WD Census Numbers allotted to Canadian Forces in England (1942)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

But Otters, Fox, Lynx and carriers were issued their census numbers at the factory. How then did a list like the one here with ranges work with those numbers assigned in Canada?

As far as I can ascertain, all A-vehicles had a census number applied to them at the factory as the contracts for these vehicles each had a batch of census numbers allotted to them. The 1942 document attached above does list armoured vehicles.

I think what was happening is that the RCASC first applied their numbers to their vehicles (see the footnote in Clive's table above). This was bound to create overlap, hence the numbering blocks assigned in 1942.

Much more detail on "Allocation by Central Census Tanks and Vehicles of "B" Vehicle W.D. Numbers" (i.e. the Chilwell list) in this thread and others on this forum.