Australian ? M.T.CATG.

[Rich Payne]

Richard,

All credit to Chris Orchard for the research he did. He does state that the information in the official records is often conflicting.

I haven't actually ploughed through the factory ledgers but have some information extracted from the pre-war records by someone with an interest in that area. The pre-war WD bikes were built alongside the civilian models. There is a story that the books were rescued from a skip at Andover when Nortons collapsed but sadly most of the wartime records do not seem to have survived.

Am I right in thinking that the "keycards" date to the transition to the post-war system and would only show vehicles still on strength at that time ? My 16H appears to have been abandoned prior to Dunkirk so presumably wouldn't appear.

I suppose others from the batch may have survived so may give some clue. Do you know how they are categorised? Are they accessible to the public ?

Rich