Jools mckenna Posted 11 June , 2019 Share Posted 11 June , 2019 Could anyone tell me what this unit did? I know it was a motorized transport unit but not much more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 11 June , 2019 Share Posted 11 June , 2019 Hi Jools, Had a scan through the company list in 'Army Service Corps 1902 1918' by Michael Young, and unfortunately I can't find 12th G.H.Q. Reserve MT Company. 1st to 11th are all there and 13th to 23rd are all there. 11th is 583 MT Company and 13th is 959 MT Company. There are 4 MT Companies 1037, 1114, 1115 and 1116 that are just listed as G.H.Q. Reserve MT Companies, so it could be one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 11 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 11 June , 2019 Thank you. Perhaps it was set up post-war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 11 June , 2019 Share Posted 11 June , 2019 13 minutes ago, Jools mckenna said: Thank you. Perhaps it was set up post-war? I wouldn't think so. MT Coys were being disbanded quickly after the armistice, not being created. And if 23rd was already in existence, I wouldn't expect No. 12 to be formed post war. Maybe The National Archive has it listed differently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bingoworlddk Posted 11 June , 2019 Share Posted 11 June , 2019 Hej Jools There is a Reserve Mechanical Transport Company No. 12 (45 Coy ASC) war diary for 1918 Mar - 1920 Jan. (WO 95/135/9). Link to NA Could this be the unit you are looking for ? Steen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 11 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 11 June , 2019 5 minutes ago, bingoworlddk said: I believe you've found it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 11 June , 2019 Share Posted 11 June , 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, bingoworlddk said: Hej Jools There is a Reserve Mechanical Transport Company No. 12 (45 Coy ASC) war diary for 1918 Mar - 1920 Jan. (WO 95/135/9). Link to NA Could this be the unit you are looking for ? Steen I think that could be the one. It lists 959 MT Coy for example, in the same way as " Reserve Mechanical Transport Company. No.13 (959 Company A.S.C.) " And the GHQ bit comes from the fact that they were General Headquarters troops, not Corps, or Divisional troops, and indexed as such by TNA. Only the Divisional troops of the ASC have war diaries on Ancestry (available with extra sub). So you will have to pay to download them (£3.50 using the link found by Steen above), or attend Kew to download them there for free. Edited 11 June , 2019 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenerbill Posted 11 June , 2019 Share Posted 11 June , 2019 Michael Young's book has 45 MT Coy Formed 1900 Disbanded 1921, Theatre/Order of Battle Western Front, 1st Cavalry Division, GHQ Troops, Role in First World War Division Ammunition Park MT, 12 Reserve (MT) Company WO 95 135 and 1107 respectively. On page 51 45 MT Company is listed as one of 19 MT Companies that moved to France with the BEF 20th August 1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools mckenna Posted 11 June , 2019 Author Share Posted 11 June , 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Gardenerbill said: Thank you. Edited 11 June , 2019 by Jools mckenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 12 June , 2019 Share Posted 12 June , 2019 In August 1914 45 Company was indeed the Cavalry Ammunition Park for 1st Cavalry Division. GHQ Reserve MT Companies, and their predecessors the horsed Reserve Parks, formed an additional resource for conveying supplies to the front during times of heavy usage. They were held as GHQ Troops rather than forming part of a division, corps or army. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 12 June , 2019 Share Posted 12 June , 2019 Ron, Spot on! I would also envisage them them performing any number of unforecast transport tasks that required a surge capability such as troop lifts, moving engineer stores, ammunition dumping programmes, etc. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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