War Dept. numbers

[Richard Farrant]

Originally posted by david moore
Colin

Thanks for info. Do you - or Richard - know what other number blocks were assigned to softskin vehicles in the Canadian army overseas?
From my records I see a few "C" vehicles in the (early?) 195xxx series, a couple in the 415xxxx to 419xxxx range and a lot more in the 57xxxxx through 61xxxxx series.

David,
You ought to obtain a copy of the Chilwell book, "Allocation of Central Census - "B" Vehicle WD Numbers", obtainable from Rob at Groucho Publishing in Holland. Look it up on a search engine, they have a website (details not to hand). This will enlighten you, as the 415xxxx to 419xxxx range is mostly British vehicles with the odd groups assigned to India and Malta, did not see mention of Canada within those numbers. Hope this is of help.
Richard