Has anyone got a photograph of a Scout Car that would have been used by Royal Engineers in India/Burma circa 1944 please? Lionboxer
Not too sure what you are looking for. Is such a thing referred to somewhere in a publication? I had a quick look on the IWM site and here are a couple of candidates: A Daimler scout car, Sherman tank and Dodge weapons carrier disembarking from a pontoon raft after crossing the Irrawaddy at Ngazun, 28 February 1945. Home Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, stands in a Dodge command car looking at the hills of Mandalay away in the distance during a tour of inspection of the front line, 13-18 January 1945. Home
If it needed to carry engineering stores then the White is a good shout. If it is just a runaround then Dingo is a better bet.
Thanks for your replies. It looks as though it could be the Daimler if it's just a two man crew (commander and driver). A report also mentions about a bren gunner being injured by bullet splashes fired through the firing slits. Lionboxer
the only known dingo photo in burma http://daimler-fighting-vehicles.co.uk/DFV-File Part Bb - History - WW2 Far East.pdf
Daimler scout cars were widely used by all sorts of units in Burma throughout the war. White scout cars were much less common; some were used during the 1942 retreat - presumably borrowed from US - Chinese stocks in Rangoon docks.
Since I posted this request nearly four years ago I have gleaned some frighteningly accurate information! The actual vehicle in question was a “Ford Armoured Canadian Scout Car MkIII, B.A. No. 70437, Hull No.1342.” I still don’t have a picture though! Lionboxer
Isn't that just a Canadian version of the Daimler? Not sure about the Mk. III though. The Ford Lynx Scout car