Vehicle Numbers 34 Tank Troops Workshops REME - 1944

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  1. Tom OBrien

    Tom OBrien Senior Member

    Hi, thought these might be of interest to some: (from May 1944 appendices to war diary WO171/2858)

    EXERCISE ASSAULT IV

    INSTR NO. I – APPENDIX “B”



    (a) VEHS


    Car 4 x 2 Hvy Uty Type T WD No. M 4957435

    Lorry 3-ton Machy Type X WD No. L 4937296

    Lorry 3-ton Machy Type Z WD No. L 4410761

    Lorry 3-ton 6 x 4 Stores Binned WD No. L 4471661

    Truck 15-cwt 4 x 2 KL Machy WD No. Z 4960314

    Lorry 3-ton WD No. L 4543054

    Truck 15-cwt 4 x 2 GS WD No. Z 4196261


    [Note amndt: Delete “Lorry 3-ton WD L4543054” and insert “Lorry 3-ton WD no. L5332265”.]

    Regards

    Tom
     
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  2. Tom OBrien

    Tom OBrien Senior Member

    And found these later in the same war diary:

    Appendix ‘A’

    Unit: 34 Tank Troops Workshop, REME Part X Order No. 18

    Formation: 2 Army Troops Date: 30 September 1944

    No. and Date of last Part X Order: 17 dated 30 Sep 1944


    These vehicles were vehicle casualties collected from ABP repaired and refitted in this Unit Workshop under authority 2 Army Troops CREME. Taken on unit charge under authority 2 Army Troops CREME in order to render unit fully mobile.

    L5860033 Dennis OM Lorry 3 ton 4x2 GS Tipper

    L5329317 Ford (Can) F60L Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L5578511 Ford (Can) F60L Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L49669374 Ford WOT6 Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L5283652 Ford WOT6 Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L5523383 Ford WOT6 Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L5525143 Ford WOT6 Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L970028 Ford WOT6 Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L4641048 Karrier K 6FWD Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L5581458 Mack EN Lorry 5 ton 4x4 GS

    H4952360 AEC Matador Tractor 6 ton 4x4

    H4950874 AEC Matador Tractor 6 ton 4x4

    H5582854 Thornycroft WF/NL 6/2 Tractor 5 ton 6x4 Coles Crane

    H5191227 Albion WDLK3W Lorry 10 ton 6x4 GS

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    C4602684 Norton M/C 500 CC Sole Certified BLR and transferred to ABP




    Unit: 34 Tank Troops Workshop, REME Part X Order No. 17

    Formation: 2 Army Troops Date: 30 September 1944

    No. and Date of last Part X Order: 16 dated 11 Aug 1944

    All vehicles were vehicle casualties collected from ABP repaired and refitted in this Unit Workshop under authority 2 Army Troops CREME. Taken on unit charge under authority 2 Army Troops CREME in order to render unit fully mobile.

    M4894589 Humber FWD Car 4 Str 4x4 Utility

    M4838171 Willeys SPW 5cwt 4x4 Jeep

    M4242590 Willeys MB Truck 5cwt 4x4 Jeep

    M5473711 Ford GPW Truck 5cwt 4x4 Jeep

    M5157873 Ford GPW Truck 5cwt 4x4 Jeep

    Z46444494 Fordson WOT2 Truck 15 cwt 4x2 GS

    Z5296422 Bedford MWD Truck 15 cwt 4x2 GS

    Z4874017 Bedford MWD Water Tank Truck 15 cwt 4x2 GS

    Z5254502 Bedford MWD Truck 15cwt 4x2 GS

    L4892273 Austin (R320) Lorry 3 ton 4x4 GS

    L5393134 Austin K3 Lorry 3 ton 4x2 GS

    L4916503 Bedford OY Lorry 3 ton 4x2 GS

    L4916395 Bedford OY Lorry 3 ton 4x2 GS
     
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  3. KevinT

    KevinT Senior Member

    Hi Tom,

    Thanks as always for these. The Ford / Fordson WOT6 numbers are very timely as i have just bought a kit of the WOT6 machinery that i might convert to a GS.
    Anyway an update on you first post.
    M4957435 is a Ford
    L4937296 is an Albion
    L4410761 is a Leyland Retriever
    L4471661 is an Austin
    Z4960314 is a Ford
    L5332265 is a Bedford

    Z4196261 is an odd one. I have C4192303 - C4196302 as Norton 500CC

    Cheers

    Kevin
     

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