Wartime T16 pictures (#2)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

We used to have a thread "Wartime T16 pictures", but this seems to have gone missing. So here is another try.

First read A brief history of the T-16 Carrier on my website for background info. I wrote this article for Geoff W-B's The Carrier Platoon web site (now defunct) where it was originally published in 2001.

In 2004, I added the page The T-16 Carrier in use with the Canadian Army to my website.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 Universal Carrier towing a 6-pdr. AT gun. Support Company of the Royal Hamilton Infantry, Zuid-Beveland, 27-Oct-1944

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Dutch civilians swarm over carriers of the Eighth Recce Unit in welcome as the Canadians move into a village near Beveland Canal. (Zuid-Beveland).
This photo was made at Wolphaartsdijk, 30 October 1944. I cannot see if these are T16 Carriers, but they are towing 6-pdr AT guns.


Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/en/imagebank...7-435755e36040

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 Universal Carrier of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry at the Bossestraat road, Woensdrecht, The Netherlands, 16 October 1944.


Source: https://www.saak.nl/battlefield%20to...recht%20nl.htm

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 in service in the Far East, possibly Burma?


Source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?v...24903661297796

[Ed Storey]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Dutch civilians swarm over carriers of the Eighth Recce Unit in welcome as the Canadians move into a village near Beveland Canal. (Zuid-Beveland).
This photo was made at Wolphaartsdijk, 30 October 1944. I cannot see if these are T16 Carriers, but they are towing 6-pdr AT guns.

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Source: https://beeldbankwo2.nl/en/imagebank...7-435755e36040

I suspect that the photograph is of infantry carriers as a reconnaissance regiment would not have had towed anti-tank guns in its establishment.

[Jordan Baker]

Here are some more collected from the internet over the years.

The picture with the crew sitting on the 6pdr is from the same set of vehicles as in your post #2

[Jordan Baker]

Another one from the end of the war.

[Jordan Baker]

Another RHLI T16

[Jordan Baker]

From Canadian National Archives.

[Jordan Baker]

Collected from internet

[Jordan Baker]

A few more in this thread

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=17978

[Neil Ashley]

Have any new pictures been found showing British Army use in NW Europe or just Canadian Army which is the normal assumption?

[Alan McGuinness]

What appears to be a T16 appears here at about 33:30. Does anyone recognise the location?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oabLWG2FDM

[Ron Pier]

Well the commentary says nijmegen. Ron

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alan McGuinness

What appears to be a T16 appears here at about 33:30. Does anyone recognise the location?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oabLWG2FDM

As Ron said, it’s in Nijmegen according to the commentary. Problem with this type of documentary is that one can never be sure if they use actual footage of the fights or battles they describe.

[Alex van de Wetering]

As Ron said, it’s in Nijmegen according to the commentary. Problem with this type of documentary is that one can never be sure if they use actual footage of the fights or battles they describe.

The Church and statue in the background should help in narrowing it down.....but no luck yet!

Is that an airborne 6 pounder that shows to the left of the carrier and 6 pdr?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

See the T16(?) on the left.

Kervenheim, Germany, 3 March 1945.

© IWM B 15076, Sergeant Hutchinson

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

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Interesting Jeep too.

Also, the YouTube video linked to above, with the church and statue in the background, is no longer available

[Keith Brooker]

Here is a T16 that is a one off. Original ww2 document from my collection.
There are more photos in the document.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

See the T16(?) on the left.

Kervenheim, Germany, 3 March 1945.

On closer inspection of the photo and with guidance from an expert, the conclusion is this is not a T16 but a Windsor Carrier in service with "troops with the 11th Armoured Division moving off".



The Carrier in the photo has the first style sand shields and 6pdr blast shield folding mounting arms, so it is definitely a Windsor. No T16s were used by British units during WW2 in NWE.

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Neil Ashley

Have any new pictures been found showing British Army use in NW Europe or just Canadian Army which is the normal assumption?

Neil,
have any pictures been found showing British army use of T.16 carriers in NW Europe during WWII?

[Bob Carriere]

How was the "blast shield" used......?

...and can we see more pictures of that weird looking T16 with the mud tracks?????? Loved reading the description of how it was electrically powered form a separate trailer....!!! and tested in 1938????

Cheers

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

How was the "blast shield" used......?

[Keith Brooker]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

How was the "blast shield" used......?

...and can we see more pictures of that weird looking T16 with the mud tracks?????? Loved reading the description of how it was electrically powered form a separate trailer....!!! and tested in 1938????

Cheers

Hi Bob,
The electrically powered T16 carrier was made in Aug 1944 and had a max speed of 21mph.
The report has 51 pages with photos and diagrams, part of the report is in Nigel Watson book Universal Carriers Vol 3

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Brooker

Here is a T16 that is a one off. Original ww2 document from my collection.
There are more photos in the document.

I've read about his T16 with electric drive, interesting stuff.
(Maybe we should we call it the Tesla-16? )

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 T94950 with an interesting field modification. This photo was made during the Memorial D-Day Parade at the Potterstraat street in Utrecht in June 1945. All the men and their equipment were clearly polished up for this event. During wartime service no doubt the rack fitted on the front glacis would be stowed to the brim with the crew's belongings.

If I identintified this correctly, this T16 belonged to The Highland Light Infantry of Canada (white 67 on brown) of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division (gold maple leaf on French-grey) - ref. https://canadiansoldiers.com/vehicle...antryunits.htm



Source: J.P. Hogeweg, via Het Utrechts Archief - https://hetutrechtsarchief.nl/beeld/...513DC7A1FB114E

[Bob Carriere]

...on the blast shield....

....and rare photos of that "beast" ..........

Never too late to learn!!!!

Bob C

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

First read A brief history of the T-16 Carrier on my website for background info. I wrote this article for Geoff W-B's The Carrier Platoon web site (now defunct) where it was originally published in 2001.

In 2004, I added the page The T-16 Carrier in use with the Canadian Army to my website.

Jason Ginn is a member of MLU Forum and obviously gleaned some of the info off here. And good to see my website quoted on his webpage, which took the research into this subject one step further:

https://canadianarmsandarmour.ca/the...adian-service/

[Hanno Spoelstra]

T16 towing a 6-pdr AT gun, Rue du Général Moulin at Caen - read more here: https://flic.kr/p/MCG2XP