Carrier Number? Welland?

[Dean (Ajax)]

A friend in the UK is restoring a Carrier, he found the Number CT29718 in white and below that in Yellow paint, the work Welland.
Perhaps Welland is for the Links and Winks.

Does anyone have any idea about the number?

Thank You

[chris vickery]

Dean, the CT is the Census Number assigned to all Canadian military vehicles.
Sorry I cannot offer help on the specific details of the number or the name Welland.
All Canadian vehicles were assigned a prefix of two letters followed by numbers.
As an example;
CL- lorries
CT- armoured vehicles (tanks)
CZ- trucks
CM- motorcycles
CX- trailers
etc etc

[eddy8men]

hi dean
I am already a member on the forum, search "Canadian mk1 restoration" and you will find the thread.
thanks for taking an interest in the old carrier, incidentally my Cromwell is called ajax. I hadn't realised I was naming my vehicles after Canadian towns

rick

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

All Canadian vehicles were assigned a prefix of two letters followed by numbers.
As an example;
CL- lorries
CT- armoured vehicles (tanks)
CZ- trucks
CM- motorcycles
CX- trailers
etc etc

Chris,
Correction, CM was for light cars, jeeps, etc. Motorcycles were CC

regards, Richard

[Dean (Ajax)]

I didn't know that Rick, However if you can send me that photo I have a couple of other guys that may be able to help.

Your Carrier is Named Ajax as is my Town, however my Town is Named after the HMS Ajax from the River Plate Action and the Streeta are named after the Crew Members, so it goes full circle.

By the Way Thanks Chris!!! I will be up your way in Aug maybe we can get together, I will try to find out if the Carrier we talked about is still in the woods

Dean

[eddy8men]

i'll send you an email tonight

[Roddy de Normann]

Hi there -

Are you sure the CT number was CT-29718 and not CT-29118 ?

T-29718 was part of contract S/M 1014 for General Grant tanks (T-29141 to T-29790)...

CT-29118 (if it is) was part of Canadian contract CDL V-73 to Ford of Canada. This was for Universal Carriers with Census numbers from CT-28841 to CT-29140...

If the number is CT-29118, then I hold that as having been issued to the Royal Highlanders of Canada in November 1941.

Hope this helps

Roddy

[eddy8men]

thanks roddy, to be honest I'm not sure what it says on the side and ct29718 was just my opinion of what it said but it is obviously not a grant so you may well have hit the nail on the head.
here's a better pic.

thanks again for your help.

rick