Tac No. help

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by ARTY-BOY

Cheers Mark
Seems strange both Regts using the same No. Trying to help a chap who has aquired a Helmet in Holland with this painted on and wants to know which Regt it came from.
Regards
Rob

Hi Rob;

The Arm of Service marking, in this case '73' on a horizontally divided red over blue background, was meant to be read in conjunction with the formation sign carried by the vehicle. In the two Canadian armoured divisions the AoS number ‘73' was used to identify the divisional LAA regiment, while in the three Canadian infantry divisions the AoS number ‘47' was used to identify the divisional LAA regiment. Both ‘Corps Troops’ LAA regiments of I and II Canadian Corps used the AoS number ‘14' with a 2-inch white bar above the Arm of Service marking, denoting Corps Troops.

Cheers