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07-03-14, 04:18 PM
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Unit Serial Number identification
Looking for identification of the unit with this 849 Unit Serial Number. I believe the white line under the number signifies a 1st Canadian Army unit? Photo taken in post War Arnhem in 1945: http://www.geldersarchief.nl/zoeken/...20&miview=gal1
Rgds, Thomas. 
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07-03-14, 04:33 PM
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849 is in a block allocation to RASC/RCASC units - the white bar indicates Army Troops so could be either 1 Can Army or 2 Br Army. If the formation sign was visible it would help. The trucks are US-made Macks, I think. Mike
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07-03-14, 05:07 PM
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The truck serial number begins with a "C" and a "L" (CL xxxx) so very probably Canadian.Also the soldier on the left seems to be wearing a khaki beret, which was not worn by the british soldiers (at least most of the time) but regular issue to Canadians.
Jo
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07-03-14, 05:23 PM
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Thank you both for your speedy replies. Mike I agree that it is a Mack, and that the C number makes it Canadian, so RCASC. Is it possible to determine which RCASC unit from the number?
Voltigeur the beret wearing soldier is either Canadian or Dutch, as they are unloading gear for a Dutch Pioneer unit. Rgds, Thomas.
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#5
07-03-14, 05:28 PM
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http://www.geldersarchief.nl/zoeken/...20&miview=gal1 shows a formation sign, as does http://www.geldersarchief.nl/zoeken/...20&miview=gal1
Rgds, Thomas.
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07-03-14, 07:59 PM
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"There truly exists but one perfect order: that of cemeteries. The dead never complain and they enjoy their equality in silence." - “There are things we know that we know,” “There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld, before the Iraqi Invasion,2003. Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese.
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#7
07-03-14, 08:24 PM
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What the image does show though is the very Canadian slightly off the vertical white star on both the nearer trucks. Anecdotal evidence has it that this was done by the Canadians simply to demonstrate that they were not US Army. Or to wind up the Yanks!
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08-03-14, 02:05 AM
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Links in post #5 seem to lead to the same image as in post #1. You can enlarge the photo by clicking on it, than you can go through the photos by clicking "Vorige" (Previous) and "Volgende" (Next). They are not sequential. Photo numbers 1584-864 and 1584-867, both previous, show Macks with formation signs. All these photo's were taken in the summer of 1945.
Rgds, Thomas.
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#9
08-03-14, 03:13 AM
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According to Mark Tonner's "On Active Service", Unit serial 849 was assigned to "No. 2 Army Ordnance Workshop, R.C.O.C.", renamed in 1943 to "No. 2 Infantry Troops Workshop, R.C.O.C."
Mark's CD comes in handy and is a highly recommended resource!
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08-03-14, 06:16 AM
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08-03-14, 08:20 PM
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