History of the Tiger 131 before Bovington?

The_Chieftain: That one actually looked like a serial number, not a tactical marking.   However, there may well be multiple Tiger 131s in the Bovington sense, as that's a tactical marking. 1st company, 3rd Platoon, 1st Tank. Unless a unit deviated from the 'norm', which some did, multiple units, thus, could have a Tiger 131.