| Name: | Red Hesketh |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://- |
| Comments: I neglected to say in my previous comments that the 5th fld Bty.was in the 5th fld reg't.5th brigade 2nd.infantry division and was from Montreal.Could you please erase my duplicated comments.Thank You.And please keep up the excellent work. | |
| Name: | Red Hesketh |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | - |
| Comments: I joined the 5th Westmount fld battery At the craig St.Drillhall on Nov.20/1936 when I was 16 yrs.of age.We had 18 pdrs. Fld guns.we progressed to18/25's.All of our battery members signed on to go to war on the 5th of sep.39.We trained in Canada for 1 year and went to England.in Aug.1940.Trained for 4 years mostly in sussex.Most favorite place Eastbourne.We had 25 pdrs then.Landed on Juno beach July 6/44.ended up in Oldenburg.Ger.May 8/45. | |
| Name: | Russ Broughton |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Very impressed with your site----good to see some Canadian information my project is a 1952 M38 Cdn. Sad to say it will have to be sold soon as we are moving and no place to store. | |
| Name: | Diana G. |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I think this is a site that is very informative to everyone who stumbles upon it. It is very helpful and useful at the time time. Great job! I must commend you for your efforts in preserving Canadian history, especially in WW2. As a Canadian, it is a pleasure to see such diligence to keep our history alive. Congratulations! | |
| Name: | Glenn Patterson |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: My father served in the Royal Canadian Artillery from 39 to 46. He saw action in Sicily, Italy, and ended the war in Holland. I served in the Royal Canadian Artillery(reg.) 1965-1969 and (res.) 1971-1976. I wish you well with your efforts to help educate the youth of this country as to the valent efforts and the sacrofices of our countries fighting men and women. | |
| Name: | Blake |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Hello, I am a 23 year old Canadian and I would like to thank you for helping preserve Canadian history on the internet, I found the website very user friendly which I believe will further encourage visitors to check out the presentation you have provided. I look forward to reading up on the small arms section, good day to you. | |
| Name: | Evelien & Elske |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Hello, We are Elske (15 years old) and Evelien (16 years old) and we are two girls from Dordrecht, the Netherlands. We are doing a research for a schoolassignment about the Liberation in 1945. We have to research the World War II and personal liberation experiences of civilians and soldiers during the period 1944-1945. We have to interview veterans and survivors. The aim of the project is to assemble an oral history of American and other Allied participation in the liberation of the Netherlands during World War II, as well as the courage and endurance of the Dutch people. If you are a World War II veteran or survivor or if you know a World War II veteran or survivor or if you have got any information that might be useful for the assignment, please let us know by sending us a letter or an e-mail. Also, if you are the editor of a newsletter or if you know a newsletter and if you think we could publish a little ad about our assignment, please let us know as well. Thank you so much. Postal address: Evelien aan de Wiel Wittenstein 183 3328 MV Dordrecht the Netherlands e-mail: [email protected] For more information, please visit: http://brein.nl.fortunecity.com/studie/43 | |
| Name: | Bob Potter |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: This is a superlative page that performs a valuable service. My father was a "D-Day Dodger" in an American engineer combat battalion in II Corps of the 5th Army. He landed in North Africa and fought his way up Italy, building bridges, and roads, and rebuilding airfields at places like Foggia. Pages like yours help me to appreciate that the Italian campaign saw the true application of the principles of the United Nations. Dad never forgave me for my fascination with all things British. As I discover the role of the Canadians in the Italian theater, I hope his spirit will meet me half way. His father's spirit will I am sure, since he worked on the Canadian Hydro plants at Niagara Falls before WWI. I am something of a plastic modeler, and hope to do some Canadian Shermans in Italy, thanks in part to the excellent decal sheets from Ultra-Cast and a useful booklet by Doug Dingwall, I think. Keep up the good work on this page. As the "Vingt-Doos" say, "je me souviens." Bob Potter Wilmington, Delaware | |
| Name: | George W.Burghall |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.gburghal.com |
| Comments: Hi to any 41 transport personal 1942-46 | |
| Name: | Gemeentearchief Zwolle |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.obd.nl/gaz.htm |
| Comments: 55 years ago, on April 14,1945, Canadian troops (Wiinipeg Rifles, Regina Rifles, Canadian Scottish and Le Regiment de la Chaudiere) reached Zwolle, capital city of the province Overijssel, the Netherlands. On the website of the Municipal Archives of Zwolle there is a little exhibition op pictures of Canadian liberators in front of the Roman Catholic Hospital in Zwolle on April 14, 1945. Maybe there are still Canadians who recognize themselves on these photographs? Maybe you would be so kind to link our site? Sincerely yours, Jeanine Otten curator topographical-historical collections of the Municipal Archives of Zwolle, the Netherlands | |
| Name: | Gemeentearchief Zwolle |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.obd.nl/gaz.htm |
| Comments: 55 years ago, on April 14,1945, Canadian troops (Wiinipeg Rifles, Regina Rifles, Canadian Scottish and Le Regiment de la Chaudiere) reached Zwolle, capital city of the province Overijssel, the Netherlands. On the website of the Municipal Archives of Zwolle there is a little exhibition op pictures of Canadian liberators in front of the Roman Catholic Hospital in Zwolle on April 14, 1945. Maybe there are still Canadians who recognize themselves on these photographs? Maybe you would be so kind to link our site? Sincerely yours, Jeanine Otten curator topographical-historical collections of the Municipal Archives of Zwolle, the Netherlands | |
| Name: | David Hayward |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.chevytalk.com/GMhistory/ |
| Comments: Since I posted my note last year, our website is up and running! I have the only complete list of all CMP Model numbers, plus CMP Chev and Maple Leaf/GMC trucks, and Chev/Pontiac cars from 1939 to 1945. I have got some photos of Ford CMP #13 cab and MCP trucks being assembled at Goole, near Hull, Humberside. If anyone wants copies of these I am going to start selling prints. I am desperate for any more photos. of the Southampton Canadian Mechanization Depot at Southampton, 1940, and the later one at Slough, Buckinghamshire, 1941-45. | |
| Name: | Olga ..... |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: HEY EVERYONE I HAVE A PROJECT FOR SCHOOL AND IT'S ABOUT WORLD WAR 2 AND IT'S ON 1943-CANADIANS IN SICILY AND ORTONA. IF ANY ONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ON THIS CAN U PLEASE E-MAIL ME BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY COME INTO THE WEB PAGE AT ALL THANX. PRETTY SAD I'M ITALIAN AND I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS. | |
| Name: | Julie Cambra |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Seeking information on a Jack Kype, who served part of the time in the UK in WW2, 42/43. Did paratrooper training in the north part of England. Any news/update would be appreciated. | |
| Name: | PO2 Scott Gelfand, CD |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Even though I prefer my adventures wet, this is a spectacular enterprise, and a well-made website. Bravo Zulu | |
| Name: | Stan Cook |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Comments: I am researching the history of my Dad's participation in the Sicily and Italian campaign. I appreciate all of the work done here. My Dad was in England, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium, and ended the war based in Holland. His discharge certificate says he was in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, but I think I need more specific information. | |
| Name: | Rob Groves |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://http://www.geocities.com/grovesrobert |
| Comments: Greetings from Ontario Canada! I just wanted to drop everyone the CMP Main Page's new URL Lots of new Pics and info as well as my ongoing resto of an F15a Cab 13 '43 enjoy! | |
| Name: | Bruce |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: This is a great site. I will be visting often. Are there many veterans using it ? I have relatives that were in combat overseas but they don't surf. | |
| Name: | Valerie Phillips |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I am trying to trace a French Canadian War Correspondent killed in France during WW11. He was named Eugene Dubois. Would appreciate any information. | |
| Name: | Jacco van Snippenberg |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://Dutchdrapdomain.homestead.com/jvs.html |
| Comments: Best CMP site on the web...Why cant i find any Canadian jeep info on this site...would be nice !!! keep on going the good work!! | |
| Name: | Peter Chronis |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Recently bought a No. 4 Mk. II .303 Enfield & for some reason have acquired WWII vintage British "dish pan'' helmet, web gear. Now looking for battle dress uniform. Need equivalent of U.S. size 44 jacket & 36x34 trousers. And _ dream on _ a pair of U.S. size 13 British combat boots. (I know these existed because about 39 years ago, I found two Size 13 British combat boots (both for the left foot, unfortunately) at a surplus store in New Mexico. E-mail any suggested sources for the battle dress uniform. (Would also need the shirt & tie, and suspenders (braces?) I guess. | |
| Name: | Jim Wiehe |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Great web-site. I am a member of the O.M.V.A. and the owner of a 1970 151A2 with working RT524, PRC25, R442 radio sets. I also have PRC126 and PRC47HF radios. Will return to this site again and again. | |
| Name: | Poul Brink |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Dear Sir Great site. For the moment I am restoring a 1944 C8A. I would like to get in contact with other that are doing the same and also have problems to get spare parts. Best wishes Poul | |
| Name: | Dick King |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Name: | Paul Bodifee |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.qsl.net/pe1ngz |
| Comments: Great site!! If you like to see more of the wireless equipment have a look at my site! Cheers, and keep going. Paul | |
| Name: | Bill Benson |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.tripod.com/marinemule |
| Comments: Great looking site, Captain! Well done and many congrats! Semper Fi from Firebase Orange! Bill Benson | |
| Name: | Grant McIntosh |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: My Dad was with the 12th C.A.R. in Sicily, Italy and ending the war in Holland. I am an avid model builder for museums and private collectors. Sites like this are invaluable to those of us who crave information about the models that we are building. Thank you. Grant McIntosh Victoria,B.C. Can. | |
| Name: | CALVIN ADAMS |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A MK 11 CTL 13360 . I AM FROM ALBERTA CANADA AND COULD USE SOME INFO. ON THESE UNIT,S 17807862789 OR WORK IS 7807862614. THANK,S | |
| Name: | Evelien and Elske |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://brein.nl.fortunecity.com/studie/43 |
| Comments: Hello, We are Elske (15 years old) and Evelien (16 years old) and we are two girls from Dordrecht, the Netherlands. We are doing a research for a schoolassignment about the Liberation in 1945. We have to research the World War II and liberation experiences of civilians and soldiers during the period 1944-1945. We have to interview veterans and survivors. The aim of the project is to assemble an oral history of American and other Allied participation in the liberation of the Netherlands during World War II, as well as the courage and endurance of the Dutch people. If you are a World War II veteran or survivor or if you know a World War II veteran or survivor or if you have got any information that might be useful for the assignment, please let us know by sending us a letter or an e-mail. Also, if you are the editor of a newsletter or if you know a newsletter and if you think we could publish a little ad about our assignment, please let us know as well. Thank you so much. Postal address: Evelien aan de Wiel Wittenstein 183 3328 MV Dordrecht the Netherlands e-mail: [email protected] For more information, please visit: http://brein.nl.fortunecity.com/studie/43 | |
| Name: | JOHN HOWELL |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.softtracksupply.com |
| Comments: Fantastic Site on T-16 Bren Carriers as well as history. My hat is off to all folks on all sites with photos, history, family, and track vehicle information especially the history. I have been looking for photos of some of the Bren Carriers in my spare time to show the men at Soft Track. We stock parts for the T-16 Controlled Differential used in the later Bren Carriers. We still use these controlled differentials by order on our Soft Tracks. Go to our web site and give us a call. John Fulbright is President of Soft Track. Appreciatively, John Howell VP-Marketing Soft Track Supply, Inc. Cartersville, GA | |
| Name: | Stephen Schutt |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Lenny Schutt.........you're a tool!!!! Cheers mate. | |
| Name: | Dave Decker |
| E-mail address: | camdec@c2i2 |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Excellent site! And that comment coming from a Yank Tanker! Remember: Tankers don't get old - they just lose track! Will visit this site often and learn a lot, I am sure. | |
| Name: | Sandy Hass(nee:Cramm) |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: What a wonderful site!! A lot of interesting information. I'm wondering if anyone out there knows where I can get a list of men and women who fought for our country. I'm working on some family history. I would really appreciate it. Thank-you! | |
| Name: | Don |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.CanadaAtWar.com |
| Comments: great site... | |
| Name: | Don Appleyard |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Great site, I could spend all day here. Was at CFB Borden RCAC School in 1962. Would like to contact others who were there.. | |
| Name: | Paul R. Gilmore |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.globalserve.net/~pgilmore |
| Comments: member of the OMVA, and owner of a M998 HMMWV, WS19 MkIII complete on carry board, and many present day military radio equipment, all in working order. You have a wonderful web site, keep up the great work | |
| Name: | Grant Michuad |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.home.com/zhukov/index.htm |
| Comments: You have a very well though out site here. It is nice to see a Canadian Site for a change. I would like to exchange links with you if you dont mind. Grant Michaud | |
| Name: | Wim Vink |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.mil-mod.nl |
| Comments: GREAT SITE!! Wim Vink MIL-MOD The U.S. ARMY Modleing Site www.mil-mod.nl | |
| Name: | Preston Isaac |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://cobbatoncombat.co.uk |
| Comments: Have only just been "wired up" I have found your site via the C15TA site, and am most impressed. Having collected Canadian and British kit rather than American, since the seventies it was good to find your site, and I have added it to my short list of favourites, and I am sure I will be visiting it often. Best regards to all for 2000 Preston Isaac | |
| Name: | Ric Tonkin |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: We are restoring a Bren Carrier that was made here in Western Australia.It is one of only 100 made here.the number stamped on the side is 98 WA.Thanks for a great page. | |
| Name: | Dennis Buijs |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://home.wxs.nl/~buka |
| Comments: This site is really good. Thank you for creating this tribute. In the Netherlands (where I live) there are still a lot of CMP's around. I'll add this site to the My Favorite Links on the White Star website (http://home.wxs.nl/~buka) a.s.a.p! Greetings Dennis Buijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
| Name: | Harry Belyea |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Comments: I was with 41st LAD of 4th Armoured Div. Would like to know history of unit after D Day and what happened to personnel after Caen.I hope to visit France next year to see memorials.Would appreciate hearing from anyone on this. Thanks to Maple Leaf Up for their excellent work. Harry Belyea | |
| Name: | David G.P. Morse |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Have taken great interest in your webbie. We are currently restoring a Crocodile mark VII which we hoping to get up to the condition of the one on your page. Ours has taken 12 years but is a runner with a new engine and gerabox. If you wish any further info or pics then let me know. Regards David G.P. Morse T252204 restoration crew | |
| Name: | Linda Costa |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I am looking for information about my father when he was in the war. His name is Kenneth Williamson. He served in the Platoon 7 under Lieutenant McCowan. The other information I do know is the following 102 Second NPA, Fort William Ontario. This information was taking from a photo dated Noevember 1940. I am asking for any information or places I can go to find out more information about what happened to my father in the war. He died in 1984 and us children would like to know more. He was a private man and we didn't know he fought on the front lines until a month ago. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you | |
| Name: | Frank Robertson |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://Home1.gte.net/tankdriv |
| Comments: Gteat page. Thanks for having it. | |
| Name: | Richard T. Cline |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Name: | Michel BELLERA |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I was looking for Ram Kangaroo information, and I found your website. It's just great...but there's nothing about the Ram! Nevertheless congratulations for this superbe Website | |
| Name: | Pete Ashby |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: realy like your page, keep those CMP's rolling | |
| Name: | Brian Leffler |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: This is a top notch site. Thank you for making all your work and knowledge available to people like me. However I must say that I think I am becoming to suseptive to some kind of Universal Carrier Fever. Maybe one of these would be more palatable to my wife than the Sherman I dream of. For now I'll just stick with my M211 deuce. Thanks Brian | |
| Name: | Bob Cooke VE3BDB |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.qsl.net/ve3bdb/ |
| Comments: What I truly wonderful site!! Thank you for providing it. I shall be back, especially after you W/T area is completed! And I shall also be adding your URL to my list of links on The Wireless Set No. 19 site!! | |
| Name: | Robert Surette |
| E-mail address: | C/O [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Hi Geoff, Thanks for the support concerning the Ortona memorial. I and Earl, Peter Goldring and others have been struggling for several months to ensure the proper conclusion of this project.I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and all those Canadians that have supported this and the whole Ortona Project. Sinerely Robert Surette designer and artist of the Ortona Memorial "The Price of Peace. " | |
| Name: | stew robertson |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: it sure is good to see that there is an abundance of true canadian grit still in the hearts of some of us and this is truly a way that we shall never forget. keep up the good work and tell the guys looking for parts that they are still out there all you have to do is ask. | |
| Name: | chris steiner |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: in my relentless search for the men who captured my father and for the man who interrogated him early in 1945 in Holland I've come upon this site. may it flourish ! | |
| Name: | Karl-Hermann Diehl |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments:
I own a former CFE vehicle and it may be the last one in collectors hands:
make MAN 10t 8x8 27.365 VFAE mfg 1985, sold in 1992 and also I own a Lynx
M113CR. So, may be this forum and discussion board will help me with some
information and/or I may be helpfull for other collector. Anyhow, the looks
interesting and I am going to visit this pages somtimes. Thanks for help...
Karl-Hermann Diehl |
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| Name: | Rick Cove |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Great site.. I am restoring a 1942 Ford Lynx and am interested in any info that you might have. I have the remains of 4 but not enough to make one out of. (Almost but not quite.) 170 Lynx came to Oz. 30 went to the bottom of the ocean during WWII. There are the remains of about 15 Lynxs' over here that have been found sofar. Only one is a runner in South Australia, there is one at the Armour Museum at Puckapunyal (Vic), and another cosmetically complete at The Melbourne Tank Museum. The rest are just bits and pieces. I would like you to contact me if you can help. Thanks... | |
| Name: | Bart van der Meij |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Hello from The Netherlands! We have visited your site before and left a add for wanted, hopefully it will show up in your "wanted" list. Our grandfather served with the RCA in World War II and so we got very interested in the Canadian Army and started collecting artifacts and information. We re-create the 1st Battalion of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles for public displays to honour our Canadian Liberators Keep up the good work! Bart van der Meij for the Living History Unit, The 1st Battalion of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regt. | |
| Name: | SIMON YOUNG |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: If you enjoy your freedom, then thank a veteran. | |
| Name: | Daniel G.P. Copeland |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Hello again Gents. Well my new carrier appears to be a Mk 2 ,I say appears to be because it is stripped. Anyone with any basic bits for a Mk 2 please get back to me. Anyone with any hints as to making the top plating and supporting brackets, again get back to me. It is my full intention to get this wonderfull machine on the road again. Any help would be appreciated. | |
| Name: | John Perry |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: What a great find! My Dad was in the SARs and I've been eating up all the info I can about "his trip to northwest Europe at the expense of the government!" I'm looking forward to spending some time on this site. By the way, is anyone interested in a couple of rusty ole Bren carriers that are located near me north of Montreal? | |
| Name: | kent mckerlie |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I am currently restoring a bren gun carrier out here in Saskatchewan. Do you have any idea where I can obtain parts or another carrier? just ran across your site today and I am impressed. | |
| Name: | Dwight D. Gray |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I am a yank that collects and exhibits WWII Canadian Postal History and as such read almost anything I can find about units, histories, etc. Enjoyed the site and ordered several items from chapters.ca. Will show up again. One negative - tried to print the biblio and the yellow just doesn't show up. Nothing here about RCAF or RCN. Any plans for the future or just Army? | |
| Name: | Daniel G.P. Copeland |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Great site I plan to visit often. I should be a carrier owner this time next week. Then the fun begins, any advice would be appreciated. Also hints as to where I can get spare parts and assorted bits. It is my hope to have it marked for the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion in 1944. It is good to see so many people interested in Canadian History. Airborne.. | |
| Name: | Mike Durand |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Interesting Site. Sure is needed. I will be sure to return MIke | |
| Name: | Martin Auerbach |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Name: | B Charles w Alexander |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I enjoyed your site very much. Keep up the good work. Wouldanyone know the WEBsite for The8TH Canadian Hussars Association? | |
| Name: | Jim Curley |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I have been a collector of WW2 Canadian Militaria for many years. Your website contains a wealth of usefull information, keep up the good work. This is one site | |
| Name: | Keith Silcox |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: A very well-done and informative site!I have been interested in the CMP trucks especially since the 60's, when there were a number of unrestored ones to be found in this area ( near London, Ont.).BTW-does anyone know what happened to the 15 cwt rolling chassis that used to be used for instructing army cadets at Camp Borden in the 60's? | |
| Name: | David Hayward |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Finally, may I add that GM Limited in Southampton refurbished hundreds of CMP/MCP/GMC trucks from 1947 onwards to 1951, and sold thousands of dollars of spare parts all round the world. I have some information on these civilianised trucks, and some FATs were in fact converted to trucks or even buses! I have a lot of CMP Trucks, as well as MCP CC60L trucks to British Army order. Please do ask! | |
| Name: | DAVID HAYWARD |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I would be happy to assist any interested parties in any way, and I may be able to assist with any queries about Canadian forces based in Slough [Mechanised], Bordon Camp, Hampshire [RCEME] who also assembled Canadian CMP trucks!, and the Canadian HQ in Cockspur Street. Thanks Canada! | |
| Name: | DAVID HAYWARD |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I have almost finsihed the history of General Motors in the British Isles from 1899 to 1954. I have spent years researching the history of GM in the UK, and also in Canada, and have also undertaken a lot of research on Fords as well. I am researching the history of GM Limited's Southampton Plant from 1938 to 1998. In April 1940, most of the Chevrolet assembly plant in Southampton was leased to the Canadian government ["the CANADIAN MECHANIZATION DEPOT" or "CANMECH" for short] for the assembly of CMP and MCP Chevrolet trucks, some Ford CMP trucks, Ford and Chevrolet sedans: 4,400 or so, from May to November 30 1940 when the Plnat was bombed. Assembly was then switched to GM Limited in Lancashire, Citroen Cars Limited in Slough, Berkshire and a myriad of other companies all over Britain. The Canadian Army set up camp next to the Slough Trading Estate, and the second "CMD" was created. I have a database of every type of Chevrolet CMP chassis, CMP-based Armoured trucks, Staghound, MCP Chevrolet/Maple Leaf/GMC trucks, cars, etc. produced by GM of Canada or GM Corporation for Canada, plus civilian pattern trucks supplied for the British government: Ambulances, coal trucks, canteens, etc. I have details of all the engine number series, model numbers, etc if anyone wants it! The Canadian Forces saved our backs in May 1940 after Dunkirk, and the Brirish Army took huge numbers of trucks in 1940 having lesft theirs on the beaches. | |
| Name: | Derek G. Pite |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Name: | Joanne M. Karn |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Hi, I latched on to your site while trying to do a search on my dad's regiment which he always said was the 7/11th Hussars which I believe was the 5th Cdn. Armoured Brigade...Could you advise me on how I could trace his movement from Canada to the European Warfront...He was stationed in England for about 2 years before embarking on the Italian Campaign, etc. Can I find this out via the internet?? Let me know if I can be of any help...dad passed away just a month ago and I would like to place an appropriate flag on his gravesite as well as his other brothers(3 others) who served overseas in WW11 years. Thank-you Joanne Karn daughter of W.Del Karn | |
| Name: | Philip Waterman |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you have put into Maple Leaf Up. Your constant improvement of the site such as the little update flags make it one of the best if not the best military vehicle sites I've found. I've made Maple Leaf Up the home screen for my computer so that every time I turn it on I see whats new. I also want to say thanks to everyone who has taken part in the discussion on the Forum. Of course the focus of the site is of particular interest to me. Being a couple of hundred miles from the nearest (other ) CMP nut it is great to have a place to discuss CMPs. Keep up the go | |
| Name: | Len Schutt |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: g'day from Melbourne Australia. I am currently restoring a C8AX and would greatly appreciate any contact from anyone with knowledge about these apparently rare version of the CMP range. | |
| Name: | Eric Solomonson |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Very impressive. I am glad that someone is preserving Canadian Military Vehicles. | |
| Name: | Paul E. Townsend. |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Name: | Cindy |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: My great-unle Art Bell is the person you chose to feature in the 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment site. It certainly makes him and the rest of the family proud to share his part in World War II. Please keep up the good work with your site. | |
| Name: | Kit Hildreth |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: posted comment on Forum. Doing things back to front it seems! | |
| Name: | Capt V. Goldman |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: A fine tribute to our military heritage. I well remember my early days as a young soldier when many of the Sr NCOs who molded the forces were World War 11 vets. | |
| Name: | Chuck Griffin |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Nice site. | |
| Name: | Jo Kenny |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: My Father was a British Royal Engineer who was affilliated to the Canadian forces who were involved in the Normandy landings. Dad was a member of the force whose job it was to clear the beaches of mines prior to the landings. I may be wrong, but I think it was Juno Beach on which he landed. Dad is now 76 and is secretary of the Normandy Veterans Association based in Plymouth UK and can be contacted on [email protected] Being based in Plymouth, their NVA make regular trips over to Normandy via the local ferry service, and still maintain strong links with Normandy. | |
| Name: | Hustins |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Why Oh Why Did Someone Suggest The Name 'Kangaroo' As The Name Of A Canuck Tank? Did The Aussies Name Their Stuff "Beaver" ??? Nyet... It Was Whiraway Or Woomera...Owen... Lets Re-Name It... Geeeze.... Yes I'm A Canuck... 25 RCAF ...w.h. | |
| Name: | dave hulson |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: enjoyed my visit.showing my son's the vehicles that my father drove on D.DAY. he was an east lancs lad on loan to the winnipeg rifles. | |
| Name: | Raphael BAUDUIN |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: At last a site on Universal Carriers!Lots of very interesting photographies. I am restoring a MKI* and feel very isolated in France. Your site will certainly help me to find new contacts among UC enthusiasts. One suggestion : would it be possible to make on your site a directory of UC owners? Merci beaucoup Raphael | |
| Name: | Jon Skagfeld |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Ever the amateur WWII historian, I am upblown with admiration for your site. I was issued my Standing Orders (presently called DND404s)on Ford/Chev type 13 cab 15cwt HUV (?), "gin palaces" and 30cwt TEV lorries operating out of Falaise barracks on the Lakeshore by Spadina.Look foward to more neat stuff. Remember the Airborne! | |
| Name: | Art Johnson |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I haven't had time to go through it all yet but it looks very interesting. | |
| Name: | andre cloutier |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Absolutely incredible! Finally found someone else with the carrier affliction who has a computer! We just got our second this past fall, and they reside on Georgian Bay. Mine is minus its armour and has had a merc truck motor put in, with the single distributor cap but is otherwise in great shape, obviously just a runner and used for fun. The second one, however, faired better and for the most part is correct. Could you recommend a replacement paint and who might manufacture it, something suitable for a Canadian machine? Thanks, look forward to hearing from you. Andre | |
| Name: | Doreen Clark |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Name: | Art Bell |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I am the Art Bell mentioned in the Spoelstra article on Mill in the Netherlands. I enjoyed visiting your site. The email address is my landlord's but you can send mail to me there if you like. | |
| Name: | Ken Gardner |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Thanks to the people that fought for Canada and freedom I am able to sit here tonight and enjoy life. Many thousands of Canadians died so that I could now do whatever I want wherever I want. God Bless you all that fought for the right to be free... | |
| Name: | Gerald Heitman |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Nice to see Canadian Military Wireless sites. I collect and restore CWS radios also. I now have 4 #19 sets complete and operational and boxes of accessories. Working on a #29 set now. Also have CPRC 510's and CPRC 26's and a operational 42 set. I have a small web page on the vianet system. I also belong to the Ontario Military Vehicle Assc. | |
| Name: | Alan Kezar |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Great site ! by a very creative person. I plan to keep in touch . I also now have a CMP ford restoration project. Kindest Regards. | |
| Name: | Don |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.angelfire.com/sk/lestwe/index.html |
| Comments: just surfin,...great site | |
| Name: | Mark Perry |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Excellent site. I'm a CMP wannabe, member of Prairie Command Military Vehicle Enthusiasts here in Winnipeg, which at least lets me hang out now and again with the guys who have them hereabouts. (I ride a '56 Triumph TRW 500 cc bike in the parades and shows). Keep up the great work. | |
| Name: | Clive Reddin CD |
| E-mail address: | romdog @ home.com |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: A most interesting site and very informative. Should anyone have a CMP, many parts such as wheel cylinders, engine parts and wheel bearings etc are available from a good auto parts supplier. Bring the originals and quite often the part numbers can be cross-referenced. Brake shoes can also be relined if you have the specs from the manuals as well. Anyone know the location of Chev C-15-A S/N 4844303810? Had a winch on the front, believed to be in the Vancouver area now. That was my first CMP truck. | |
| Name: | Pierre Hugo |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: 1943 FORD F!5A CAB 13 1960 DODGE POWERWAGON 1941 HARLEY DAVIDSON UL 74 W SIDECAR | |
| Name: | Richard S. Lowry |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Comments: I'm doing research on LVT's in Europe 1942 to mid 1944. Primarily looking for the decision why LVT's were NOT used on D-Day. I think your web site is very informative and the original sources are the best aspect. | |
| Name: | Bob Fleming |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.bob-fleming.demon.co.uk |
| Comments: It is good to see such an informative and interesting site. We small but happy band must co-operate and work together, whether it be discovering, recovering, restoring or simply recording, everyone has their part to play. A local MV enthusiast, Barry Jameson, hopes to recover a Ram from a local Army range this summer. I don't know where he is going to put it, he has three of my M18 TDs and two 155mm Howitzers in his yard. His biggest problem, the enviromentalists are worried about the damage to the ground while it is being recovered! God help us. Probably the best restored Fox Armoured Car is the one that used to belong to Geoff Maskell from Sunderland. This was restored during the mid-1980s and now resides in the Diffenbach Collection in Belgium. Keep up the good work: I'll be back. | |
| Name: | Nigel Hay |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.tanksrus.freeserve.co.uk |
| Comments: Wow! What a seriously good website.A friend here has a Ram?kangaroo and i will pass the URL on to him.see you all at Beltring I hope! | |
| Name: | David H. Lippman |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.flash.net/~hfwright/dl_index.htm |
| Comments: Very impressive page indeed. You might want to check out my small contribution to WW2 history at http://www.flash.net/~hfwright/dl_index.htm Comments and criticism are welcome at [email protected] Links welcome at [email protected] Best, Dave Lippman | |
| Name: | Carl Wood |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: I was a member of the First Canadian Division (4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards)4thCanadian Reconnaissance Regiment.We later moved to the Fifth Division as infantry.I was captured on the 6th of January 1945 and spent some time as a guest of the Third Reich.I was sorry to have missed the trip to north-west Europe,but went up through the Brenner Pass in a boxcar.Would like to hear from any former "PLUGS" who may read this guest book. | |
| Name: | Nigel |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Great site, really enjoyed seeing MkI*. I have a Canadian built (July 1941) MkI* which I am presently restoring and trying to find some history about (difficulty there). I am a first time owner, my father was a carrier officer in the Indian Army with MkI*. Hoping to have web site soon. Really struggling over here in Scotland getting certain parts, any help or suggestions? Mainly brackets, stowage, Bren mounts etc. | |
| Name: | Frank Berg |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Thanks for a good page.. | |
| Name: | John Dunn |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: A great site very informative. Lest We Forget Fear Naught | |
| Name: | Russ Stirrett |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: Hi, A link to this site was sent to me in an e-mail message and am I glad it was. What a great site. I will be returning often. Russ | |
| Name: | AlexBlair |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/5024/index.html |
| Comments: Geoff This site is getting better and better with each passing day. The D/G is particularly interesting as it deals with the "Real Thing" as opposed to the many model sites on the web. It is unique ,because it deals with Canadian manufactured material with Military applications. It is not limited to one sector ,such as automotive.This leaves lots of room and many directions to expand. Thanks for the link and a job (On going!)well done. Cheers Alex Blair Military Manuals | |
| Name: | Chris Shillito |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.shillito/ |
| Comments: Great concept Geoff and well executed. Thanks for the link, I will of course reciprocate next time I update. If ever I can assist MLU in any way don't hesitate to ask. Chris. | |
| Name: | Nigel Hay |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http:// |
| Comments: A very interesting and well designed site.Too many people forget the canadian contribution during ww2. Many thousands of canadians were based near here (canterbury UK) and many locals have happy memories of them. There are a few derelict CMPs near here that ought to be saved..... | |
| Name: | Shawn Winnington-Ball |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://members.home.net/swball |
| Comments: Well, I think it's appropriate that I sign the guestbook seeing as I'm your son... great job on the page, and keep the WW2 Canadian Army spirit alive for as long as possible.. | |
| Name: | Geoff Winnington-Ball |
| E-mail address: | [email protected] |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.netwave.ca/~whiskey/mlu/ |
| Comments: Welcome! This has been a long time coming, and well overdue. For years, a small group of enthusiasts across the globe have quietly been collecting and restoring WW2 British, Canadian and Commonwealth vehicles, arms and equipment. Until now, there has been virtually no web presence for this area of interest, save a few excellent and specialized sites such as Rod Diery's and Keith Webb's. What we hope to offer is a good all-around briefing on this paraphenalia, along with a little bit of history. The vehicles will be a big part of it, and in this respect, we hope to be able to bring you comprehensive coverage of existing and restored specimens. Much more too! This is all new and very much in development, so please bear with us as this is definitely a part-time endeavour! More is coming soon... and I'll try to keep you updated regularly. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or gripes, please feel free to mail me or leave a comment in the Discussion Forum. Thanks! Geoff | |