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Motor ambulance. Sign of the New Zealand Division.
© IWM (Q 936)
Shrapnel-proof motor ambulance at the Casualty Clearing Station near Albert, September 1916. Note divisional Sign of the New Zealand Division.
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Searching for a transport signs page.
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Shrapnel proof?
The sign at the rear of the body would appear to be that of the (British) 23rd Division - a Maltese Cross in a circle. The shrapnel-proofing looks like little more that wire mesh - which must have provided little reassurance to the casualties being carried. Mike
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Jo, thanks for another great photo. The vehicle is a Daimler TR 20hp model. The subject of Great War MT vehicles is very much neglected in my opinion, but then, so is the outstanding all-round contribution made by the ASC and it's Commonwealth counterparts.
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The following picture shows the fern leaf divisional insignia used by New Zealand The 2 below the fern leaf signifies the ambulance belongs to the 2nd NZ Field Ambulance. Beneath that it says that the “load is not to exceed one driver, one attendant and six patients.” (Photo courtesy of the National Army Museum of New Zealand) |
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Since the sign,for the NZ division, in the last post by atilla seems to be the right one then,what is the sign in the first post is for.....The caption was from the IWM.
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It appears that the IWM people can't tell the difference between a fern leaf and an oak leaf.
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