Tony N Posted 8 February , 2006 Share Posted 8 February , 2006 Hello, Does anyone know if the men of the 50th Aux. Omnibus Coy. actually drove buses to and from the front and would they have been open top London buses? I don't mean just at the beginning of the war but throughout. Thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 8 February , 2006 Share Posted 8 February , 2006 If I read Mike Young's history correctly, 50th Aux Ominbus Company was formed, at St Valery Sur Somme on 20 Dec 1916 from 339 Coy ASC (a GHQ Ammo Park MT) and was disbanded in Aug 1919. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 8 February , 2006 Author Share Posted 8 February , 2006 Hello Stephen, So that unit wouldn't have been transporting the troops in 1914 then. I can imagine them moving troops to a base hospital in lorries later in the war but using buses sounds strange. I forgot I have the Royal Waggoners book somewhere which runs up to the RCT so I'll have a look in there when I get home tonight. Thanks Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 8 February , 2006 Share Posted 8 February , 2006 Buses were used by the Admiralty in Antwerp from early Sep 1914; army bus companies were formed in Oct 1914; the first (no 1 Aux Bus Coy (aka 90 Coy ASC) was on task in France/Belgium. No 3 Coy (92 Coy ASC) formed on 26 Oct 1914 but was not used in the bus role. it deplyed as 4 GHQ Ammo Park (MT) but later re-roled into 50 Aux Bus Coy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony N Posted 8 February , 2006 Author Share Posted 8 February , 2006 Thanks again Stephen, the info is great. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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