1944 4x4 Morris Commercial GS in WW2 & Korea

[Alan McGuinness]

Hi Keith

C8 GS pictures are scarce. But funny to see that middle picture - I have the same one in my collection. It says on the back "My old room mate Jock and myself on the truck I drove to Victory Hill".

A couple more here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosn...ie/2367867855/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosn...ie/2368699636/

[Keith Brooker]

A few more photos that i have. here is the other one with Victory Hill range, must be in Canada, wonder if they left them there?. one photo of Morris commercial trucks at Larkhill in 1953 towing a mortar and my Morris with one from the Artillery museum that they lent me for 1/2 hour. did not have time to put it on the right way. Would be nice to find one On the first photo the morris has 94 OBS or 94 UBS + HQ 1, does any one know what that is.

[Les Freathy]

G,day Keith

Now i have always been under the impression that this photo is of WW2 origen with its number Z5811784 am i right.
Thought you might like the others in your collection the one on the slopes is in Korea im not sure whats going on but just in front of the near rear wheel is a snatch block so i gather the truck must be driving some sort of lift arrangement, both sides look to be rigged the same
The last two are dated 1948 and show the 4x4 with wooden body loaded with a 3.7in RCL
cheers
Les

[Keith Brooker]

Thanks les for the photos never seen them before. 1st photo is a late 1944 Morris as it has the all metal body and the doors are not flat but have a pressing in them to make them stronger with a metal frame. The first 1944 morris trucks had a wooden body and part wood frame for the doors and part wood cab,[inside]. Morris 4x4 trucks came as GS, Wireless, Light Warning and Compressor. my dad [ EX RASC Sgt ] WW2 vet, said they were the worst truck in the British Army. . the 3rd photo the Morris looks to be towing a Airborne fold up trailer. Last photo, you do not want to spend a lot of time in the back of the Morris, no seats and very hard