Myrtle Posted 2 January , 2008 Share Posted 2 January , 2008 I hope someone can identify this soldier's cap badge so that I can see if it ties in with any of the mic details available on line. His daughter would like to find out his regiment. Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbrydon Posted 2 January , 2008 Share Posted 2 January , 2008 Army Service Corps ? P.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob B Posted 2 January , 2008 Share Posted 2 January , 2008 Hi, This looks like the cap badge of the Army Service Corps. Cheers, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 2 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 2 January , 2008 P.B. & Rob Thank you gentlemen. This ties in with 1st Divisional Ammunition Park Army Service Corps on mic. Can anyone tell me what he would have been doing with them? His reg. number was CMT/229. Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 2 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 2 January , 2008 Just found out from the Long Long Trail that he would have been with the Motor Transport of the 1st Division Ammunition company. I was thrown by the CMT rather than MT but it appears that the C doesn't necessarily mean anything different. I have been told that this soldier was overseas for most of the war and worked as a cab driver, before and after. Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 2 January , 2008 Share Posted 2 January , 2008 CMT was IIRC Civilian Motor Transport??? {Which would tie in nicely with his being a Cabbie post war?} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 2 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 2 January , 2008 CMT was IIRC Civilian Motor Transport??? {Which would tie in nicely with his being a Cabbie post war?} Please will you explain what "CMT was IIRC Civilian Motor Transport " means and how that fits in with 1st Divisional Ammunition Park. Would he have been driving civilians and if so what would they have been doing overseas? Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 3 January , 2008 Share Posted 3 January , 2008 Driving Civilian Vehicles{ie Hackney Cabs & London Old Bill Buses} which were used as temporary Transport early in the War,CMT {along with CHT} are prefixes normally found on 1914 Star Groups rather than later awards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrtle Posted 4 January , 2008 Author Share Posted 4 January , 2008 Thank you for the explanation HarryBetts I take it that once he was a CMT he retained the prefix however long he was overseas even if he changed his mode of transport. According to his daughter he went overseas early on in the war and was away for a number of years. This appears to tie in with your mention of a 1914 Star Group and his low number CMT/229. Myrtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 5 January , 2008 Share Posted 5 January , 2008 Please will you explain what "CMT was IIRC Civilian Motor Transport " means and how that fits in with 1st Divisional Ammunition Park. Would he have been driving civilians and if so what would they have been doing overseas? Myrtle Myrtle - in case you're still puzzled, "IIRC" is shorthand for "if I remember correctly" HTH (= "hope that helps") Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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