I.D. Plates

[Lynn Eades]

Richard, I am assuming a few things here, and the first one is that the "TL" number TL11848 (Tank Light) is a number issued in " Mother England". Just as theCanadian carriers were prefixed "CTL" (Canadian Tank Light) I would have thought this number to be the War Department number but the plate allready clearly shows a 4 digit war dept. number ( T2690) You may well be correct in that it may be the part number for the plate. When some other pictures of plates are posted, they will help to solve these questions.
With regard to the "L",it is cast onto the plate. I would have to assume, that all six of the batch carried a similar plate with the "L" on them.
The reason why I asked is that the New Zealand built carriers had an "L" on their I.D.plates in the same manner and I assumed (again)that it designated "Local (pattern)". Having now seen this plate, I realize that it does not.
Can anybody shed any light on these questions?
Do Canadian I.D. plates have a part number on them?
This is the (Bren) carrier on which the plate resides.