Canadian tank names

[kevinT]

I have recently been sent a list of tank names used by the Canadian Army during WWII for:-

• HQ Squadron 5 Armoured Brigade
• Lord Strathconas Horse
• 8th Princess Loiuses ( New Brunswick ) Hussars
• British Columbia Dragoons

Could anyone please tell me the tank types used in HQ Squadron for the Brigadiers tank, Brigade Rear Link, OP tanks, Number 1 Protective Troop.

• LSH, Recce Troop, Ammunition tanks and Recovery tanks,
• 8th Princess Loiuse, Recce Troop and Recovery tanks,
• BCD, Recce Troop, Ammunition tanks and Recovery tanks,

I am assuming that the gun tanks were either Sherman IB, Sherman V and Firefly.
Thanks for any help or assistance. Also thanks to Mike for the list.

Cheers
Kevin

[John McGillivray]

I posted the list of the SdSH Sherman names here on ML about two years ago.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/47208...stories+-+LdSH

Tank types for LdSH would be as followers

• Regt HQ tanks - Sherman V
• Sqn HQ tanks - Sherman V with two tanks being replaced by 105mm Sherman Ibs starting in October 1944
• OP tanks - LdSh did not have ture OP tanks like those used by Artillery units, instead a number of their Sherman Vs were fitted with a second radio beside the co-driver and could be used by Arty FOOs attached to the LdSH as required.
• Recce Troop - Stuart Vs without turrets in Italy. replaced by Stuart VI with turrets after their move to NWE in March 1945
• Ammo tanks- Stuart V tanks without turrets discarded from recce troop and converted to ammo carriers in March 1945.
• Gun tanks - Sherman Vs with one 75mm tank in each troop being replaced by a Sherman IC starting in October 1944. Second Firefly (Sherman IC or Sherman V) added to each troop after move to NWE in March 1945. Note that each fighting troop in LdSH only had three tanks in Italy, but had four tanks in NWE.
• Recovery tanks - Rod and Ram - Sherman V

From the info that I have it appears that LdSH was the only Regiment in 5CAD to be issued Firefly tanks in Italy. Also I think that only one Regiment in 1CAB received them. It may have being the Ontario Regiment (11CAR) because it is the senior regiment of the Brigade. I know that the Three Rivers Regiment did not have Fireflies in Italy.

Kevin can you share this info with others?

[kevinT]

Response to Re: Canadian tank types

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The names and numbers listed below come from a number of sources, books, web sites, model forums and kind souls who have forwarded information to me. All I have done is to compile the various bits and pieces.
I have only added the Recce Troop, Ammunition and Recovery Tanks names for LdSH rather than duplicate the great information John has done in a former post.
If anyone can add any additional WD serials or match those listed to the names it would be much appreciated.
I hope this is of some use to some one.

HQ Squadron 5th Canadian Armoured Brigade
Tank: No Name
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Thor" Brigadiers Tank
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI T271450 "Toronto" Brigadiers Recce
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Triton" Brigade Rear Link
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Terror" O.P.
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Torment" O.P.
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Torture" O.P.
Infantry, Mk III, Valentine "Tay" Bridgelayer
Infantry, Mk III, Valentine "Thames" Bridgelayer
Infantry, Mk III, Valentine "Tweed" Bridgelayer

2nd Armoured Regiment, Lord Strathcona's Horse ( Royal Canadians ), 5th Armoured Division
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Sally" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Saskatoon" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Sonya" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Stardust" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Swede" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Sweetheart" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Sylvia" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Scooter" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Scrapper" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Shadow" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Sinner" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Skipper" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Slasher" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Slugger" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Socker" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Spider" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Spotter" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Stalker" Recce Troop
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ram" ARV
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Rod" ARV
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT146617
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT148622
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT153687

8th Princess Louise ( New Brunswick ) Hussars, 5th Armoured Regiment, 5th Canadian Armoured Division
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Achilles" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Agha Khan" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Appollo" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Auchenleck" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Adder II" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Albatross IX" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Amherst" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ant Eater" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Abegeweit" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Acorn II" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Apohaqui" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Artichoke" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Abitibi" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Amur II" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Anagance" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Aroostock III" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Alcatraz II" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Annapolis" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Arizona II" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Avonmore" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4, Sherman Mk IB "Bonar II" B Sqn HQ
M4, Sherman Mk IB "Balboa" B Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Beatty" B Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Byng" B Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bittern" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bluebird" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bluejay" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Buzzard" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Beet" B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Broccolli" B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT231758"Bulls Eye" B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Burdock II" B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bayswater" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Belleisle II" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bridgewater" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Buctouche III" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bagdad" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Boston" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Brooklyn" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT231748"Barcelona" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cabot" C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Columbus" C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cook" C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT212442"Cartier" C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cairo" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Chatam" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Coriano" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cyprus" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cedar" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cherry" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT231802"Chestnut" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Chicory" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Chaleur" C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Chanty" C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Clark" C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Como" C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Canada" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ceontello" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cornwall" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Crowborough" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Hampton" RHQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Havoc" RHQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Hot Box" RHQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT231904"Hussar" RHQ
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Haggis" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Halibut" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Heather" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Hector" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Hellcat" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Herbie" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Herring" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Hesperus" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Hobo" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Hoo-Doo" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Huron" Recce Troop
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Heaver" ARV
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Hefter" ARV
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT147334
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT152541
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT236952

9th Armoured Regiment, British Columbia Dragoons, 5th Armoured Brigade, 5th Armoured Division
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Adolphus" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Aloysius" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Alphonse" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Augustus" A Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Anophile" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ant" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Asp" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Auk" A Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Alfalfa" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Apple" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ash" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Asparagus" A Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Adriatic" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Arctic" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Assinboine" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Atlan" A Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Acton" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ancaster" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Andover" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ascot" A Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT231759 B Sqn
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Barnacle Bill" B Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Beaverbrook" B Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bluebeard" B Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bonaparte" B Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Badger" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bison" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bruin" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bulldog" B Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bamboo" B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Barleycorn" B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Begonia" B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bullrush B Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bella Coola" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bosphorous" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bow" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bug" B Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Barkerville" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Bercee" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Blighty" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Burnaby" B Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cecil III" C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Ceris I" C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Clair I" C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cutherbert III"C Sqn HQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Catamount" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Collie" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Colt II" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Coyote" C Sqn 1 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cantelope VI" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cinnamon IV" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Citron" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cucumber" C Sqn 2 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Catuga IV" C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Chatenooga III"C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Columbia II" C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Cowichan" C Sqn 3 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Casade III" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Chasm II" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Comox III" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Courtenay" C Sqn 4 Trp
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Dauntless V" RHQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Dracula I" RHQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Dragoon II" RHQ
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Drake II" RHQ
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dagwood I" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Daisy II" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Daylight III" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Debonair II" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Diamond II" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dinghy II" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dolphin II" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Duchess III" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dundas II" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dusky III" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dynamo" Recce Troop
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dainty" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Danger" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dumbell" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Deacon" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Delirious" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Dinosaur" Ammunition Carrier
M5A1, Stuart Mk VI "Ditto" Ammunition Carrier
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Dash I" ARV
M4A4, Sherman Mk V "Dot I" ARV
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT151433
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT151845
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT152490
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT152764
M4A4, Sherman Mk V CT228317

Cheers
Kevin

[John McGillivray]

Thank you Kevin for the tank names.

The only problem I have is with the ammo tanks. In the LdSH Regimental history it states that the ammo tanks were old Stuart Vs (M3A3) that were used by the recce troop in Italy. When LdSH moved to NWE in March 1945 the recce troop’s M3A3 were replaced by M5A1s (Stuart VI). Seven of the old recce tanks were retained and converted to ammo carriers.

Dose anyone know it the old Stuarts kept their names from the recce troop, or were they given new names with the old names being transferred to the new M5A1s?

Here is a photo from the Regimental history showing two of the ammo carriers.

[kevinT]

Thanks John,

I didn't have an actual date for the names so I was unsure of the tank types, hence the question.

Can you make out the WD on that Ammo carrier? It would be another off the list.

Cheers
Kevin

[Perry Kitson]

Kevin,
I noticed in your list of tank names for HQ in the 5TH Brigade you have a M5A1 Stuart "Toronto". Years ago, talking to the late Bill Gregg, he mentioned that during the restoration of his M5A1 they uncovered the name Toronto. I wonder if this is the same vehicle, now residing, I believe, in Shilo, Manitoba.

Perry