Rob, Richard posted on an HMVF thread about 31 Base Workshop, Ashford.
https://hmvf.co.uk/topic/43102-mil-web/
Is there any way to access The Command Workshop papers, Ive been trolling though every thing I can think of but it may be included with something ive not thought of.
Colin
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Thanks Rik, that helps.
These are the similar numbers and some other odds listed in the post war BSA key cards, there may be a similar number in the Norton and Matchless cards as well?, there are several "14/CW" listed which presumably was another Command Workshop, its possible that two of the digits in some cases are the year the rebuild took place, there are also going to be some typos.
Rob
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R1005
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Hi Rob,
14CW would have been my old workplace, 14 Command Workshop, Ashford, Kent, renumbered to 44 in Sixties
Thank you Richard, "ASH" seems to be rather overused in British establishment use, but you don't look old enough to have been there in 1955/6.
Ashford Kent 14 Command Workshop
Ashford Middlesex 31 Command Workshop
Ashchurch Gloucestershire Central Vehicle Depot
Rob
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Hi Rob,
I wear well! Actually I was there from 1974 to 96 when it closed, it was renumbered 44 in that period. Ashford Middlesex was a Base Workshop (not a Command), I think it closed around 1958.
regards,
Richard
I wear well! Actually I was there from 1974 to 96 when it closed, it was renumbered 44 in that period. Ashford Middlesex was a Base Workshop (not a Command), I think it closed around 1958.
regards,
Richard
The frame and engine numbers of each bike. If they did would it be possible by knowing the engine no 90625 to find the original Frame no, also the batch no and where it would have gone to. If this is possible could somebody point me in the right direction to find this information
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To add to the info that 25CW was the workshop in lanark. Ive now discovered that the original civilian registration was in Nairn.
It would appear that all the records from this area were destroyed, so another dead end, but at least I know that it was based in Scotland.So does anybody know if the census numbers followed a particular patten in the Scottish regiments.
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Engine 90625 was from the very last contract (S6150) in 1944 and was fitted in frame 73625 which was given census number C6112625. See how the last digits 625 follow on in this series of numbers. Ron
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Blocks of Census numbers were not allocated to units, although quite often numbers close to each other arrived at the same place. All machines from this contract were delivered to RAOC Chilwell, theoretically at 1400 per month commencing November 1944. Although originally for 10,000 bikes, (Frames 73000 - 82999 and engines 90000 - 99999) it was curtailed at 6089 so the last frame number was 79088. Presumably the highest engine was 96088.
According to the Chilwell records, the census numbers issued were C6112000 - 6117286, 288-309, 311-332, 334-6118091...no explanation for why 6112310 and 6112333 were not used...but they may well have stayed with the matching last two digits (25) that seem to have featured across all makes by this time.
It is likely that the deliveries were delayed and the bike may well still have been at Chilwell at the end of the war - they were building up huge stocks for a war in the Far East that was expected to last another two years...it could have been sent anywhere after that...and of course not only Scottish infantry regiments were stationed in Scotland.
Ron and Rik Im amazed at the depth of knowledge you two have, and cannot express my gratitude enough for the help you have given me.
Colin
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Only just saw this now, but will check over the weekend, and post what I can find.
Cheers,
Lex