Help with Canadian Carrier Markings

[RichardT10829]

Hi there Paul, welcome to the family, the serial number you quoted, where was it located ? the lower hull number should be located on the passenger side of the vehicle on the rear end...its on the angle bar that holds the rear armour in place over the nearside track guard.

you have joined a great group of people with a wealth of knowlege.....looks like with your carrier we must have just about a full carrier platoon in the UK now guys.

can you tell us a bit about how you came to find this particular carrier ?

Cheers and once again Welcome


Richie

[Lynn Eades]

TL230 F sounds like a part number. Where exactly is the number on the carrier? Can you post pictures of the inside, and inside rear?
And yes welcome aboard! This is a terminal disease and you have just entered a rehab program. ( you are now titled "Registered user" as are most of us here)
Lynn.

[Paul Butler]

Thanks for the welcome.

The serial number quoted is that on the brass plate on the O/S front track guard. I attach a photo, quality not good I'm afraid , I will try again in due course. Also attached some further pictures of the carrier. As yet I have found no serial number on the hull.

I don't have much history on it except I bought it 4 years ago from a collector local to me. He in turn had imported it from one of the Scandinavian countries where it had been used by a logging company to tow away cut down trees.

Paul

[eddy8men]

hi paul
i'm restoring a mk1* also and you're more than welcome to come up and check mine over i'm having the radiator armour made, if you like i'll get 2 sets knocked up and you can have 1, i could sort you out a few wheels as well as other bits and bobs just let me know

eddy

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Paul,

First of all, welcome to MLU! You'll never find a better group online than here!

Your green/blue "159" suggests a regiment in your own 79th Armoured Division. I don't know which one, but I CAN tell you 1CACR were "157" and the British "APCR" were "158". One of us here will no doubt be able to enlighten you further, but I'm pretty sure this was a Canadian carrier in British service (not uncommon).

Geoff

[RichardT10829]

this would fit in with it appearing to be an early Mk1 as the Canadian government were making carriers for british contracts early on in the war...Nigel Watson would be able to give the diffinitive answer. it does appear to have the british pattern lamps on rather than the canadian ones....but then again these may be aftermarket items... nice carrier though.

I have schematics for the side armour and center bulkhead and front armour... plus a load of other drawings etc.


also have a gunners side armour sheet already cut which is spare.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by RichardT10829

it does appear to have the british pattern lamps on rather than the canadian ones....but then again these may be aftermarket items... nice carrier though.
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Early Canadian carriers had Lucas lamps like this.