War Dept. numbers

[Rob van Meel]

Hi all,

As mentioned before I do a reproduction of the Novembre 1944 "Allocation by Central Census Tanks and vehicles of 'B' vehicles WD numbers" by RAOC Central Ordnance Depot Chilwell.
One of the foreseeable uses of this list is probably that on repairs the contract details of a vehicle being worked on could be found by checking the vehicle number. (in case contract plate was missing?)
The book gives in numerical order the census numbers (WD numbers as painted on the vehicles) in blocks as they were allocated. For details check my website: www.milweb.net/go/groucho
I have compiled a similar list of this data, but in alphabetical order of manufacturer, and within this groupage by contract reference sequence.
Although I try to add to this list, eg chassis numbers from spares lists etc, or Canadian numbers (from pictures etc) I have not come far with the added info. The Beverley museum would not let me in to do research, nor would the Zwijndrecht museum, that have in their library the former Bart Vanderveen collection of manuals etc.