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Old 03-08-21, 21:48
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T16 Universal Carrier of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry at the Bossestraat road, Woensdrecht, The Netherlands, 16 October 1944.

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Old 03-08-21, 21:49
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T16 in service in the Far East, possibly Burma?

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T16 Universal Carrier of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry at the Bossestraat road, Woensdrecht, The Netherlands, 16 October 1944.
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Old 27-08-23, 03:54
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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?
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Old 27-08-23, 13:24
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Default T16 Carrier

They are the mounts for the wading equipment panels.
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Old 27-08-23, 23:40
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Thanks Ed for that information, can you direct me to a photo of a vehicle with that wading equipment attached?
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Old 28-08-23, 20:41
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Default Wading Carriers.

Bob,

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

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Old 29-08-23, 00:11
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Perfect, thank you very much!
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