A "Tilly"
Recap on Chapter 2
Refering to the incident when the the Homeguard (?) came looking
for the parachutists who we had seen bale out of a Hinkel bomber arrived where
we were standing in a small army truck, which I have just discovered was called
a ‘Tilly’, which is short for a ‘utility vehicle’.
The 'Tilly' I saw came upthe lane and stopped, there were four of five home guard soldiers sitting the back, one of them held a Lee-Enfield rifle. They asked us if we had seen any parachutists,
We told them that we had, and that they had come down into the grounds of St. Michael's School, and they puttled off to, presumably, go and round them up.
The vehicle was very probably an Austin 10 light truck similar to one pictured illustrated below (borrowed from the WW Webb).
We told them that we had, and that they had come down into the grounds of St. Michael's School, and they puttled off to, presumably, go and round them up.
The vehicle was very probably an Austin 10 light truck similar to one pictured illustrated below (borrowed from the WW Webb).
If I remember correctly the 'soldiers' sat on the floor facing each other, with their elbows resting on the tailboard. I think they were wearing their tin-helmets.
06.10.2016
