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Old 18-01-17, 12:37 AM
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The 9mm Browning/Inglis Pistol was not issued to Canadians until January 1945, so that should help date the photograph.
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Old 18-01-17, 05:53 AM
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Don't want to divert attention away from stoves., tailgates etc, but is that not an extraordinary holster the Highlander is wearing? Mike
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Old 18-01-17, 07:26 AM
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Just a thought.

Number 14 on yellow disc, Bridge Classification for a vehicle.
J2, Tac sign Jig 2, the second Signals vehicle of a sub unit, (possibly line laying).
JA73, two thirds of the vehicle registration.
The incomplete words below JA73 could be places they have fought through along their route to where ever it is now.
Indistinct numbers on the far right unit code.

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Wasn't J2 the Tp SM - bty sigs were M1, etc, while regtl sigs were S1, etc.
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Old 18-01-17, 09:48 AM
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Wasn't J2 the Tp SM - bty sigs were M1, etc, while regtl sigs were S1, etc.
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I think you are correct - that was certainly the case for RA Fd Regts c 1944. I recall that in a Lt Bty RA c 1964 the BSM/Bty Guide's vehicle was J. Mike
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Old 18-01-17, 01:51 PM
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The holder is the early 'Chinese Contract' version - standard for the period.
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Old 18-01-17, 06:26 PM
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What makes you think this photo was taken in Holland?
The building does not look dutch at all imo, it looks more southern like Belgium, France or Italy.

Can't help with the sign, sorry.


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My first thought when I looked at the photo. Is that Holland (or elsewhere in the Netherlands)?
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Hi Duncan

I asked over at the Maple Leaf Up Forum (when I thought it might be a vehicle related) and a member has demonstrated that it is the lid or part of the crate for a Field Cooker or Stove.

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...J2 is the Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores section for portable cooking equipment, JA73 is the prefix and first two digits of the stores code.

...So it would be J2/JA.73nn followed by the description...
He linked an earlier VAOS that shows slightly earlier numbers than the model in the photo.

http://www.essexhmva.co.uk/education...%20Cookers.pdf

Now as to "Where", I can't help you. I lived outside of Mons for 5 years and my house didn't look like that.

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Hello again. I would like to sincerely thank ALL of you for making the time to “chime in” in my query. Thank you so much. In addition to the GREAT sleuthing provided by ALL of you - and to specifically address Albert and Henk, I was able to find out that this photo was probably taken at medical facility (or something similar) in Reading, Berkshire, England (NOT in Holland, as I had originally thought). With Darrell’s help, we now know what the “sign” is, and with Ed’s and Lorne’s assistance (and the state of the foliage in the picture), I am thinking late 1945. Once again, gentlemen, I thank you very much for your time and assistance!
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Old 20-01-17, 04:31 PM
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Reading, Berkshire, late 1945? Why would he be armed at a medical facility in the UK after the war was over?

Netherlands or Germany is more likely a better assessment.
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Reading, Berkshire, late 1945? Why would he be armed at a medical facility in the UK after the war was over?

Netherlands or Germany is more likely a better assessment.
I suspect that he had just finished his convalescence and was returning to his unit. But you could be correct, Ed: I am not at all familiar with the architecture in either area.
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Hi Duncan

You're welcome but I can thank Rob, Magpie and Mike for discovering the cooker connection. Thanks guys.

I'm with Ed in that this being UK post war is odd since he's armed. He's dressed warm for spring or fall. He looks to be wearing an RSM rank. He's got mud on his boots. When I first saw it, I thought "Battalion rear area, Spring 45".

The building looks like a house over barn shed arrangement. Big windows with low sills and a thick foundation coming up. Probably Village or town vice city. Its the bi-fold shutters that I can't match up with any particular region or period. I don't think the building is that old though either.

Keep looking.

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Hi Duncan

You're welcome but I can thank Rob, Magpie and Mike for discovering the cooker connection. Thanks guys.

I'm with Ed in that this being UK post war is odd since he's armed. He's dressed warm for spring or fall. He looks to be wearing an RSM rank. He's got mud on his boots. When I first saw it, I thought "Battalion rear area, Spring 45".

The building looks like a house over barn shed arrangement. Big windows with low sills and a thick foundation coming up. Probably Village or town vice city. Its the bi-fold shutters that I can't match up with any particular region or period. I don't think the building is that old though either.

Keep looking.

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GREAT observations, Darrell. Yes, both you and Ed make an excellent argument, and I think I will go with your learned collective wisdom. Thanks AGAIN, everyone: you have ALL been so helpful!
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