Info wanted on Sherman IC T 269916
Hi All , is there somewhere a list where I can check the service life of Sherman IC T 269916 ?
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M4. Mk IC Firefly 269916
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At the end of March 1945 T269916 was with 22 CAR, Canadian Grenadier Guards https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...el_t12742/1101 Cheers Kevin |
Here’s the info provided by Mark Tonner many years ago
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...959#post101959 |
Thanks , Must be an age thing , I rememberred asking this before , but couldn`t remember where .
As a side thing is they mentionned RAM 25 pr , so no Sexton name at that time . |
Something to remember about official names in the Second World War, is that a lot of them were only popularised by (if you ask me) the early AFV historians/authors in the 1960s and beyond. Yes, the official name of the Ram with 25-pounder was Sexton, but that doesn’t mean it was in common use everywhere, or even anywhere. But due to the influence of those early authors, everybody today uses that name for the vehicle.
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And posting the question again brought it under the attention of Kevin T who could add new info. |
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With respect Fireflies and the Canadian army - see attached - which suggests 60 were allocated with 45 going to regiments and 15 reserve. It is possible that Maurice's IC was in the reserve stock... certainly my VC appears to have arrived in NWE in Jan 45 and been passed from one delivery regiment to another until being issued to 21st CAR at the start of April 45 (possibly a replacement after losses in the Hochwald gap). To be sure about Maurice's I suspect it needs to be tracked back through the records with the Elgin Regiment Attachment 133264 Tim |
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I will have a check and see if it turns up anywhere else but I did find it here with F Sqn. https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...eel_t12740/465 and here https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...el_t12740/1268 and here https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...el_t12740/1273 Cheers Kevin |
From what I found out Earlyer , they all ended up at Holten in the Netherlands , Mine is on that list , as well as the one Owned by Staman . somehow they all ended in Belgium .
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25th CADR were supplying the whole of 21st Army Group, both Canadian and British, I believe.
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