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Old 28-06-22, 21:57
Colin Alford Colin Alford is offline
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Chronology:

Early Jun 1944 (while 22 CAR was still in England): T 150503 listed as on-strength with 3 Sqn, 22 CAR as call-sign 22. https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...eel_t12727/629

16 Jun 1945: “Fifty tank transporters came in this evening and relieved us of all of 1 and 2 Sqn tanks, and 11 of 3 Sqn’s. We now have left just 8- 3 Sqn tanks and 4 RHQ tanks and 11 Recce tanks (10 Stuarts and 1 Chaffee)” https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...30/849?r=1&s=2

(Note: B Sqn 25 CADR turned-over 49 ex-22 CAR tanks to 264 Special Delivery Squadron Royal Armoured Corps between 18 and 20 Jun 1945. CT 150503 was not among those 49. It is unlikely that CT 150503 was among the 11 - 3 Sqn tanks passed to B Sqn 25 CADR on 16 Jun 1945.)

21 Jun 1945: “First thing this morning all the wallabies, the RHQ tanks and 7 of the 3 Sqn tanks were loaded on transporters and taken away. We now have left 1 x 75mm of 3 Sqn which is to be used on a demonstration and 11 Recce tanks (10 Stuarts and 1 Chaffee)
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...30/850?r=1&s=2

(Note: It is most likely that CT150503 was one of the 7 – 3 Sqn tanks from 22 CAR that passed to 25 CADR on 21 Jun 1945)

27 Jun 1945 – CT 150503 (ex-22 CAR) passed through B Sqn 25 CADR to 264 Special Delivery Squadron Royal Armoured Corps. https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...42/896?r=0&s=3

11 Jul 1945 – “A Record in Unbroken Service” published in “The ’52 Natural’ Voice of the Canadian Grenadier Guards” regimental newspaper.
https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...30/959?r=0&s=2
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Last edited by Colin Alford; 28-06-22 at 22:36. Reason: Correct link, add images.
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