Australian Grants uncovered

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by David Dunlop

Hi Mike.

Did the Grant outlast the Matilda in Australian Army service or did they both exit around the same time?


David.

I believe the petrol powered Grants were disposed of early after the war but the diesel powered version was kept in service til the mid 1950s. History: http://anzacsteel.hobbyvista.com/Arm...les/m3ph_1.htm

Matilda history: seems that they were declared obsolete at wars end. https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/a...ia/aus_matilda

Found this on the windscreen panel of the farm jeep I bought 3 years ago: 4th Arm regiment sign . The jeep is a mish mash of parts so the windscreen could be from anywhere.

The other link is: my 1940 C8 had this scratched on the Instrumant panel - VX 65738 JS Hunter, he was a tank gunner in the 2/4 Arm regiment on Bougainville Island.