Caught Sleeping

[panhead_jim]

These pictures are equal parts interesting and amusing. They all show dispatch riders sleeping on their motorcycles. This must have been a common practice as there seems to be lots of these photos showing riders from all sides. Only the Americans seem to have either not slept on their motorcycles or managed to park somewhere without photographers when they did...



Sleeping with the Enemy

[tfburke3]

These pictures are equal parts interesting and amusing. They all show dispatch riders sleeping on their motorcycles. This must have been a common practice as there seems to be lots of these photos showing riders from all sides. Only the Americans seem to have either not slept on their motorcycles or managed to park somewhere without photographers when they did...



Sleeping with the Enemy

Any working man would tell you that clearly he is just resting!
BTW I really enjoy and appreciate you posts and pics.
Thanks
tom

[AFJ]

These pictures are equal parts interesting and amusing. They all show dispatch riders sleeping on their motorcycles. This must have been a common practice as there seems to be lots of these photos showing riders from all sides. Only the Americans seem to have either not slept on their motorcycles or managed to park somewhere without photographers when they did...



Sleeping with the Enemy

Actually the motorcyclist in the picture is not asleep - there is a lit cigar in his right hand.

The picture was taken on April 14, 1945 at Arnhem in the Netherlands and shows Private L. Wilkins of the Essex Scottish Light Infantry regiment. His STEN 9mm sub-machine gun is propped against his M20 BSA. The full kit in his saddlebags would indicate that his unit is on the move (and at that time the Canadian forces were over the Rhine and advancing into northern Germany.) Note the bullet hole in the BSA's toolbox.
Interestingly, his regiment, now the Essex and Kent Scottish, (originating in Southwestern Ontario) have been in military action as part of Canada's armed forces for 200 years, most recently on deployment in Afghanistan but first in the taking of Detroit in the summer of 1812.

AFJ

[Panuckle]

Some of these guys might be sleeping on their bikes so no one can" borrow" them .

John