Info needed: correct colours for WWII Aust vehicles

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Yes, Simon, I agree: a colour image would answer the question. The way to determine the last digit is the colour of the middle bar. In this case, the top and bottom bars are white, representing '9'. But I'm not going to hazard a guess as to the middle bar colour from a monochrome image, except to say it is not white, so the USN is therefore not '22399' (321st Troop Carrying Company). Now we have eight choices. The bottom edge of the last digit seems to be wider than a single vertical/near vertical stroke, so that probably eliminates '1', '4' and '7', leaving 2,3,5,6 or 8 as the possibilities - five choices.

Hi Mike,
I don't know if the photo of the QL has been cropped but from what I can see, I deduce the QL's census number is L557330, from Contact no. V4675 and is a QLT Troop Carrying Vehicle (TCV), this aligns with your theory of it belonging to a Troop Carrying Coy. It is a very early QL as the windscreen hinges are hidden, a central vertical bar on the grille and large headlight (8" ?).

regards, Richard