Thursday 11 September 2014

7 -13 September 1914


Well Known Rider Invalided Home
TT Winner Vernon Busby was sent home after being shot in the leg. His reports of life at the front give us a vivid picture of the first six weeks of the war. After recovery, Busby became a motorcycle trainer and later a pilot.


Ambulance Sidecars begin to make their Mark
First developed by the Red Cross in June 1913 manufacturers were begining to develop sidecar ambulances. One of the first to be seen on the streets of Bristol was the Dalton developed by H. J. Dalton and Co, Croft Road, Coventry.

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