Canadian contract jeeps (was: CDLV 505 Jeep Serial numbers...)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

The Dutch Bijzondere Aankoop Commissie (BAC, or Special Purchase Committee) in London negociated a deal with the Canadian Department Reconstruction and Supply for military purchases from surplus depots in The Netherlands and England. The first transfer of army trucks started in January 1946. In the first half of the year 226 Jeeps were shipped from the Bordon Depot in the UK to the Netherlands, plus a further 24 to Tandjong Priok in the Netherlands East-Indies.

This slat grill Willys MB with census number CM 4218906 could be one of those 24 shipped directly from Bordon to the NEI.

These photos shows one of the jeeps of the Commander of the Dutch Armed Forces (BNS) in Kuala Lumpur in Malacca (now Malaysia). Dutch troops, namely the OVW battalions of the KL, were en route to the Netherlands East Indies in early 1946, but were not allowed to continue by the British. They had to temporarily disembark in Malacca, only to be allowed later to continue to bring peace and order to the NEI. The small unit with liaison officers from the BNS Staff was clearly involved.

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