Vehicle Assortment used by Canadian and British Recce Regiments

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  1. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Thanks to Mark Tonner, Royal Canadian Regiment (ret.) for the research comparing the vehicles used by reconnaissance regiments during the latter part of WW2.

    Note to Recce_Mitch... Thanks for the push.

    CANADIAN

    56x Motorcyle, Solo
    10x Car, 5-cwt, 4x4
    1x Truck, Heavy Utility, Personnel, 4x4
    3x Truck, 15-cwt, Fitted for Wireless, 4x4
    10x Truck, 15-cwt,GS, 4x4
    4x Truck, 15-cwt, Water, 4x4
    32x Truck, 15-cwt, Armoured, 4x4
    22x Lorry, 3-ton, GS, 4x4
    24x Car, Light Reconnaisance, 4x4
    19x Armoured Car, 4x4
    75x Carrier, Universal ( 12 of these with the regiment's anti-tank battery -
    8x gun tower and 4x ammo carrier
    6x Carrier, 3 inch mortar

    BRITISH
    55x Motorcycle
    1x Car, 4 seater, 4x4
    10x Car, 5cwt 4x4 ( jeep )
    12x Truck, 15-cwt, GS
    4 Truck, 15-cwt, Water
    33x Truck, 15-cwt, Armoured
    22x Truck, 3 ton, 4x4
    12x Lloyd Carrier
    69x Universal Carrier
    28x Armoured Car
    24x light reconnaissance car

    So while the Canadian Army was patterned after the British Army, there were slight differences between the vehicle portion.:poppy:
     
  2. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    From the appendix No Four in "Only the enemy in Front" it shows 59 15cwt trucks.

    Am I right in assuming that the book has a misprint and the figure should read 49 as per the Canadian figure?

    All other figures tally.

    Regards
    Tom
     
  3. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

  4. Recce_Mitch

    Recce_Mitch Very Senior Member

    The attached PDF is from


    http://www.bayonetstrength.150m.com/Reconnaissance/Recce/british_reconnaissance_units.htm


    and below is another establishment

    Establishment of a Reconnaissance Regiment 1941 to 1943
    v.1.0 July 29, 2001
    Gordon A. McKinlay
    When the Reconnaissance Corps was first established in 1941 it was organized, (like the infantry), into battalions, companies, platoons and sections. The establishment for a reconnaissance battalion was 40 officers and 733 other ranks, organised as follows:



    Headquarters Company
    • Admin Platoon
    • Mortar Platoon
    • Anti-Aircraft Platoon
    • Signals Platoon
    • Anti-Tank Platoon
    3 Recce Companies
    Coy HQ
    Admin Platoon



    3 Scout Platoons
    • 1 Armoured Reconnaissance Car Section (5 Light Recon Car)
    • 2 Carrier Sections (3 Carriers each)
    • Assault Platoon (HQ and 4 Rifle Sections)
    Company Administrative Platoon
    Equipment
    45 x LRC's - Light Reconnaissance Cars (LRC)
    67 x Universal Carriers
    71 x Three Quarter Ton (15-cwt) Trucks
    6 x Three Ton Trucks
    71 x Motorcycles
    6 x Utility Cars
    Plus other vehicles such as water tankers etc.
    4-6 2-pounder AT guns
    6 3-inch mortars.
    126 x Bren .303 Light Machine Guns
    4 x Twin .303 Brens (for Anti-Aircraft Pl)
    48 x Boys .55-inch Anti-Tank Rifles
    12 x Thompson .45 Sub-Machine Guns
    18 x 2-inch Mortars
    40 x Smith & Wesson .38 Revolvers
    Also attached there was a Light Aid Detachment (LAD) initially from the
    Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC), the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
    Engineers (REME). From 1942, recce units were henceforth referred to by cavalry designations:
    Battalion became Regiment; Company became Squadron; and Platoon became
    Troop.



    Cheers
    Paul
     

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  5. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Roll of Honour of the 7th Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, (17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars)

    :poppy::poppy:
     

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  6. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Apologies! A major gaffe when posting the Roll of Honour from the 7th Canadian Reconnaisance Regiment. It was supposed to be a new thread.
    That's why I am a "Junior Member"
     

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