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Old 01-12-19, 00:09
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Here is a vid of the Queens Messengers in action in Venlo, Holland

http://in.beeldengeluid.nl/kanaal/17...vrijding-venlo

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Old 01-12-19, 11:36
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Here is a vid of the Queens Messengers in action in Venlo, Holland

http://in.beeldengeluid.nl/kanaal/17...vrijding-venlo

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Thanks for sharing Alex, spent many happy times in VENLO when I was in the RAF
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Old 01-12-19, 22:05
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Thanks for the nice footage, Alex. Pity it isn't downloadable (or I am that dumb?)
Interesting is that the number plate of the stores van A7/CCA 822 is with reversed colors.

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Old 16-01-20, 22:23
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Default Canteen trailer

Screen grab of a canteen trailer of some sort, never seen this before. Could it be a converted radar trailer or similar?

Aplogies for the quality. The source is film material shot by Cees Schenkel's (a Keep Them Rolling member) grandfather, the celluloid film is being digitised by an archive which will put it on youtube in due time.

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Old 19-01-20, 14:46
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Hanno,

That's a new one for me. Where was this filmed at? I've seen very few, trailer canteens, they did exist but were much less common then self propelled vehicles.

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Old 01-02-20, 20:13
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A while back I picked your brains about the vehicles in the original photo. Well I had the opportunity to visit this location. So here is my first composite photograph. I put it here, because it's still a Welfare Vehicle

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Old 02-02-20, 20:27
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That's a new one for me. Where was this filmed at? I've seen very few, trailer canteens, they did exist but were much less common then self propelled vehicles
Matthew, I don’t know. It is a screenshot of a film shot by the grandfather of a KTR club member. He sailed on S.S. Johan de Witt, a Dutch troop transport ship. So I guess this was shot in a harbor? The 4 films are being digitalised to be put online in the future.

Indeed rare to see a canteen trailer, which is why I shared it here.

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Old 04-02-20, 14:02
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Speaking of trailers, here are pictures of another one. This one is being recreated by Alexander Scott in the UK.

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Old 04-02-20, 14:44
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A while back I picked your brains about the vehicles in the original photo. Well I had the opportunity to visit this location. So here is my first composite photograph. I put it here, because it's still a Welfare Vehicle

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Great job on that composite, I am envious.

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Old 12-04-20, 09:13
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Re Post 98 on Page 4 where I have three pictures of a Dodge. The text describes it as a '1-ton' and I can see it's Right Hand Drive. I assume this is an MCP model. Do the pictures offer enough information for clear identification? It was delivered to Italy in late 1943 or in 44.

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Old 12-04-20, 11:38
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Matt,

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I assume this is an MCP model. Do the pictures offer enough information for clear identification?
It's a 15cwt Canadian built Dodge; D15 (4x2). 15cwt equals to 3/4ton, but I am sure they were often loaded above that!
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Old 12-04-20, 14:19
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A few US Army trucks . photos from my collection.
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Old 13-04-20, 03:28
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Alex thank you. Gives me something I can look up here on MLU now

Keith, interesting photos. They would all appear to be either post-war or very, very near the end of the war. There's been times for units to add their flash to the trucks, civilians children are milling about and the one library truck is clearly a Clubmobile body. Wonder if those were turned out for other purposes, such as this or if it was converted from aa Clubmobile.

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Old 17-04-20, 11:13
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Some photos taken from my original negs.
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Old 20-04-20, 15:59
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A interesting and unusual little Morris van converted to a canteen
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Old 20-04-20, 16:02
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Plenty of these American imports were found in many roles in WW2 such as this Ford based canteen
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Old 20-04-20, 16:32
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Les, I like that second picture a lot. Where was that taken? I'd really like to see the second vehicle and trailer more. But that probably won't happen.

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Old 20-04-20, 17:29
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No info on the location, it states vehicles donated by the Garden club of Palm Beach Florida and the vehicles are patronising troops at a convalescent home in the UK
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Old 11-05-20, 22:16
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Default Ford station wagon that has been converted to a mobile canteen

Found on AWM site:

"Informal portrait of Salvation Army Officers. Identified from left to right: Red Shield War Representative and unofficial Padre, Major Arthur William 'Mac' McIlveen; Major Ralph Satchell and Major Harold Hosier. The vehicle is a Ford station wagon that has been converted to a mobile canteen, the Salvation Army Red Shield sign is visible on the door of the vehicle and the Australian Comfort Fund sign on the back panel. McIlveen trained as a Salvation Army officer in Melbourne and tried to enlist as a Padre during the First World War but the Salvation Army refused to send him as his superiors considered him ‘too reckless’. Instead McIlveen enlisted as a private in the AIF on 9 July 1918 but it proved an anti-climax as he was still aboard the transport vessel, SS Wyreema, when the armistice was signed and he was sent home. During the Second World War, aged 54, he served as a Salvation Army Representative and an unofficial Padre attached to the 2/9th Battalion. At Tobruk, he was known for his fearlessness, taking news and any comforts he could find out to soldiers in the field. On his return from overseas service he served as a Salvation Army Prison Officer in NSW until he retired with the rank of Brigadier. He was made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) on 10 June 1961. In 1967 he was admitted to the Order of the Founder, the Salvation Army's highest award, and he was knighted for his services to ex-servicemen on 1 January 1970. Sir Arthur William McIlveen died on 1 May 1979 at the Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, and was buried in Woronora cemetery with full military honours."

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Old 12-05-20, 00:04
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It is a 1936 Ford station wagon with painted windows.
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Old 17-05-20, 14:14
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Some photos taken from my original negs.
Very nice pics, thanks.

Here is one more of the Bedford. Looking at the houses in the background, this seems to be a picture taken in actual use, delivering food and hot drinks to comfort the population.

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Old 17-05-20, 20:00
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They look like a happy group, Hanno.

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Old 19-05-20, 23:23
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RNZAF 1943 Chevrolet C8AX on Espiritu Santo.

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Photo from British Women Go To War by J.R. Priestley undated but appears to be early in war due to type of equipment illustrated. It has 49 colour plates. Heres one for this thread.

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Old 24-06-20, 08:25
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Default Wvs hot meals service: Wartime food distribution, birkenhead, cheshire, 1942

"Mrs Jacob pauses beside her van for a photograph with a group of children who are helping her to carry food from the van into their school. Mrs Jacob is the Central Organiser for Birkenhead Women's Voluntary Service and carries a box of bread. The Ministry of Food van was presented by the people of Malta. It appears to be raining."

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Old 11-08-20, 21:15
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American Red Cross girls during WW2 driving a C15 4x2 15-cwt truck.

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Old 31-08-21, 22:02
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“Members of the BRITINDIV (BCOF) Japan, January 1946.

Gurkha soldiers line up for refreshments at a NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) van. They were members of the Allied occupation force (British Commonwealth Occupation Force) in Japan. Although the United States provided the vast majority of troops for the occupation, a British-Indian Division known as BRINDIV, which was composed of 5th British Infantry Brigade and 268th Indian Infantry Brigade, was an important part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force.”

“Appear to be members of the regimental band. 268th's Infantry battalions during its time in BCOF were 5/1st Punjab Regiment, 2/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force), and 1 Maratha Light Infantry. So presumably these Gurkhas are from 2/5th Royal Gurkha Rifles.“

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Another picture of a Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) (WAS(B)) canteen truck:

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New photo to add to the thread. This time it's one in my own collection. I recently picked this one up off eBay.

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New photo to add to the thread. This time it's one in my own collection. I recently picked this one up off eBay.

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