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James H


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That's a most interesting site, Johny. A trawl through it revealed the picture below, which is completely new to me. These look like Foster-Daimlers towing one of Admiral Bacon's guns. Were they sent to Belgium as part of Churchill's private army? It looks as if it's been snowing. I don't fully understand this. Can anyone throw any light?

The only word in the caption (bottom right) that I can read is "Transport".





-- Edited by James H on Saturday 14th of April 2012 02:42:25 PM

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Hello,

Some Pic's of my hometown during German occupation in WW1 showing some vehicles. One shows a parade of English (?) pontoon boats after German troops left the city.

2a6ac68d-a9d3-47c6-af3d-d0613c08c021.jpg Market Place, with Picture of German motor bike:

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7af66249-c41f-449b-a096-2bc4b86e2465.jpg Same place with German gun:

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c5712219-d019-4bf7-83c4-9dffbf6a2836.jpg A well known photo of German troops on a British bus

063d1984-ef23-4b00-983a-271f385299b8.jpg Parade after liberation of the city

Kopie van 063d1984-ef23-4b00-983a-271f385299b8.jpg

All photos from: www.beeldbankbrugge.be

DJ



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Jams, I think I'd rather have walked



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I can't find it again at the moment - the site is rather tricky to navigate. I don't remember there being any other information about the photo. I thought they might be sand dunes  - somewhere near Ostend or Nieupoort - but I don't think hedges and so on would grow like that on dunes, so I'm assuming it's snow. I'll keep looking.

Ah. here we are: http://www.beeldbankbrugge.be/beeldbank/indeling/detail/start/68?q_searchfield=1914  Troepenbeweging tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog.  Inventarisnummer: ZB/FO/301

You can enlarge the picture there. I've tried to make out if the caps are Army or Navy, but can't be certain. It also looks as if there is some snow on top of the gun.



-- Edited by James H on Sunday 15th of April 2012 10:16:42 PM

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James,

For the moment I have not found Your picture on the site I have given, still chearching it. It can be snow or sand (dunes)  if the photo is taken at the Belgian coast I think.

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Hi James looks like snow to me a cold winters day on the downs?....

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James and Ironsides, You are correct, no sand but snow, even if there are hedges and a sort of dune gras in the Belgian dunes. I can see a pole, used to keep electrical wires high and that is not usual in the dunes or at the beach.

In text right down on the picture I read:

J S m (??) d est

COMMANDER R.N (retired)

On the tractor You can also see RN painted on it, second and third tractor have the nbr 33 and 68 (?)

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The strange thing is that, try as I might, I can't find any concrete references to the Foster-Daimlers being sent overseas.



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