Some of No.4 Independent Company at Kirkintilloch, Scotland. on return from Norway 1940
Date: 04/03/2012
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Clarke, Blackie, Doherty, Cassidy, King and Dowling 45RM Cdo.
Photo from the collection of Cpl. Peter Thomas 45 RM Commando 'H' troop courtesy of his son Jonathan.
From annotation on rear of photo: Offside of vehicle
Nobby Clarke at the back (sitting higher up than others;
Steve Blackie (directly in front of Nobby);
Bill 'Doc' Doherty (the driver in front of Steve); nearside of vehicle
Bert Cassidy (front passenger next to the driver Bill)
Jim King (behind Bert)
Eddie Dowling (behind Jim and next to Steve).
The vehicle is a captured Wehrmacht ‘Kubelwagen’ based on the Porsche designed “Beetle” . The front Number plate bears the letters ‘Wh” which Identifies it as Army. A SS vehicle would have the SS Lightning runes in front of the number.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 05:46:13 EDT
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The vehicle is a captured Wehrmacht ‘Kubelwagen’ based on the Porsche designed “Beetle” . The front Number plate bears the letters ‘Wh” which Identifies it as Army. A SS vehicle would have the SS Lightning runes in front of the number.
Posted by PrichardDavid R L on Fri 04 Sep 2020 05:46:13 EDT