Carrier Data plates

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Here is some data we gleaned from 5 carriers we robbed from in Northern Ontario. I'll list them from lowest serial to highest so you can see how they drifted apart (and together again) over production.

1: Early mk1 std carrier carrier, no numbers on front armour, fender data plate missing:
Div Plate CB607
Hull no 752

2: CT no T51269 date mfgr 9-42
Front armour 4678
Div plate CB3704
Hull no 3698

3: CT no. CT113354 10-23-1942
Front armour 11101
Div Plate CB10099
Hull no 10094

4: CT no CT163013 1-19-1943
Front armour 13204
Div Plate CB12236
Hull no. 12289

5: Mk1 mortar carrier June 43 (CT numbers rusted: not legible)
Front armour 17781
Div Plate CB16789
Hull no 16881
Contract CD1555

Not sure if this will help anyone, but it might give you some idea as to the spread of serial numbers over production. I believe 3 of these were mortar carriers. All were mk1, and the last one had the Ford ofCanada plate usually seen on MK2s attached to the division plate behind the drivers head.