FAT cab 13 No 9 resto

[Mike Cecil]

They are, I think, the rear door bump stops.

The Formation sign is the same throughout the Div. I'm away at the moment, and have only limited ref with me, so cannot look into the knight symbol till I get home early Feb. But the ref I have with me on the formation sign are as stated earlier.

Incidentally, in August 1943, 21 Field Regt was amalgamated with 22 Fd Regt and the combined regt elected to join the AIF to become 21/22 Field Regt (AIF). The Unit sign red over blue with 76 remained the same for the combined unit. So my earlier comment that the unit sign after Aug 1944 would be 21 over 74 was incorrect: it would have been 21-22 over 74.

What data do you have on the gun? Barrel make and mark and serial, breech block make and mark, saddle make and number, welded or riveted trail, etc: be interested to know some details, please.

Regards

Mike

[Mrs Vampire]

Hi Mike

the gun is
QF25MkII

MO 1942 p Jacket number L/6998

Cwt8 Lbs4

F16637

Breech 25Pr MkII M.O. 1942

Trail saddle 25Pr No11 Mk1
Trail Carr 25Pr Mk1 l L l

Ruwolt 1942

Reg No 5116

The cradle is the cast type and the trail is riveted.

I Haven't seen a breech with the manufacturer M.O before which I take means Maribyrnong Ordinance factory.

Gun first issued to Qld 21 Field regiment ...I hope as that would tie in with the FAT and the Stuart...

[Mrs Vampire]

another question:

I see the Canberra FAT has the canvas bag for the side curtains...The drawing for that bag says GMH vehicles only...so do I get a bag made or is the Canberra veh incorrect??

[Keith Webb]

I think that in common with a number of the drawings in that collection there was a GM-H version and a Ford version of an item, possibly the page with the Ford version of the bag was missing... there's nowhere else to stow the side curtains on a No.9.

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

another question:

I see the Canberra FAT has the canvas bag for the side curtains...The drawing for that bag says GMH vehicles only...so do I get a bag made or is the Canberra veh incorrect??

[Mike K]

This example was W/O in 1961