TO FRIENDS PAST AND FUTURE

In Memory of Bill Gregg, Peter Ford and Bart Vanderveen

Three true gentlemen who have added so greatly to the history of military vehicles each in his own unique way, I am have been privileged to have known them, they will be missed.

This page is dedicated to the people who have help me enjoy CMPs as hobby. The following pictures were taken at the 1984 CMP seminar held at Bill Gregg's home in Rockland, Ontario. Bill's collection was at its height at that time. Bill Gregg and Peter Ford brought together a panel of people who had been involved in the design, modification, rebuild and use. Over four days the conference provided a wealth of information in both formal and informal conversation. I was privileged to be one of three non-Canadian's attending and as one of the others was Bart Vanderveen I felt I was in quite lucky to be there. My luck was Peter Ford efforts to let me know about the conference and encouragement to come north.

FORCEFUL II

THE FIRST TANK ISSUE TO NO.3 SQUADRON GGFG ENGLAND 1943 LANDED IN FRANCE 25 JULY 1944. KNOCKED OUT BY ENEMY ACTION-FALAISE HOCHWALD FOREST CREDITED WITH ONE ENEMY AFV TIGER TANK. THREE AFV SP GUNS AND NUMEROUS ENEMY FIELD GUNS AND MT VEHICLES SERVED IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, HOLLAND AND GERMANY RETURNED FROM OVERSEAS TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN ARMORED CORPS SCHOOL OCTOBER 1947

This is the first ride I had in a CMP other than my own and with no less that Bill Gregg driving his Pattern 12 FAT. One of things I found particularly interesting about the Pattern 12 FAT is the crew acess. The pictures at below shows that climbing in was interesting. In the group picture above you can see that Bill was considerably taller than the average 1940s British soldier probably Bill was more in keeping with the image of the Canadian logger, the cramped driving compartment has often been sited one of the reasons to the Pattern 13 cab.

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