Hi Guys I need your help

I am currently building the accurate armour AEC Matador Gun Tractor and was wondering if it was used by the 8th Army Desert Rats 23rd Field Brigade Royal Artillery 1939-1945 in North Africa and Italy if so what decals should I use and what colour should it be painted camouflage etc
I have recently found out that my Grandad was in this regiment and so I would like to depict the correct markings etc of a vehicle within his regiment

Kind Regards
Keven

A Field artillery regiment in ww2 would have used the 25pdr gun/how with it's own gun tractor (Quad) or the 105mm SP 'Priest'/ 25pdr 'Sexton' SP.
A Matador could have been used but it would have been a waste of a valuable madium/heavy tractor.

Hi Keven

Here's an excellent RA link, you should get most of what you ned here.

http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

If I can find it I have a picture of the one at Duxford - Derert Sand overall if I remember correctly.

Good ides to ask Derek Barton over on IPMS too.

Al

Something that might be of help

http://nigelef.tripod.com/maindoc.htm

http://nigelef.tripod.com/regtsumm.htm


23 Fd Regt (Reg)

Reformed 6/40
SP regt

Where, when and with

Exeter 1938 - 3 Div
France 1939-40 - 3 & 51 (Highland) Inf Divs
UK 1941-2 - 48 & 77 Inf Divs & 24 Gds Inf Bde Gp
Tunisia 1942-3 - 2 AGRA
Salerno 9/43 - 2 AGRA
Italy 1943-4 - 2 AGRA, 3 Polish Inf Div
Italy 1944 - 1 Armd & 46 Inf Divs
Italy 1944-5 - 24 Gds Inf Bde Gp (6 SA Armd Div)


Lost St Valery 6/40
64 Trg Regt

Extract from the site

Nige