Knowledge of the Canadian Army on 6 June, 1944

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

We know that 72 were used as troop transport (as per Mark's comments), and I suspect the other four were used for command & control. Each of the 76 was assigned ONE driver/mech - no other crewmen - but there were supposedly six officers assigned to the new unit from the Elgins. With two attached to Corps HQ, that would leave four for the "extra" Kangaroos.

Next point: By the Boulogne operation, there were only 53 operational Kangaroos left, but we don't know the disposition of the remainder as yet. Of the 53, we know some were kept on and converted to armoured command vehicles; and the fact is, the rest may not have been in any condition to "return to the Yanks". Although some records indicate they were to be turned back, I suspect many may have been written off, possibly due to wear and possibly due to good ol' Canadian subterfuge...