wireless truck
somewhere in MLU someone was asking about these small wooden body wireless CMP's and I thought This may help.
While browsing the AWM data banks I found the photo below with the caption....
ID Number: P04632.001
Maker: Bilney, Leonard
Place made: Syria
Date made: 1942
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Three signallers of G Signals Section, 2/12 Australian Field Regiment, 9th Division, standing in front of their Canadian Military Pattern (CMP), Cab 12, 15 CWT, 4x2, F15 (Ford) wireless truck. Identified from left: unidentified; NX32840 Sydney Daniel Burtenshaw; and QX1772 Edward Francis Hoey. Note the rolled canvas awnings fitted to each side of the body.
Credit line: Donor L Bilney
Copyright: clear
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Cheers
Cliff Hutchings
aka MrRoo S.I.R.
"and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night"
MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE" 
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