ian West's Morris.

Richard

Hanno Spoelstra · #20 29-06-06, 11:24

Picture of "Carol", unknown date, unknown location (pic source unknown).

Rlangham · #21 29-06-06, 17:22

Ah brilliant, i've been looking for that photo for ages! I think the location may be Bayeux - I saw the photo at Bayeux years ago, think it was inside the church, either that or the museum, that's one of only two photos I know of showing the cut down turret

Hanno Spoelstra · #22 29-06-06, 17:47

Quote:

Originally posted by Rlangham
one of only two photos I know of showing the cut down turret

Glad to be of help - I e-mailed you a large size scan.

Why was the turret cut down?

H.

dennis trowbridge · #23 03-07-06, 17:14

some months ago I sent you 21 photos to do with as you wish, these photos were never used by you, or any reply of thanks recieved, I have now temperarly put them on my webshot site till you decide if you still want them
dennis

http://community.webshots.com/myphot...08280086112611

Kurtis Tsang · #24 06-07-06, 19:22

Hi,

Does anyone have close up photo for the tyres' letter of this photo ?

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...6112611pQpOkM#

Thanks in advance
Kurtis

Neil Ashley · #25 18-07-06, 08:53

In the latest edition of Classic Military Vehicle David Fletcher states that Thailand were supplied with Morris LRC post-war and he has a photograh showing "a field full of them quietly mouldering away at their main cavalry base"

I can't immagine that they are still there but does any one have any details on Thai use.

Rlangham · #26 18-07-06, 13:40

Quote:

Originally posted by dennis trowbridge
some months ago I sent you 21 photos to do with as you wish, these photos were never used by you, or any reply of thanks recieved, I have now temperarly put them on my webshot site till you decide if you still want them

Hi dennis, didn't you get my e-mail after you sent me them? Sent a couple of e-mails to you thanking you for them, one straight away and another about a week later, looks like you didn't get them. Cheers for teh pics, I will upload them to the site when I get the chance, at the moment i'm busy with several things so will update the website as and when I can.

Cheers, Rob

Rlangham · #27 02-03-07, 13:12

Hey all, finally got some time and the determination now to update my website (blimey, it's over a year since the last update!) If anyone has any photos etc or information on the Morris LRC I could use, i'd be very grateful for any.