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by Pierre-Aldric
Fri Apr 25, 2025 6:56 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Bonjour depuis la Normandie
Replies: 3
Views: 880

Re: Bonjour depuis la Normandie

Salut à toi deltacvt !
je suis du nord et actif de temps en temps sur le forum, je suis centré sur le RCE 3rd CID !
A bientôt !
by Pierre-Aldric
Sun Feb 16, 2025 8:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to read a map
Replies: 14
Views: 18577

Re: How to read a map

Hello, Thanks a lot ! it will help me a lot to rebulid my jeep ! I have a Register number for my jeep, I take it in the war diary of 16th field coy RCE who mentionned a jeep lost in march 1945 (CM4232678) I will search other photos in the large data base of the BAC LAC, currently I have 23 photos of...
by Pierre-Aldric
Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:31 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to read a map
Replies: 14
Views: 18577

Re: How to read a map

Hello ! Amazing link! I'd never seen this video before, so I haven't looked any further on the Canadian War Museum website. It seems that. I am looking for a maximum of photos of life camp of RCE companies in European Theater, lot of photos video ho show the differents uniforms worn in during the ca...
by Pierre-Aldric
Thu Jan 02, 2025 9:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to read a map
Replies: 14
Views: 18577

Re: How to read a map

Hello Yes we told here and by email :) I am reenacting ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS in France and make a lot of research on it specificaly on 3rd CID RCE field coys (3rd, 6th, 16th, and 18th) I am looking for artecfacts too of these companies ! I am looking for testimonies of veteran of field coys RCE. ...
by Pierre-Aldric
Fri Dec 13, 2024 5:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to read a map
Replies: 14
Views: 18577

Re: How to read a map

Thanks a lot for your precious help, your explaination are very clear and it allows me to directly go on the field desgnated by this point to see were the 6th field coy Royal canadian engineers (RCE) were based for the operation Wellhit. Thanks again ! See you soo for new adventures. Pierre-Aldric L...
by Pierre-Aldric
Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to read a map
Replies: 14
Views: 18577

How to read a map

Hello, I would like to read a map from geographical point designated in a war diary to a map, Can someone please explain me how can I do that ?

For example:

BELLEBRUNE
FRANCE,
MR 793535 -- This number is the data I would like to know
1/50 000
SHEET N°49

Thanks a lot for your help !
See you soon.
by Pierre-Aldric
Fri Aug 25, 2023 12:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: NO 6 CANADIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL
Replies: 1
Views: 15060

NO 6 CANADIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hello All,

I am looking for information about the N°6 CANADIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL based in WAILLY-BEAUCAMP during operation WELLHIT (september 1944).
I read in "OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE CANADIAN MEDICAL SERVICE 1939-1945" it was based there.
Thanks in advance for the help on this topic :)
by Pierre-Aldric
Mon May 15, 2023 9:44 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Engineer Equipment
Replies: 6
Views: 28675

Re: Engineer Equipment

What a beautiful work ! Thanks for the precisions !!
see you soon.
by Pierre-Aldric
Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:09 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Engineer Equipment
Replies: 6
Views: 28675

Re: Engineer Equipment

D-7 Armoured Bulldozer. If you look closely to the left side on the front of the engine compartment, you can see the “landing serial” of this Dozer written in chalk. With this information you can determine the ‘landing craft” and possibly the unit that this Dozer belonged to http://wartimes.ca/wp-c...
by Pierre-Aldric
Wed Jan 11, 2023 6:24 am
Forum: Soldier Research
Topic: Joseph Samuel ELKO H-93311 RCE
Replies: 17
Views: 21249

Re: Joseph Samuel ELKO H-93311 RCE

Hello to all ! Congrats for all this research and a thousand thanks for all this information, they are really capital for me to be able to keep the memory of the men of the RCE ! It is absolutely fabulous! Thank you again for everything!