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When did the British get VC & WC Dodges?
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:17 pm
by Tony B
More questions coming from these pictures. There are photos of 1/2 ton command car. Does anyone know if A they were in British service B When? The other question is does anyone know when the WC series came in to British service?
American Volunteer Ambulance Service
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 4:13 am
by Mike in VA, USA
I've seen a promotional film entitled "Letter From Libya" concerning volunteer Americans operating ambulances with the British forces in North Africa. Made in 1941, the ambulances are mostly half ton WC Dodges.
There is no doubt in my mind that it was produced in Britain, so there's no Hollywood "file footage" of trucks in the US southwestern desert.
Mid '41 would be a good guess, or soon after Lend-Lease was enacted.
Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 7:10 am
by Tony B
Thanks Mike, I will be going down to the Tank museum at Bovington in a couple of weeks to view thier archive. 21000 pictures of various vehicles so at least I now have a date to work from. I hope to get permisson for gordon to post some of the pictures on the site, the Librarian is a very reasonable guy.
Lend Lease
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 2:05 am
by Mike in VA, USA
Lend-Lease was enacted March 11, 1941. Actual military hardware should have been moving shortly afterwards. Not being "weapons", ambulances may have been supplied earlier.
Hope you have an enjoyable time at the archives.
Posted: Thu May 18, 2006 7:19 am
by Tony B
Who where the volunteer US group in the North african campain with VC54 ? I know I'vee seen some photos of them.
The American Field Service
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 10:38 pm
by Mike in VA, USA
Volunteer ambulance drivers and attendants.
xxx
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 10:40 pm
by Mike in VA, USA
Woops! I put the name of the organisation in the subject line of the above and it doesn't show. It was the American Field Service.
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 8:14 am
by Tony B
Right, apparently the archive I'm going to see has vehicles listed by type so I'll have a look for any pictures. So little time, SO many pictures
Re: xxx
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:28 am
by Hanno Spoelstra
Mike in VA, USA wrote:Woops! I put the name of the organisation in the subject line of the above and it doesn't show. It was the American Field Service.
See
http://www.ourstory.info/ for info and pics.
Hope this helps,
Hanno
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 9:26 am
by Tony B
Thanks Hanno, it also has the world war one stuff, Canadian Scottish and I have our two ladys over at the Somme at the end of June supporting a re-eanctoment commemorative march so i am desperatley reading up on it.