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| Vernon Busby 2nd from left Howard Davies 3rd from Left |
The Triumph motorcycle with Gloria Sidecar converted to an Ambulance seen at the Brooklands Red Cross day on 20 June 1914 was very much a concept machine. It was however later further developed by Royal Enfield.
Sunbeam had been very successful in the 1914 Isle of Man TT winning the team prize. Rider Howard Raymond Davies later of HRD fame was no doubt thinking of his racing career and could not have known that he would soon be flying for the Royal Flying Corps as an artillery spotter later to be shot down. Unknown to the Allies he was captured alive leading to him being posted missing presumed dead. Vernon Busby another team member had already had some military experience, although this was far from his thoughts as he also continued a successful season.
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