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Originally Posted by Wessex Wyvern
Can anyone else help ID the unit or is this going to become a silly debate on pipes?
I can't find anything relating to the Gunners that would have a "CA" plate on the front.
I wonder if it's a badly written "G" ?
Then if so "GA" makes sense.
It would be the vehicle of the Gun Position Officer (GPO) of the 1st Troop of a Battery, I believe.
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Well Owen, the 44 indicates the Junior Field Artillery regt of an Infantry Division.
If that is the badge of
61st (South Midland) Inf Div. and it does look very likely. They were based in Northern Ireland. The Junior Field Regt. RA in 61st Inf. Div was
199th Field Regt. RA These dates look very late for the Guy Quad Ant tractor though.
I still have no idea as to the CA marking, all I can find refers to either Gun tractors in Medium regiments or Self Propelled Guns.
PS. I do have an inherited, straight pipe of my Fathers. I use it for emphasising a point.