I recall another funny little episode with these Centurions............ One of the Gun Fitters called 'Scouse' Heaton was standing on the upper decking faffing around with the turret stowage bins that were always getting bashed around while one of the welders - I think it was 'big fat' Taffy Bills was arc welding something else at Scouses foot level. Well, seeing the steel horseshoe type rim at the heel of his old fashioned army boots stood on the steel decking of the track-guards AND the tank was already earthed, big-fat Taff did no more than gently arc weld the steel heel rim of Scouses boot to the track guard while he was doing his metal bashing to the turret stowage bin.

Well, that's what you do when you're all just twenty or so isn't it...........? Scouse went to shuffle around a bit, only to find himself tack-welded to the tank amid hoots of laughter!

Oh yes Scotty........ I'd forgotten about those front CTC fire extinguisher handles. They were always getting kicked, bent and battered by the crews scrambling about over the tank so most of ours had an extra plate, extended out over the top by about an inch or so just to protect them

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