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05-12-20, 00:26
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Caps
Are the drivers caps as issued to the rank 'Driver', a peculiar Australian thing ?
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05-12-20, 00:37
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Png
At least one of these made it to PNG where this scene was snapped
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05-12-20, 01:32
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"Other Ranks Peaked Cap" was derived from the WW1 AIF uniform, which was itself borrowed from the WW1 British uniform. Although an authorised issue to all O/R's of the 2nd AIF, it was typically worn by 2nd Echelon troops. Although the 2nd AIF had a smart new cut of uniform, the Militia retained the WW1 uniform through the 20's, 30's and 40's. Australian WW2 versions have a leather trim or "wear strip" to the front of the cap visor. WW1 versions (Aust/ Brit/NZ) don't, and most remaining examples have the cloth split around the edge of the visor. NZ also had a ORs peaked cap derived from their WW1 uniform, quite different form to the Aust cap. It was only a Service Dress item and not typically worn in the field.
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05-12-20, 02:56
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Jolly
Seems that Jolly was a name associated with Darwin and the N.T. generally. I would guess that the Jolly seen often in the ARN books was a surplus dealer/buyer in Darwin. Military district 7 was the N.T. so that adds to the story
Jolly.jpg Jolly2.jpg
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11-02-22, 20:08
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How to identify these trucks correctly ? Chevrolet 15-40/E2 ?
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