surviving T16s

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Can't answer that exactly, Hanno, but I know from a veteran's account that Windsors were in WIDE use in Palestine immediately post war... this old gentleman (a driver) remembers getting shot at on patrol regularly, by BOTH sides! He's currently resident in South Africa and we email occasionally.

Geoff, any information of this sort is welcome. Try to get some more details out of him and post it here.

Originally posted by Mark W. Tonner
At the start of the War of Independence in 1948, the Egyptian Infantry had 298 Universal Carriers and a number of Loyd Carriers were employed in the towing of their 6 pdr A/T guns, most of these Universal and Loyd carriers were captured and used by the Israelis, although, by the time of the 1956 Arab-Israeli conflict, they had been phased out of service in the IDF.

Might be worth checking if any of the Universal Carriers the Egyptians got were T16s:
1) According to the picture shown below, the French had T16s.
2) The French supplied AFVs to the Egyptians.
Who can add 1) and 2) together?

Hanno


Source: http://www.chars-francais.net/archives/bren-carrier.htm