Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets.

Frederick Hicks VC grave
frederick hicks

 

Nortons in Egypt taken from the WD Norton website.

The motorcycles have Lucas bulb horns fitted on the handlebars, in addition to the electrical 'Altette' horn on the frame..The VAOS 'Equipment to Scale' listing shows this as being an additional item for Egypt only...Local legal requirement or less likely to startle the camels ?

Captioned as follows :-

MT section, 9th Londonderry HAA, RA (Egypt 1939/40) At right, Sgt Robert James (Bertie) Porter
(courtesy John Porter, son)

 

Springboks and Diggers … part of the Anzac ‘mateship’ legacy

 

We don't see many ladies in Pith helmets, especially not standing on one leg on a motorcycle !

 

Wouldn't a lady ride sidesaddle?

 

You may well be correct, Idler, but I'm sure that there are certain lady problems which could be alleviated by donning loose shorts and riding a speeding motorcycle with on leg in the air

 

Alleviated, or created!

 

Brighton - Summer helmets c.1967 | Brighton | Photo Archive | The Old Police Cells Museum

 

One of my Uncs was Brighton old bill and I did have a photo of me with him in summer pith in days gone by but cant find the bugger

 

Is a BSA M20 and Morris-Commercial eligible ? The tyres on the BSA are Good-Years. Photo is supposed to be Palestine. It must be 1941 or later.

 

Sing, Lofty !

I have no idea what the vehicle is.


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No vehicles, but almost certainly a very touching 'Dear John' letter

 

The consequences of mechanisation.

 

Did the British army attract an inordinate number of hydrocephalus victims? The pith helmet makes them look that way.

 

I hope that I'm right then and it's not newly-arrived mule equipment ! There are rifle holsters I think so presumably not. I know nothing about tack though.