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The 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop REME Part 2: The Story Of Dennis And A Dingo
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Subject :The 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop REME Part 2: The Story of Dennis and a Dingo
Published By : None
Location : Ipoh
Estimated Year : 1956
Media Type : Photograph
Source : Anne and Dennis Marsden, UK
Remark : The Dingo Scout Car was a light armoured car built in Australia during Second World War. They were produced by the Ford motor company in 1942. The Dingo was equipped with a Bren light machine gun and Mk19 wireless. The vehicle's weight restricted it’s off road mobility and the front axle could be bent when travelling over rough terrain.
The photograph shows:
Dennis Marsden on top of a Dingo Scout Car at the Gunong Panjang camp in Ipoh. Dennis records,
To read about the role of REME and see a group photograph of the members the 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop REME, Gunong Panjang camp in 1956 (at Part 1), click here.
To go to Part 3, Views of Gunong Panjang Camp, click here.
The photograph shows:
Dennis Marsden on top of a Dingo Scout Car at the Gunong Panjang camp in Ipoh. Dennis records,
“Unbeknown to me at the time I drove this Dingo Scout Car through an ambush they did not attack hence I am alive and able to divulge this information”.
To read about the role of REME and see a group photograph of the members the 12th Infantry Regiment Workshop REME, Gunong Panjang camp in 1956 (at Part 1), click here.
To go to Part 3, Views of Gunong Panjang Camp, click here.
Filename : 20091026-002