[DITNER, S.M.]

Gents:


I believe I have the punchline to this one. A print-out supplied by the helpful blokes at Archives would appear to suggest that "Driver-Mechanic Class III" is responsible for all aspects of field repair and maintenance as well as operation of all of army's vehicles excluding tank and road grader.

I do know from letters written by relative that trainees at Borden also drove tanks but I am supposing this was done to "round out" their training.

This fits with his assignment to Special Base Depot (a motor pool) prior to returning to driving scout cars and carriers with 1 CACRU.

The answer to riddle is apparently that Class III was a reference to types of vehicles that tradesman was entitled to operate.

G'day to all