Sherman V CT150503 at Trois-Rivières, Québec

[Colin Alford]

War Trophy Tank Sherman V (M4A4 75mm) CT 150503

On 13 Nov 1955, CT 150503 with nickname “Cathy” was dedicated as a monument to the Three Rivers Regiment (12th Canadian Armoured Regiment (12 CAR)). At some point after the dedication a new plaque was added to the memorial which claims that this tank served with 12 CAR in Sicily, Italy and the Netherlands. I believe the claim that this tank served with 12 CAR to be incorrect.

I will attempt to prove that CT 150503 actually served with 22 Canadian Armoured Regiment - The Canadian Grenadier Guards (22 CAR) with the nickname “Ginny”

Sources:
1. Canadian Military Headquarters, London (CMHQ) file “1/War Trophy/1” (Extent of file: images 589 to 755) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...96/589?r=0&s=1
2. War Diary – 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment – Canadian Grenadier Guards (22 CAR)
3. War Diary – 25th Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment – The Elgin Regiment (25 CADR)
4. Directorate of Movements file “HQS-63-310-316, Ships Eastbound Cargo Vessels – S.S. Riverview Park, 5 Jan 46, Antwerp to St-John.” (Extent of file: images 4311 to 4357) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/o...0/4311?r=3&s=2
5. The Montreal Gazette, 16 January 1946 https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...rontpage&hl=en
6. The St. Maurice Valley Chronicle, 10 Nov 1955 https://news.google.com/newspapers?n...rontpage&hl=en