Bren at War

[Paul S.]

I'll go with Jim here - 1 Can Para. They have Commonwealth issue webbing and BD strides on and Commonwealth issue weapons. It appears to be Northern Europe - my guess - Winter of 1944-45. The boots lends one to conclude 1 Can Para, but it isn't conclusive. Given the state of logistics at that point in time it isn't unrealistic to believe that some of their stores (the boots, the torches, rations, etc.) didn't come from the Americans via their 'Red Ball Express'.

[Peter Laidler]

We had those little green torches until well into the 80's and they were still referred to as American torches even though they were made by EVER READY by then. They were still dished out to students on the PCD and JOTAC courses at Warminster About as dim as a Toc-H lamp! How did we ever read a map with that stuff! Mind you, being Commissioned, I didn't get to read many maps!

[browningautorifle]

as dim as a Toc-H lamp

You had to use a flashlight to see if they were lit...

[tankhunter]

You had to use a flashlight to see if they were lit...

Ha,Haaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Excellent Jim! I like that!

[Peter Laidler]

Off the subject a bit, but with the advent of those ultra bright LED bulb torches you had to keep impressing on the students that the glow from one of these at night, even at a couple of K's away was an INSTANT attraction to the DS (the directing staff) who were searching out the area with night vision. Whereas you wouldn't need to think about the consequences of the dim glow of a normal torch - well you did but the glow was easily shielded under an arm or cupped hand.

[tankhunter]

Or under a poncho, when studying a Map.....

[browningautorifle]

I remember as a young 'un we'd swipe cheap crap like that and try to hoard it for personal use. The flashlight was among the most prized for some reason, next came the Silva Ranger compass. Later with the advent of the mini mag-lite they went the way of the Dodo. I had three or four around and they would give grief, you could trouble shoot them and then they would fail again next time. Our batteries were purchased by the freight car full so they were long since punk by use time, like the radio batteries...so finally we wised up and bought civvy flashlights and ended our problems. Then the mark of the older soldier was his OWN flashlight that worked and the young had the issue...

[Luis Bren]

Somewhere in Palestine. No date..

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[Flying10uk]

The truck is interesting that's been converted to run on rails. Any ideas on the make anyone, please?

[mrclark303]

I see he picked himself up a Beretta Vincent, did you inherit his obvious taste for exotic firearms I wonder mate