Wartime T16 pictures (#2)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Dutch civilians swarm over carriers of the Eighth Recce Unit in welcome as the Canadians move into a village near Beveland Canal. (Zuid-Beveland).
This photo was made at Wolphaartsdijk, 30 October 1944. I cannot see if these are T16 Carriers, but they are towing 6-pdr AT guns.

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Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/en/imagebank...7-435755e36040

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 Universal Carrier of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry at the Bossestraat road, Woensdrecht, The Netherlands, 16 October 1944.

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Source: https://www.saak.nl/battlefield%20to...recht%20nl.htm

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 in service in the Far East, possibly Burma?

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Source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?v...24903661297796

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

T16 Universal Carrier of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry at the Bossestraat road, Woensdrecht, The Netherlands, 16 October 1944.

Then & now photos:

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[Bob Phillips]

Can anyone tell me the purpose of the small rectangular metal plates, with tapped holes in them, that are situated along the top of the sides and on the front armor as clearly seen in posts 7 & 8?

[Ed Storey]

They are the mounts for the wading equipment panels.

[Bob Phillips]

Thanks Ed for that information, can you direct me to a photo of a vehicle with that wading equipment attached?

[Stewart Loy]

Bob,

I just happened to have some pix from the internet of Carriers with wading equipment.

Stewart

[Ed Storey]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Dutch civilians swarm over carriers of the Eighth Recce Unit in welcome as the Canadians move into a village near Beveland Canal. (Zuid-Beveland).
This photo was made at Wolphaartsdijk, 30 October 1944. I cannot see if these are T16 Carriers, but they are towing 6-pdr AT guns.

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Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/en/imagebank...7-435755e36040

I suspect that the photograph is of infantry carriers as a reconnaissance regiment would not have had towed anti-tank guns in its establishment.

[Jordan Baker]

Here are some more collected from the internet over the years.

The picture with the crew sitting on the 6pdr is from the same set of vehicles as in your post #2

[Jordan Baker]

Another one from the end of the war.

[Jordan Baker]

Another RHLI T16

[Jordan Baker]

From Canadian National Archives.

[Jordan Baker]

Collected from internet

[Michael R.]

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Originally Posted by edstorey

I suspect that the photograph is of infantry carriers as a reconnaissance regiment would not have had towed anti-tank guns in its establishment.

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The Canadian discussion during 1943/1944, of universal carriers being adapted to tow Ordnance QF 6-pounder and Trailer, 10-Cwt, produced an estimate of towing hooks required. As indicated in the following estimate, November, 1944: Recce Regts had a requirement for either 12 or 18 towing attachments each, for their 6pr A Tk establishment.

Ed, I imagine there will be supporting detail to indicate the actual deployment of the 6pr with these two Recce Regts in the N.W.E. theatre? At present, an image of a Cdn Recce Regt universal carrier deployed, ‘44/‘45 towing a 6pr in N.W.E. is elusive.

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[Jakko Westerbeke]

I came across these in the picture archive of Stichting Oud Meppel:

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There are also pictures of other Canadian vehicles in there, such as Ram Kangaroos, a Ram ARV, and Archer SP guns.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

"British / Canadian / Polish Forces advance in Normandy during "Operation Goodwood" - July 1944

LIFE Magazine Archives - George Rodger Photographer"

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

"3rd Canadian Division T16 Universal Carrier towing an Ordnance QF 6-pounder anti-tank gun across a pontoon bridge in Caen at Venelle de l'Orne - July 1944
Thanks José-Daniel Cabanilles for his assistance
LIFE Magazine Archives - Ralph Morse Photographer"

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[Lynn Eades]

Back in the thread on 13/11/23 Keith Brooker posted some photos. The first one is of T8523 which was a U.C. Mk.I built by Thornycroft. It was a very early MkI modified to MkII. I say very early as it is from (numerically) the first contract let for U.Cs. (T6868) References from Nigel Watsons Vol one. The 103rd of that contract, btw.