Quote from Pete Ashby re. the WK-60:
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This is very interesting as I assumed that WK60's were by this time limited standard in terms of issue to front line units in NWE. My Farther's unit had one which did sterling service in N Africa, Sicily, Italy, Yugoslavia and then on into Austria at the end of war.
I wonder if what we are seeing here is the same supply issues that saw 11 and 12 cab CMP's in NWE with the Free Czech and Polish forces?
Around the end of 1943 Canadian and British forces in the UK were ordered to turn in all their older CMP's and were reissued with new 13 cab variants for the coming invasion. The best of the 11 and 12 cab trucks were refurbished and re issued to free forces I suspect this is what happened to the WK60 shown in the photo.
Of particular interest is the fact that both the frame and census number appear in the records, I have passed this information on to my son who keeps a data base of all known WK60's. I'll let you know if anything comes of it.
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