590 Tank Transporter Company Vehicles ??

Hi there my fellow searchers of ww2 history, my father was a driver/mechanic in the 590 tt coy out in burma during jan 43 - aug 45 , & was wondering which transporters ?? Diamond T's , Scammel' s etc & other vehicles he would have driven please ??
thanks all, keep safe..........
Hugh

 

Hugh, while I can't give you an definitely answer on your question only photo of tank transporter in Burma (actually in Assam) I found shows a Diamond T tank transporter.



A Diamond T tank transporter carrying a Grant ARV makes its way along the road to Tamu, January 1945.
THE BRITISH ARMY IN BURMA 1945 | Imperial War Museums

 

Thats a cracking photo Sol mate , thanks for posting, cheers

 

Thats a cracking photo Sol mate , thanks for posting, cheers

Agree. Terrific!

Thanks

 

Hi Hugh thanks for the PM. These are the diaries I found, quite reassuring to know the National Archives could only find one of them, I must be getting good at this

WO 172/1173 90 Tk Tptr Coy 1942 Dec.

WO 172/3073 Companies: 590 Tank Transport Company 1943 Jan.- Nov.

WO 172/5519 Companies: 590 Company 1944 Jan.- Apr., Sept.- Dec.

WO 172/8497 Companies: 590 Company 1945 Jan.-Dec.

WO 172/10708 590 Coy 1946 Jan.- Sept.

All files are from the Burma Campaign and all are RASC. Don't be put off by the names, the National Archives isn't very good at naming files and leave key bits of info out like Tank Transport in the cases above.

Cheers
Andy

 

Wow Andy you are good at this mate lol hows about this one , this regiment was my dads first in india 1942 b4 he joined the 590 tank transporter company , if u can find the war diary of this i shall contact my sis who lives in new mills derbyshire and see if we can afford all the diaries mentioned, shes the money bags *winks*
thanks andy
your a diamond geezer

 

opps sorry andy i forgot to add the regiment lol a blonde moment on my behalf...........the regiment is 56 (cornwall) Heavy AA
thanks again

 

WO 166/2346 ANTI-AIRCRAFT COMMAND: HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENTS: 56 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (HAA). 1941 May- Dec.

WO 166/5295 ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS: MISCELLANEOUS UNITS: Royal Army Service Corps Platoon, 56 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment (RASC HAA). 1941 Sept.- Dec.

WO 172/752 56 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA)Regiment 1942 Apr.- Dec.

WO 172/2340 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments: 56 Heavy Anti-Aircraft (HAA) Regiment 1943 Jan.- Dec.

WO 172/4693 Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiments: 56 Regiment 1944 Jan.-July


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590 TT Coy, 255 Tank Brigade, IV Corps

I have about 100 scanned photos of my late friend Bill Kynaston's time in India (pre Burma) showing men, trucks, etc and thought you might like copies. I have donated the originals to the Kohima Museum in York along with a shoulder patch.

Regards

Tez Watson
(ex RAF Sergeant 1976 - 1997)

 

Uploaded all the images (110 in all)

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