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[Proff]

EJ545 where did that Garrett start its life?

[YA1177]

Originally Posted by Proff

EJ545 where did that Garrett start its life?

It started life owned by the ministry of munitions, the next owner is unrecorded

[Proff]

Presumably she must have been in North Wales at some point, just wondered where.

[taylor]

Originally Posted by YA1177

It started life owned by the ministry of munitions, the next owner is unrecorded

For the record, she left the works 1st October 1918, sold in one of the many government sales 1919 to Malcolm Bloomfield, Debenham, Suffolk. Late 1920 Bloomfield's carried out the conversion to showman's tractor for Fred Harris, showman who's winter quarters were at Clare, Suffolk. She worked throughout until my father purchased her early 1954 from Fred.

In regards to the Carmarthenshire registration, according to Alan Duke and Tony Brown following WW1 the government allowed registrations from little used districts to be allocated to vehicles from other areas, due to the high demand of Ex Ministry vehicles requiring registrations.

[The Pirate]

Originally Posted by taylor

For the record, she left the works 1st October 1918, sold in one of the many government sales 1919 to Malcolm Bloomfield, Debenham, Suffolk. Late 1920 Bloomfield's carried out the conversion to showman's tractor for Fred Harris, showman who's winter quarters were at Clare, Suffolk. She worked throughout until my father purchased her early 1954 from Fred.

In regards to the Carmarthenshire registration, according to Alan Duke and Tony Brown following WW1 the government allowed registrations from little used districts to be allocated to vehicles from other areas, due to the high demand of Ex Ministry vehicles requiring registrations.

'EJ' is actually a Cardiganshire registration number.