Badges of the Mechanised Transport Corps

[Wagriff]

Fascinating stuff about a very uncommonly known unit! William

[Adrian Stevenson]

Nice pics, not seen those before. Lez says thanks too.

We will scan some pics. But give us some time as life is very busy at the moment.

Cheers, Ade & Lez.

[shinsakuto]

Nice pics, not seen those before. Lez says thanks too.

We will scan some pics. But give us some time as life is very busy at the moment.

Cheers, Ade & Lez.

You are welcome.
Here is a couple more.
Chief Commandant Mrs GM Cook


Early war MTC with ATS officer tunic and hat. I bet this is the model Sam Stewart in Foyle's War took after

[shinsakuto]

Pretty and young MTC do exist not just in movies
She could be married then, a Mrs Saunders 1941

[shinsakuto]

Did anyone find out what the MTC ranking structure badges looks like?

[shinsakuto]

While looking at original WW2 pictures of MTC it suddenly dawned on me that MTC buttons are originally light brown patinated like that of the FANY but and are not bright like they do for ATS.
I inspected some MTC buttons which I thought has age patination but underneath the buttons the seperate construction with the "Gaunt" maker name are lustrous shine and mint looking
I remember Jennifer Brennan who does MTC polishes her tunic buttons.

[Sniper1944]

I remember Jennifer Brennan who does MTC polishes her tunic buttons.

Out of the 3 tunics we have, all have MTC buttons. Two appear to have had the bronzing polished off (presumable by the original owners, not us), while the third still retains the bronzing. The two tunics with polished buttons were first cleaned when they came into the collection in order to remove any tarnishing that could transfer to the material. Other than that the buttons have not been polished by us.






Paul (Jens husband).

[Adrian Stevenson]

This little press cutting I discovered today at work in a box and makes interesting reading.

Cheers, Ade.

[maering]

The Corps Commandant Fleur de Lys & 3 Gold bars on blue
Staff Commandant Fleur de Lys & 2 Gold bars on blue
Senior Commandant Fleur de Lys & 1 Gold bar on blue
Commandant Rose & 2 Gold bars on blue
Commander Rose & 2 Gold bar on blue
Captain 3 stars on blue or khaki
Lieutenant 2 stars on blue or khaki
Ensign 1 star on blue or khaki
Staff tabs Captain & above replace the collar badges (believe these are blue)

Not sure if anyone is still interested

Did anyone keep a photo of the rank insignia mentioned ?

[maering]

Sorry typo above Commander Rose & 1 Gold bar on blue