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18/1/1919 At first I thought i Crossley was a person (can't make out the rank however), but could it be a car?
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I believe it is a car:
I read it as 2nd Army Box car Crossley recovered from Moulins-sous-Fléron having (returnes?) from Paris.
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cyngast
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There was a Crossley Motors in Manchester. They were a car manufacturer but became a major supplier of military vehicles during the First World War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossley_Motors
I tagged some other sections of this diary. I recognized Major Murphy's style right away: "Supplies normal." I thought his diaries were more interestingly written than other divisional train diaries I've tagged. He seems to care quite a bit for his vehicles and he describes a lot of the other things they do besides the supplies, but you'll never know the initials of his subalterns.
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erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be
in response to cyngast's comment.
Didn't know his name was Murphy. You are right about his style: Supplies normal, loading and issuing as yesterday. Seems he only knows one day: yesterday 😉 . On the other hand I had one name with initials G.P.S. Clark, probably Gordon Paget Stuart Clark.
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