There are severeal things about the body that make me think it might be non-original.
I have seen images of 3 wireless bodies in Bill Gregg's book "Canada's Fighting Vehicles", models C33, I and R. Compared to these 3 models the body seems taller relative to the cab than on the 3 original models. The gap between body ans cab seems longer than original. Also the 3 original bodies (and the body used on the 15cwt wireless trucks) had rounded wheel arches instead of the angular ones shown in your image (also not as high into the body as shown in your image).
It also looks as if someone has fitted dual rear wheels to the rear of the truck shown in your photo although only the inner wheel is present. This makes the body look wide compared to the truck but I think the width would look more normal if single rear wheels were fitted.
I think the model designation is not a normal designation in Canadian service. My guess is that the 448 comes from the original F-60448-M designation where 448 translates to 4 wheels, 4 driving wheels, 158 inch wheelbase. My guess is that the F in your designation is for Ford and that GS6 may indicate that it originally had a General Sevice cargo body. I don't know whether the 448 F GS6 could have been a normal, post-war description in French Army service.
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