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C.E.S. manifest
Each version had it's own C.E.S. manifest. Here is the Mark 2 GS C.E.S.
VAC-34153-CES-Mk2-Complete-Equipment-Schedule-Stalwart-Mk-2-Army-Code-No-34153 - Declassified - Facebook.pdf
Jack
A Lake and Elliott 4 ton hydraulic jack and handle.
Stowed in the tool box, top of the left rear pillar. Handle stows behind the driver, in the cab.
Jack handle and starting handle stowage in cab of Mark 2.
Starting handle for the RR B81 engine. They hand crank really easily.
One end has the dog, to engage with the crank shaft.
The other end is the key to open the starting handle plug in the rear plate.
Stows behind the driver in the cab.
The Starting handle plug is below the rear tow hook.
Hand held Fire extinguishers
Two brackets on the outside of the cab, two inside the cab
Inspection light.
Came with a 2 pin plug, which plugs into the dedicated socket on the top of the Battery master switch
Cooking in an Alvis Stalwart
The British Mark 1 and 2 Stalwart was supplied with an electric Boiling Vessel (BV), which plugged into the vehicle. It also came with a Kerosene cooker. They also came with a kerosene stove.
Boiling Vessel
The Boiling Vessel, commonly known as the BV, sat on a shelf on the right hand side of the cab. The BV was held in the lipped shelf by a rubber strap.
The removable shelf had a rubber strap stretching from the two lugs, to hold the BV in place.
The engine had to be running for it to work. It had the power switch on the control box, next to the driver's seat. The BV had a pressure relief valve. It could be used for boiling water, and for cooking food and tins of compo rations.
It was practice for British troops in Germany, that on being called out on exercise, one filled the BV before leaving camp - so that hot drinks could be had on arriving to the first location.
There is a metal insert that is used to cook food in, or to hold water and tins of compo, so that it can be lifted out and the water tipped away more easily.
The BV has a spring loaded tap, for pouring drinks.
The cable was long enough that it could also be used whilst sat on the cab roof.
Number 2 cooker
A No. 2 cooker was also supplied with the vehicle's equipment. This ran on Kerosene, and allowed the heating of food or water quietly when the engine couldn't be run.
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