Valcartier Sherman

[Ed Storey]

I believe the M4A2E8 Shermans were only used in Canada by the Reserves. Here is another photo of a tank minus the M1919A4 MGs.

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[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

I believe the M4A2E8 Shermans were only used in Canada by the Reserves. Here is another photo of a tank minus the M1919A4 MGs.

Maybe they ran out of rope to tie the 1919A4 on the turret?

Ed, why do you believe only the CF Reserve used the M4A2E8’s?

[Ed Storey]

Originally Posted by Michael R.

Maybe they ran out of rope to tie the 1919A4 on the turret?

Ed, why do you believe only the CF Reserve used the M4A2E8’s?

I was under the impression that the Regular Force used the Centurion with the Reserves getting the Shermans. As well, the M4A2E8s never served outside of Canada so every photograph should show them being used in Canada. Now I can see the Regular Force using the M4A2E8 Shermans in Canada prior to the introduction of the Centurion and would enjoying seeing an image from that time period as everything I have was taken after 1955.

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

I was under the impression that the Regular Force used the Centurion with the Reserves getting the Shermans. As well, the M4A2E8s never served outside of Canada so every photograph should show them being used in Canada. Now I can see the Regular Force using the M4A2E8 Shermans in Canada prior to the introduction of the Centurion and would enjoying seeing an image from that time period as everything I have was taken after 1955.

Agreed. Nothing but a training tank assigned in Canada only.
A former CF fellow using nom de plume ‘Silverhawk’, Harold Skaarup, has written extensively on the history of these medium tanks.

The commonly used nomenclature and technical nomenclature is ‘passionately’ discussed on other social ( ? ha !) media sites.