Guy Thank you This looks a definite possibility especially as the man writing was posh and could have pronounce howitzer as housea :-) Peter On 16 Nov 2012, at 12:59, Guy Etchells wrote: > On 16/11/2012 10:07, Peter Patilla wrote: >> "housea tenders" > Could it be howitzer tenders (Gun Carriers Mk I) "small" tank like > vehicles that could carry a 60 pounder field gun or a 6" howitzer, which > were supposed to be able to be fired on the gun carrier or dismounted > and fired from the ground. > Cheers > Guy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message