[Lang]

Mike,

I have trouble reconciling your 1939 date for the penny kangaroo.

I have a copy of all the marking instructions from WW1 to present as you no doubt have.

The only instruction for the whole 1939-45 period for 6 Division showing the Div kangaroo formation design (of course there were many whole of army unit and vehicle marking schemes as they applied to 6 Div which seemed to change daily) is HQ AIF (ME), General Staff Instruction No. 34 12 Jan 42.

This gives all the divisional and minor unit markings for the Australian Army in the Middle East. The template given for 6 Division is the hump-backed rat.

Vehicles certainly carried the penny kangaroo but dare I suggest it is because the official design was lousy and everyone was familiar with the penny design and it became standard by default???