[Jon Skagfeld]

Further to all of the above.

I have a picture dated Apr 59 showing several of our vehicles in a compound. There is a Chev Panel identified as 57-11711, beside it sits a WIRE-5 identified as 81-881. At the time we also had M37s and M152s in the 54-xxxxx configuration.

Also, to further muddy the waters, I have before me a pamphlet published by the QMG, AHQ, Ottawa, Mar 60. It is catalogued as NSN 7610-21-102-1826, and titled "Canadian Army Catalogue of Ordnance Stores Generic Listing of Vehicle and Tracked Equipments...Showing Census Code Numbers".

Note 2 in its preface reads...CENSUS CODE: The 6 digit code replaces the 4 digit code for all purposes.

Some examples:

Truck, Utility,1/4T, 4x4, w/e, old code 2230, new code 121110, i.e. a Jeep

Truck, Van, 15 cwt, 4x4, FFW, old code 2510, new code 172105, i.e. a C15-A WIRE-5

Truck, Cargo,3/4T, 4x4, w/e, old code 2502, new code 122101, i.e. an M37.

So what has therein been described as a census number is in actual fact our current Equipment Configuration Code (ECC) which catalogues equipments by type rather than in a true, accepted meaning of the word "census".

I can see now the thrust of Mike Dorosh's question and his confusion.