A friend did a beaches tour a couple of years ago and said the wreck is still visible and was pointed out by the tour guide.I have not seen it myself
Information I have as at 06/08/2007 Stands proud, orientation NW-SE. At low tide, the aft part and a piece of a mast are visible. The front part was recovered and towed back to England. Cheers Paul
The 43rd Recce war diaries are held by the Tank Museum at Bovington, Dorset. You can arrange visit to see them Welcome to the Tank Museum - Home of the Tank - Archive & Reference Library. I noticed that only the more recent have been typed up but they do go back to 1942 so include all sorts of training information. There are also some photos, articles, etc. including an Officers list for 30th November 1942. Extracts/summaries from the diaries are included in my blog from 70 years ago - see 43rd Recce - Chotie Darling for July 1942 up to Nov (and will continue to March 1943). Best wishes Chotie's Daughter
The 43rd Recce war diaries are held by the Tank Museum at Bovington, Dorset. Do they include the appendices to? The originals are at the National Archives in London. Here's all the 43 Recce Diaries and Ref's at TNA: WO 166/6254 43 Recce Regt. 1942 Jan.- Dec. WO 166/10567 43 Recce Regt. 1943 Jan.-June WO 166/10568 43 Recce Regt. 1943 July-Dec. WO 171/491 43 Recce.Regt. 1944 Jan.- Aug. WO 171/492 43 Recce.Regt. 1944 Sept.- Dec. WO 171/4215 43 Recce.Regt. 1945 Jan.- June WO 171/4216 43 Recce.Regt. 1945 July - Dec. WO 171/8753 43 Recce 1946 Jan.- Apr.
Jolly Molly, 12 Troop was the Assault Troop for C Squadron. They operated from Halftracks. I have known several members of the troop including the Troop Leader (Captain George Wood, M.C.), unfortunately no longer with us. The 43rd Recce OCA is in limbo at the moment, so I will have to dig about to see if I can put your in contact with any of them. Trooper Ray Surrey springs to mind, although I may be mistaken. I have some photos of the 43rd Recce on my website at Index including a photo of C Squadron's final parade at Hermannsburg showing 12 Troop lined up the back. I will have a dig around and see if I can find more. Regards, Les.
Do they include the appendices to? The originals are at the National Archives in London. Here's all the 43 Recce Diaries and Ref's at TNA: WO 166/6254 43 Recce Regt. 1942 Jan.- Dec. WO 166/10567 43 Recce Regt. 1943 Jan.-June WO 166/10568 43 Recce Regt. 1943 July-Dec. WO 171/491 43 Recce.Regt. 1944 Jan.- Aug. WO 171/492 43 Recce.Regt. 1944 Sept.- Dec. WO 171/4215 43 Recce.Regt. 1945 Jan.- June WO 171/4216 43 Recce.Regt. 1945 July - Dec. WO 171/8753 43 Recce 1946 Jan.- Apr. Some appendices included but only for the later diaries - '45 and '46 I recall, perhaps some of '44? Chotie's Daughter