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WW1 Bikepackers
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:52 pm
by johnnystorm
Roaming about this weekend I stopped by St. Andrews church in Covehithe. It's a church far too big for the village, in fact it's always been too big, it was a vanity project for its original sponsor!
Looking around I saw a list of parishioners who had served in the First World War and one of the Regiments caught my eye....
- Wall plaque
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So I had a quick look on Google to see about the cycling regiments and found a few pics:
- Somme 1917
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- 36th_Divisional_Cyclist_Company,_1918.jpg (117.4 KiB) Viewed 2030 times
Re: WW1 Bikepackers
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 9:55 pm
by johnnystorm
The recruiting poster made me smile:
- Recruitment poster
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More general info here:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Cyclist_Corps
Re: WW1 Bikepackers
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 10:40 pm
by Richpips
http://ruedatropical.com/2009/02/swiss-army-bicycles/
The last model Swiss military bike, the MO 93 could lug over 300 pounds.
Iirc the WW1 cyclists were never deployed.
Re: WW1 Bikepackers
Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 11:16 pm
by johnnystorm
From the wiki page:
Cyclists were employed in combat, but in conditions of trench warfare they were generally found to be ineffective. In 1918, however, with the deadlock of the trenches overcome, cyclists once more proved invaluable for reconnaissance.
Re: WW1 Bikepackers
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 12:43 am
by Yorlin
Would they let you have a bullet proof tarp?
Re: WW1 Bikepackers
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 7:03 am
by royAB
"Bad teeth no bar"
Sheesh, sounds rough!
Can't have had many takers...
Re: WW1 Bikepackers
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 8:37 am
by Alpinum