Hungerford Arcade: More Military Vehicles

As promised, here are some more of the vintage military vehicles with their proud owners who raised lots of money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

Proud owner Gary Crook Gary’s lovely wife June has a vintage Land Rover

This Bedford Tanker is 18 feet long and is one of only three that survive today.

1943 Willys Jeep owned by Chris Freeman Chris named his Jeep ‘Rosie’ as a tribute to his mum.  Rosie was her betting name!

Here you can see the original communications aerials on the dashboard in Chris’ Jeep

Here is Chris’ beautiful Labrador, Roc Roc loves to wear his goggles when travelling in the Jeep.  Everyone just loved him

“Where are we going next dad?”

1942 Willys Jeep of the 82nd Air Bourne 307 Engineers Battalion 1.  
They, with this Jeep were the first ones on the Rhine crossing!

Roy Parr is the proud owner of this historic Willys Jeep Roy is holding the original weapon that would have been in this Jeep.  There is a special place on the dashboard where it is kept .

   

George Ralph is the proud owner of this Willys Jeep George is second from the right holding the red bucket. He is busy with Roy collecting the appeal money.

After WWII, this vehicle went to the Norwegian School of Artillery Andy Butler is now the proud owner and it is stationed at the 444th Armoured Division Devizes

 

Andy Beswick Proud owner of this Ariel Wing 350cc motor bike which was used by the War Department in the early 1940s