Sexton GPO project

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

As I started my posting, I'm reading one source. The author has a little table of letter prefixes and their application. As we know, not every publication is correct and end-to-end consistent. A tracked armoured observation vehicle is neither fish or fowl.

A Ambulance
C Motorbike
F Heavy Engineering Vehicle
H Armoured Car
H Tractor or articulated lorry
L Lorry over one ton
M Light Car, ie Jeep
P Amphibious Vehicle
S Self Propelled Gun
T Tank or Bren Carrier (his spelling and model name choice)
V Van (RASC)
X Vehicle towing a lorry
Z Small lorry

This is the correct list of letter prefixes identifying the type of vehicle (source):

CA Ambulance
CM Car (staff car, jeep, etc.)
CC Motorcycle
CS Self-Propelled Gun
CF Armoured Car or Scout Car
CT Universal Carrier or Tank
CH Tractors (ie Artillery tractors)
CX Trailers of all types
CL Lorry (30 cwt or heavier)
CZ Truck (15 cwt and smaller)

So it makes sense that the Sexton GPO, as an tracked armoured vehicle, had a (C)T number.