MT HQ Army Service Corps 1915

[Moonraker]

Where in the UK was the Motor Transport headquarters of the Army Service Corps in 1915? The two major depots that come to mind are Bulford and Grove Park.

[delta]

I'll check the Corps history (in the office) and reply tomorrow (unless some-one gets ther first)

Stephen

[delta]

From what I can gather, the nearest thing to a HQ for ASC MT was the Inspectorate of MT based at Aldershot

[Moonraker]

From what I can gather, the nearest thing to a HQ for ASC MT was the Inspectorate of MT based at Aldershot

Thanks, Delta. A dealer is offering a decent postcard captioned thus and showing motor transport, and I would have been interested in buying it if it was likely that it depicted Bulford.

Moonraker

[delta]

If you can post the picture, we may be ale to identify the location

[Moonraker]

If you can post the picture, we may be ale to identify the location

Here it is. The dealer has dated it as "1915" and it's for sale @ £25 from

http://www.postcardworld.co.uk/

Presumably "C.P." is the publisher, if so I don't recognise it as one who bothered with Wiltshire.

The background looks a bit rustic for Aldershot (and Bulford).

Moonraker

[delta]

Not sure why he has called it an HQ, from the relaxed dress it looks like a standard ASC MT unit, on standown to me, to me.

It could be anywhere; unlikely to be Bulford as the ground is too flat - it could be taken off Queens' Avenue at Aldershot, there are trees surrounding the open areas to the west (now flanked by the dual carriage-way joining Farnborough to Farnham.

[Graham Stewart]

Moonraker,

According to my list of "Stations of Units" for July 1913, the resident Coy,A.S.C.(M.T.) at the A.S.C.(M.T.) Depot, Aldershot was No.52 Coy,A.S.C.(M.T.). Obviously this may have changed by August 1914.

Graham.