Hi, Picture number 1 really looks like a ex-KNIL vehicle. This is the 4x2 type I was referring to in my last post. Is this a 160inch wheelbase MS?
I am not sure about the other trucks in the next pics. They could be ex-NEI. But KNIL military built trucks usually had no cab doors and no rear mudguards. But then again they could have been ex-civilian trucks.
About the KNIL-Australia Chevrolet 4x4 trucks. Yep, one ship (Van Heutsz) arrived oct 45 from Oz to Batavia with supplies and troops from KNIL Australia. Other Dutch ships could not leave Australia at the time due to solidarity strikes by dockworkers and Indonesian crews.
Also a 1000 strong KNIL battalion was shipped from Balikpapan at the same time. No mention of trucks so far, but it is a little less unlikely that the 4x4 Chevys patrolling Batavia in oct/nov 45 were indeed coming from Australia...
Kind regards,
Nuyt
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