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Rich Payne · 01-09-2008, 11:01 PM

The sheer quantity of equipment amazes me. I wonder if they were grateful at the time ? They certainly haven't shown it much since.

What are the 'WD' numbers that H. refers to ? Would they just be shipping identification ?

Bodston · 01-09-2008, 11:32 PM

I picked up a copy of Warpaint at Beltring. And very good it is too. It includes a full list of the 'T', 'F', 'D' and 'S' prefix numbers, so if anyone needs a suitable census number for their AFV let me know.
The War Dept. number is the same number as the T prefix census number, some manufacturers did apply the full "W.D. No. T.123456" and others had different and partial combinations of the letters, but all universally applied the numbers.

Capt.Sensible · 02-09-2008, 02:32 PM

Thanks to all who have contributed on the lend-lease markings issue. Bod, is there any sign of Vol.2 of Warpaint yet?

H

Bodston · 02-09-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt.Sensible

Thanks to all who have contributed on the lend-lease markings issue. Bod, is there any sign of Vol.2 of Warpaint yet?

H

I've not seen anything yet mate.

Bod

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Rich Payne Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 723	The sheer quantity of equipment amazes me. I wonder if they were grateful at the time ? They certainly haven't shown it much since. What are the 'WD' numbers that H. refers to ? Would they just be shipping identification ? __________________ 1939 ex-BEF Norton WD16H restoration detailed on http://www.wdnorton.nl/

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Bodston Very Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: just around the corner Posts: 1,424	I picked up a copy of Warpaint at Beltring. And very good it is too. It includes a full list of the 'T', 'F', 'D' and 'S' prefix numbers, so if anyone needs a suitable census number for their AFV let me know. The War Dept. number is the same number as the T prefix census number, some manufacturers did apply the full "W.D. No. T.123456" and others had different and partial combinations of the letters, but all universally applied the numbers. __________________ My mother told me, I never should, play with the gypsies in the wood.

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02-09-2008, 02:32 PM	#13 (permalink)
Capt.Sensible Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Directly above the centre of the earth... Posts: 397	Thanks to all who have contributed on the lend-lease markings issue. Bod, is there any sign of Vol.2 of Warpaint yet? H

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