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MILITARY CENSORSHIP HANDSTAMPS
OF TBE CANADIAN ARMY.
Ml - CAC 2.

Type (i).
Within the sub-group Type (i) are included the M - CAC 2
haRdstamps used by the first Unit of Y Force, the
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Winnipeg Grenadiers. ~his Unit appears to have used
Numbers 3 (~lack) anq 4 (Black and Red), handsiamp Number 4
being the type without the inverted commas around the

letter Y.
EKD: 27/5/l~40· LKD: l l/,/1941-

Type (ii).
Within the sub-,roup Type (ii) are included the

M - CAC 2 handstamps used by the second Unii, namely, The
1st Battalion, Argyle and Suifterland Highlanders of Canada.
This Unit appears to have made ~e most use of this

handstamp, using~ (Black and Red), ' (~lack), 4 (Red,
Black and Purple), ? (Bla~k), 6 (Blue and Black) and 8

(Black and Purple). The saae comments rnade be.fore apply
~o handstamp Number 4, it was the same handstamp passed on.
}!KD: 10/9/1941. LJCD: 2.0/5/1943 •

Type (iii).
sub-group Type (iii) includes ~he bandsiamps used by
the third Unit, ihe Irish Fusiliers of Canada (~he Vancouver

Begimeni). Three handstamps were used, namely, 6 (~lue)
and 10 (Purple and Black)· iogeihe~ with ihe bandstamp which

had no number. Re.ardi~ dates o£ usa,ge, al~hough
-this Unit was in -the island until -the 6-\h Augusi, 1944,
tha use of ~his hands~ampceased about the 1st April, 1944·

l:KD: 18/ 5/ 19-4/ · LKD: 1/ 4/ 1944,