▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁equipment ▁of ▁Royal ▁Engine er ▁Chem ical ▁War fare ▁Comp an ies . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Chem ical ▁War fare ▁Comp an ies ▁were ▁dis band ed ▁or ▁rep ur posed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁free ▁up ▁their ▁ 4 . 2 ▁in ch ▁mort ars ▁for ▁des per ately ▁needed ▁conventional ▁use ▁by ▁inf antry ▁divisions ▁in - the atre ; ▁the ▁mort ars ▁and ▁supporting ▁equipment ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁each ▁division ' s ▁machine - gun ▁batt alion ▁in ▁company ▁strength . ▁ ▁By ▁far ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Lo yd ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁T T ▁( Track ed ▁Tow ing ) ▁configuration , ▁where ▁it ▁pulled ▁the ▁ 6 ▁p ound er ▁anti - t ank ▁gun ▁from ▁the ▁Norm andy ▁land ings ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁w art ime ▁photograph s ▁of ▁Lo yd s ▁in ▁action ▁in ▁Norm andy , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁were ▁photograph ed ▁destroyed ▁in ▁the ▁well - known ▁battle ▁of ▁Vill ers - B oc age ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁Lo yd ▁Car rier ▁was ▁also ▁pa ired ▁with ▁C ater p ill ar ▁D 8 ▁tra ctors ▁in ▁service ▁with ▁Royal ▁Elect rical ▁and ▁Mechan ical ▁Engine ers ▁for ▁tank ▁recovery ▁- ▁the ▁Car rier ▁carrying ▁spare ▁equipment ▁for ▁the ▁tra ctor . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁ ▁Both ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁the