Tank Cruiser Mark III (T9143 “Agility”): A British Cruiser Mk III tank on display in the Tank Story Hall at The Tank Museum. It is painted to represent the standard Cruiser III “T9143” named “Agility” from the 10th Royal Hussars, 1st Armoured Division, during June 1940.
This vehicle is one of the 65 Cruiser IIIs delivered between December 1938 and November 1939. It was apparently retained to prove the attachment of armour plates on the turret in fulfilment of the Cruiser IV’s armour specification (30mm), which is the configuration in which it survives. It was held by the School of Tank Technology until 1949, when it transferred to the Tank Museum. It is painted to represent a vehicle commanded by Ron Huggins (who later volunteered at the Tank Museum) of 10th Royal Hussars – a part of 1st Armoured Division, which served in western France in June 1940.”