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Jane Rooke Tank Girl 1986:

Ram Mark II Tank at Duke Connaught's Own Drill Hall:

Built in 1901, this medieval style, fortress-like landmark is Vancouver 's earliest drill hall. Its notable features include two rounded towers complete with battlements, and rusticated stone trim. Three and a half foot thick walls and a parapet made from Gabriola Island limestone rest solidly on a foundation of huge granite blocks. The Hall has always housed Vancouver's and British Columbia's senior militia regiment, The British Columbia Regiment - Duke of Connaught's Own.

Canadian armored formations overseas were equipped with Rams, but in mid-1943 the more-advanced M4 Sherman was selected as the Western Allies' main battle tank. Production continued until July 1943, when the Montreal Locomotive Works converted to production of the Sherman "Grizzly", a variant featuring a 2-inch smoke mortar mounted on the turret and a cast hull as opposed to the more common welded-hull version. Although Canadian armored units were re-equipped with Shermans by mid-1944, the Ram continued to be used for training, and provided the basis for a number of other Armored Fighting Vehicles. Examples included the Ram Observation Post (OP), which was used with self-propelled artillery units, and the "Kangaroo", an armored personnel carrier, among others. Another vehicle closely-related to the Ram was the Sexton, a self-propelled 25-pounder field gun mounted on a Ram chassis. The Sexton was also built at the Montreal Locomotive Works, following the cancellation of Grizzly production in December 1943.

Photographed Vancouver, BC - January 17, 1986.