Ammo boxes identification

[derk derin]

A british 1953 dated jerry can;

a nice WWII greatcoat with Royal Canadian Army Medical Corp buttons,Canada shoulder titles and 3 sets of holes on each eppaulette for Captains pips.The label inside shows ownership to a MR. SCOTT.(Captain Scott of the R.C.A.M.C.?) I would think.How would I be able to research this persons history or existence for that matter?





I also got in the lot a nice pressboard legion crest for my office wall;

More items for the collection! Any help on the box identifications would be appreciated.Thanks,Derk.

[Local Chap]

There is a pretty good forum for identifying Ordnance and Ammo stuff, but they don't have a specific applications list for the C298 box. Nice to see they have another Canadian manufacturer shown.

[Clive_Dakers]

The BOCN forum list is based on a small selection of official documents dated from around WWII. Its all my own work and thanks for the plug Local Chap

I can't tell you much about the wooden boxes but the 81mm mortar box is a B192 mk I. Obsolete in British service now, the mk II superseded it.

Each box has a letter/number code which identifies what it is. It will also have a manufacture date and the initials of the manufacturer.

The 12pr box is Naval, see the large N stamped into the end? W80 is the box code. A large N and the code identifier on the end of the box are typical indicators of Naval boxes. Check to see if there is any Cream coloured paint underneath the brown.