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Unidentified Naval Unit?
Hi all , anyone able to identified which unit this group of WW2 Royal Naval officers belong to? Picture from a post on another forum.
Regards Tony |
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Beyond that they're Royal Naval Police, from the vehicle markings, I can't help. I would imagine that you've already spotted the "RNP" and anchor markings.
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Could the 'RNP' stencilled on the jeep refer to a Royal Navy Police Unit, if such a thing existed in World War Two?
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I don't think the Royal Naval Police existed in WW2! Royal Naval Regulating branch yes, though I can see no reason for them to operate away from a ship or shore establishment, suspect the RNP marking has a different meaning but what I do not know, pretty sure they're not 30 AU, RN beach Commandos or Combined ops bombardment unit, so who they are is a mystery?
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Another possibility could be 30 Assault Unit, there is a depiction of an Officer from that Unit on the IWM site (Catalogue number Art.IWM ART 17108 2) but it states that it is a licensable image and so was unsure whether to post a link.
See you've just said you don't think its 30 Assault Unit so disregard. Simon. |
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Found an article about The Royal Naval Rhine Squadron
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Scroll down and then click on appropriate photo and it shows the above text. .
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There was a Royal Naval Police (Singapore) 1937-42, 1945-57, but the photo doesn't look very Singapore. I'm tossing in another red herring I suppose.
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The number on the jeep appears to be 2402 which is the reference number for MOBILE LANDING CRAFT ADVANCED BASE Number 3 . Quote:
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Wow, thanks for that! I agree, I think RNP is more likely to be Royal Naval Party given the circumstances and role of the unit in the picture. Interesting an a bit more for me to get my teeth into and research.
Regards Tony |
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Cheers Mike, Great stuff!
Tony |
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