AUX UNITS TACTICAL SIGN

[Bala]

AUX UNIT VEHICLES CARRIED THE "HOME FORCES" & TACTICAL No. 490

WHICH UNITS USED 490 & WHAT WAS THE COLOUR SCHEME

THANK YOU

[Mike_2817]

Was not aware Aux Units other than at training school when under perhaps the guise of a transport unit had any vehicles never mind Tac Signs.

[Rob Miller]

Hasn't this come up before?

http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...hlight=vehicle

Rob

[Mike Jackson]

Originally Posted by Bala

AUX UNIT VEHICLES CARRIED THE "HOME FORCES" & TACTICAL No. 490

WHICH UNITS USED 490 & WHAT WAS THE COLOUR SCHEME

THANK YOU

I think that the unit serial 490 would have been a generic serial for Auxiliary Units' HQ and/or Admin vehicles - almost certainly white numerals on black with the white Army Troops horizontal bar. Mike
GHQ Home Forces.01.jpg

[Rob Miller]

I have been rereading "The Last Ditch" by David Lampe, 1968.

The vehicle marking is mentioned a couple of times.

Page 74 "Soon either a civilian car or an army vehicle with a red and white plate bearing the GHQ Home Forces identification number "490" would turn up to take the new arrivals to the head-quarters."

Page 124 "But only when they had been collected by another "490" vehicle and had been taken to Hannington Hall,"

Red can look very dark in black and white images?

Rob

[Mike Jackson]

Agreed. So possibly white numerals and horizontal bar on red ground? Mike

[Rob Miller]

Yes, but it is more probably than definitely I suspect.

Rob

[Bala]

Thank you guys for your input - you are right

I can confirm this as I have found an Auxiliary Units 1941 Christmas Card drawn by Captain Ian Fenwick. He was the AUX Intelligence Officer for Somerset then moved on to SOE and in June 1944 was parachuted into France as Commander of 'D' Squadron 1st SAS miles behind enemy lines. Sadly he was killed in action on 7 August during Operation 'Gain'.

Photo shows part of the card with insignia

A WHITE 490 ON A RED BACKGROUND

THE FIRST VERSION OF THE HOME FORCES FORMATION SIGN

[Mike Jackson]

He was a very talented cartoonist - the RGJ Museum has a large collection of his work. Mike

http://www.rgjmuseum.co.uk/pages_object/obj_0012.asp

phenell.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/major-ian-fenwick.docx