Sherman Crab T147955 “Avalon” Overloon. Regiment? Damage?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

I think I have seen tall boxes like the one on the left side of the Crab, on both sides of a Crab on display at Borden. They might be Chalk Boxes used to mark either side of the trail being cleared.

In a couple of the photos you posted showing the left side of the Crab, just forward of this tall box, there is a dark rectangular mark. Hard to tell if it is where something was fitted to the hull at one time or possibly a marking in a dark paint like a four or five letter word. Part of a WD number in white can be seen further aft on the left side.

You mean this? That's strange, don't think I've seen this type of fitting before.

The dark rectangular mark could be the name or another marking painted out, that happened quite often after a vehicle was struck off strength.

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