Interesting point FV1620 - so a field ambulance unit may not be literally ambulances - may be a field hospital supported by various vehicles including ambulance wagons and others such as an FFR. I just had a look at the museum link you sent me - it may be worth emailing an inquiry. Thanks for...

Thank you to Wireman and FV1620 - excellent information! Now I just need to do a bit more research into 16 Field Ambulance and 104 Regiment Royal Artillery. There's plenty on google about the 104th regiment - it looks like they're an army reserve unit based in Wales with mostly ceremonial...

Thanks for your ideas. Well I couldn't resist it....I coughed up my 35 pounds and bought the "B" vehicle data card from the RLA...see attached... Reading the card, it looks like from June 1985 my landy was with 16 Fd Amb. I've googled this and it looks like it might be 16 Field Ambulance unit...

I recently looked up the military history of my 1984 Series 3 109 FFR - see attached file. Although the vehicle is shown as entering military service in 1984, it's first "posting" is shown as 1987, which leaves the first three years of its life unaccounted for. Does anyone know what this means...

Well it sounds like I need to try it in place. I don't have the landy by me yet...it's being prepared for shipping to me...but I'll ask someone to try it and let you know! I'm in the process of figuring out which bits are worth shipping with the vehicle and which aren't. Thanks for your help...

Thanks for your suggestions. I just googled capstan winch drive shaft and it appears to have a spherical end, so I don't think it's that. The mystery continues.......

Thanks for your reply, but are you sure? I would have expected the cranking handle to be a solid bar, not a tube and she already has a one piece cranking handle. I'm not able to check to see if it fits, because the vehicle isn't with me yet.

I recently bought an ex-military series 3 109 and it has quite a few bits and pieces with it...most of which are easily identified. However, I've no idea what this shaft is. Can anyone help me to identify it? My best guess is that it's an extension shaft for something...but I've no idea what!