Ram Tank photos

[sapper740]

Here are a few pics from a Star Weekly article dated July 11, 1942 showcasing Canada's new tank, the Ram Cruiser tank as it takes on a "flivver". Enjoy!

CHIMO! Derek

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by sapper740

Here are a few pics from a Star Weekly article dated July 11, 1942 showcasing Canada's new tank, the Ram Cruiser tank as it takes on a "flivver". Enjoy!

Derek, enjoying themselves they surely did. Why is it they always want to run over a car?

Can you make out the registration number on the orginal print?

Thanks,
Hanno

[Darrell Zinck]

Hanno

We run over cars because it's fun.

Last month for the Family Day, we sold raffle tickets to ride in the loaders hole of a Leo IIA4 while crushing a car. Sold out in about 3 seconds! My youngest gave hers to a late-arriving family and they won!! They tried to give it back but she'd have none of it. Good girl.

If anyone wants these Ram pics in print form, they are for sale on ebay. No connection to the seller.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/1942-CANADIAN...item27f2636af0

regards
Darrell

[Bob Cohoon]

Here are a few photos, taken last week , outside a Vancouver regiment, just for interest

[David Dunlop]

Was that the home of the BC Dragoons? Burrard Street Armoury? There used to be a Sherman sitting in front of it back in the 1980's which made for great, easy comparisons. Nice to know the Ram is still alive and well.


David

[Roger Lucy]

It's an early Ram II, presumably one of the ones sent to Debert NS for training 4 CAD. They were then shipped back to MLW, for reconditioning - note the welded shut sponson doors and pistol port, plus the Mk.V 6-pounder and sent to Borden for training.

[Bob Cohoon]

Yes, it is the Beatty Street drill hall/ armoury of the British Columbia Regiment in Vancouver. I think I saw an Easy 8 late model Sherman nearby, and also a very old muzzle loading cannon. I' ll try and put a link here to all this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatty_Street_Drill_Hall

[jeff davis]

Very common for Hockey Fans to sit on Cannons of the Tanks after Winning Hockey Games
Not to often in Vancouver

[r.morrison]

Clive......for what it's worth. I have an original Manual for the Ram 1 and 2 published May 1942. Some photos and drawings. Plus a student's precis A.F.V. School Instructional Wing No.1 C.O.R.U. Ram 11 tank booklet published 1940 (?) with some additional info stapled inside. If you would like to borrow them, no problem. Let me know......Robert

[servicepub (RIP)]

Originally Posted by r.morrison

Clive......for what it's worth. I have an original Manual for the Ram 1 and 2 published May 1942. Some photos and drawings. Plus a student's precis A.F.V. School Instructional Wing No.1 C.O.R.U. Ram 11 tank booklet published 1940 (?) with some additional info stapled inside. If you would like to borrow them, no problem. Let me know......Robert

Thanks Robert. Have these already. In ant event, the bok is done so the rush is over.
Cheers,
C

[david moore]

This photo of my friends father, Wilfred French, taken at Debert Nov 1942. He was in the BC Reg 4CAD. Where's the gun barrel?

[Ed Storey]

It is facing the other direction, the image shows the back of the turret.

[Roger Lucy]

Don't forget that many early Ram IIs were delivered without their armament because of 6-pdr shortages, there are numerous examples illustrated in Canada's Pride.
Roger

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Ram CT159964



Caption: "WW2 - Christmas 1943. The Sherbrooke Fusiliers — an armoured unit — are in Highcliffe, England.
In this photo, Lt. Ian McLean is dressed as Father Christmas (Santa Claus) in his “sleigh” — a Cdn Ram tank.
Photo by James Gethyn Jones, C Sqn, SFR."

Source: http://mapleleafup.tumblr.com/post/3...ooke-fusiliers

[Robert Bergeron]

Go the 27 th

Go the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regt.

Merry Christmas Hanno. Great shot .



Robert

[Roddy de Normann]

Hanno

Great shot...I hold the fol on the veh -

Ram IID (converted to Ammo Carrier)

C Sqn, 27th (Canadian) Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusiliers Regiment) & 21st Army Group Stocks (Veh was a gun tk with 27 CAR)

7 Jan 44 - UK. Ex FROST. Veh noted as X cas during exercise due to bogie probs - Ex veh returns, 27 CAR War Diary, Can NA Microfilm T-12757

1 Apr 44 - Veh noted with C Sqn, 27 CAR - Regt op veh listing, Regt War Diary, CNA Microfilm T-12757, ps.1734-1740

15 Jun 45 - Veh listed as held on stock against Canadian census charge - Canadian Archives

Hope this helps

Roddy

[Tim Bell]

Canadian Tank somewhere in the UK.



Tim

Edit - So... now I know it's a RAM and there's a section for it here - will try and make a better copy of the photo the picture came from... I have the original image.

[John McGillivray]

Here is a photo of a Ram Tank being towed by a Mack Wrecker from The Memory Project.



http://datav2.thememoryproject.com/i...7_original.jpg

[Hanno Spoelstra]

In the early days after WW2 the Swiss Army museum at Thun had a Ram Tank on display.

This raises a few questions:

1) What was a Ram tank doing in Switzerland? Did they procure an example for testing after WW2?

2) As the Ram is no longer in the collection at Thun, who knows what happened to it? Expended as a range target?

"Josiane Blaser: Posing on an M4 Shermann tank (sic). My dad at recruit school or rehearsal class.
He had attended his school from July 3, 1944 to October 28, 1944. ER II / 2 Cp mitr.IV. Then active service from January 6, 45 to March 27, 45."


Source: https://notrehistoire.ch/entries/ELJYMkpQ85R


Source: https://notrehistoire.ch/entries/XEVY79Xq8GL