Unknown Unit

Discussion in 'Recce' started by mark4974, Jul 26, 2015.

  1. mark4974

    mark4974 Member

    Hi folks,

    I've been looking through some old photo's of my grandad and was wondering if anybody can tell me which unit this Dingo belongs to?(He's sat on the left). It says 11th Hussars on the back but on the other photo (taken around the same time) his cap badge looks more like 3rd Kings Own Hussars (he's far left).

    Can anybody help?

    Cheers

    Mark
     

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  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    The chap with the bino's around his neck looks RTR the one on the far left as you look at the picture looks like 3rd King's Own Hussars as you say or possibly The Queen's Own Hussars but I suspect it's more likely to be the 3rd King's Own Hussars

    Do you have a date for the pics and assuming your grandfather was an officer what is his name?
     
  3. idler

    idler GeneralList

    The two blokes on the right are 11 Hussars (distinctive 'beret' with no cap badge).
    The Dingo looks like it may have a 7 Armd Div rat on the front (though the square ought to be red) which would also tally with 11H.
     
  4. mark4974

    mark4974 Member

    Thanks for your help.

    My grand father was Sergeant John Bolland. I don't know much about his military history. I understand he was an instructor at Bovington Camp before going over to Germany in early 1945? The photo with him in the Dingo says 11th Hussars. The other one says Kelling Lausen 1945 myself, Captain Pritchard and 2 of my class. A number of his photos mention Kelling Lausen. I suppose its possible he changed units?
     
  5. idler

    idler GeneralList

    Post-war there was a lot of chopping and changing as units and personnel were demobilised.
     
  6. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    I have most of the 3rd King's Own Hussars war diaries and they were not in the UK for most of the war - North Africa and on to Italy. That doesn't mean he wasn't attached to a training school. I've only got the 11 Hussars war diaries up to December 1944 and there is no Captain Pritchard on the Officers Field Returns
     
  7. mark4974

    mark4974 Member

    Thanks folks. I've just been looking at the 11th Hussars war diary. Can't find any reference to my grand father but 11th Hussars went to Kellinghusen (Kelling Lausen?) in June 1945.
     
  8. BrianM59

    BrianM59 Senior Member

    Mark, this site http://www.desertrats.org.uk/artefacts2.htm#11Hussars has plenty of pictures identified as various squadrons of 11th Hussars, all with the '44' insignia indicating the armoured car regiment of the division - in this case 7th Armoured. There are several Dingo pictures which make yours look familiar...
     
  9. mark4974

    mark4974 Member

    Thanks for all your comments. Is there anywhere I can contact to try and trace his records, assuming he was with the 11th Hussars, which I believe are no longer a unit?
     
  10. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

  11. mark4974

    mark4974 Member

    Thanks, Just found his service number on my mums birth certificate! Sgt 7931328 R.A.C which I presume is Royal Armoured Corp?
     
  12. 4jonboy

    4jonboy Daughter of a 56 Recce

  13. minden1759

    minden1759 Senior Member

    Capt Pritchard looks as if he is an RTR.

    F
     
  14. BrianM59

    BrianM59 Senior Member

    'Horse Power' is now the amalgamated museum for several Hussars regiments - the libraty/archive have been nothing but helpful in my researches - but I agree with the advice that service records are the best first base.


    Peninsula Baracks
    Romsey Road
    Winchester
    SO23 8TS
    Tel: 01962 828539
    Fax: 01962 828538
    Web: www.horsepowermuseum.co.uk
     

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