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Cooks of the Belgian 3rd General Service Company. Place and date unknown. |
THE GENERAL SERVICE COMPANIES
1945-46
SHORT HISTORY
3 General Service Companies were raised.
Each company
consisted of a Staff section, a platoon of cooks (84 men),
a platoon of drivers (102 men) and a non-specialised platoon (99
men).
The main task
of the General Service Companies was to supply Allied units with
cooks,
drivers and general service personnel.
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Cooks of the Belgian 3rd General Service Company. Place and date unknown. |
It was a ungrateful task, but the 3 companies never were without work !!!
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| Pay Book from a private from the 2nd General Service Company. |
Coy |
Raised |
Place |
To |
Stationned at |
Disbanded |
Commanding |
1st Gen Service Coy |
February 22 1945 |
Mons |
April 5 1945 |
Brugge
(Belgium) |
Hoogboom
(Belgium) |
Senior
Captain DOMBARD |
2nd Gen Service Coy |
March 19 1945 |
Mons |
April 5 1945 |
Blankenberge
(Belgium) |
Gent
(Belgium) |
Senior
Captain DEBRUE |
3rd Gen Service Coy |
April 21 1945 |
Mons |
May 1 1945 |
Westende
(Belgium) |
Westende
(Belgium) |
Senior Captain DOMBARD |
INSIGNIA AND BADGES
FORMATION BADGE
All 3
companies were assigned to the 21st Army Group,
and subsequently they all wore the formation badge of the Lines
of Communications Troops
of the 21st Army Group.
A blue cross on a red shield.
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Formation
Badge of the L. of C. Troops |
Battle-Dress
blouse of Senior Captain DOMBARD |
INSIGNIA
All men wore the Belgian Rank Insignia.
On both shoulder straps they wore a Belgian crown with the number of the company beneath.
The white tread version and the brass version were both worn.
On the right
arm sleeve they wore the Belgian National Colours,
the Formation
Badge of the LOC Troops of the 21st Army Group, and the Infantry
flash.
On the left
arm they wore a white "Belgium" title,
the Formation
Badge of the LOC Troops of the 21st Army Group, and the Infantry
flash.
