Can anyone identify this tank?

[gcrossley]

I agree,

You have to be careful with captions on photos. Even though the one I posted said Borden on the back I had to check our War Dairy to see if any of the dates fit. The Garrys were in Debert in 1941, but only for a week in December, so they wouldn't have been wearing shorts.

It is true that photos are often identified long after the fact (like we are doing now). We recently received a number of good photos from a veteran including one marked "Normandy beach 1944". It shows a MK II Ram on a road with a damaged building behind it. The sign on the building is in English, and the tank has the early red/white/red identification flash on the tranmission cover. I was more likely taken during training in 43 or 44.

Even the National Archives has photos showing DD Valentines and LCAs on a British beach captioned at 'June 6th 1944'.

Unless the person marking the photo is a historian or armour enthusiast, it is an easy mistake to make. More fun for us to figure it all out though.

Gord Crossley