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Old 25-05-13, 12:18
Ian Mastin Ian Mastin is offline
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Hi All,
I d'not post a lot on this site!!! but I do like to looking at all the diffident forums so I will be continue this thread on about this truck, well has you can see via my photo I have just aquite a new project from Jack Neville.
first up I would just like to thank he's son Jake for he's great help! Jake brought the truck by trailer down from Geelong this time last Saturday Thanks mate .
At this stage all I've done to it! is give it a good clean out with the high pressure water gun and it clean up real good.
John4172 My plan for the truck at this stage is to clean it up and try and get it up and runing for next year's Corowa meet, after that I will start on a full frame off resto on her.
My son shaun got stuck into it and lightly sanded back the passagers side door and guard's and uncovered some tact sign's, unsure what the number 14 is on the door? I think it could be from a British's army unit ? he also uncovered an Australian tact sign to, witch is a grayhound jumping and has a boomerang under it! so could someone help me out that knows what Australia unit this truck may of service with.

Cheers for now
Ian
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Old 25-05-13, 14:04
Darrin Wright Darrin Wright is offline
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the greyhound over the boomerang is the 1st Aust Cavalary Division.
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Old 29-05-13, 05:19
David Hardway David Hardway is offline
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Is there any record of how many of these were supplied to Australia?


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Old 29-05-13, 11:35
Ian Mastin Ian Mastin is offline
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G'day David,

Just to your ? I don't know the numbers that came to Australia but Mike Cecil may know.
All I know is mate that their were 60,000 build beween 1939 through to 1944 and to what I know their is 6 or 7 survivor's here in Australia! maybe other members of this forum could shed some light on it to.


cheers for now
Ian
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Old 29-05-13, 17:13
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The Army registered 60, all Refugee cargo, in mid-1942 (but they had been held in an OVP for some months before that). All were listed as WOT2D, but we know from the many remains that they were a mix of WOT2D and 2H. Others might have been returned from the Middle East with the AIF in 1942-43, but it is doubtful, and in any case, the qty would have been very small. The 60 mentioned were disposed of in late 1944, mostly to country fire brigades in NSW & Vic (hence the red colour!) Forestry Commission in Victoria, and other odds and sods like the NSW Railways. Remainder went to Ford Australia. The AWM has a very nice restored example (WOT2D) in storage at Mitchell.

The greyhound over a boomerang was authorized for 1 Aust Cavalry Division in early 1942, which then morphed into 1 Motor Division by mid-1942, then morphed again into 3 Aust Armoured Division by 1943.

The square and number 14 is the sub-unit tactical sign for 14 Troop, B Squadron, of the unit the vehicle belonged to.

What is missing is the Unit sign, which appears to have been above the Div sign on the guard. If you can ascertain that number, we can work out exactly which unit operated the vehicle within the Division.

The camouflage pattern is still visible under the red paint, too: the raised 'brushed' edges are quite visible. Paint, in mid-1942, would likely have been KG3 base colour and Light Stone OR Light Earth - it's close to the change over period when LE was introduced, so depends when the vehicle was painted in cammo. Brit reg number is often visible under all the paint on the bonnet or door, so keep looking as you sand it all back and you might get lucky. Otherwise, let me know the chassis number/engine number and I'll see what I might have.

Mike C
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Old 30-05-13, 04:46
Ian Patrick Ian Patrick is offline
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My carrier has the greyhound over the boomerang tac sign still visible on the front armour.

The likeness of the greyhound differs from the one on the 2Pdr AT Carrier 6146.

Photos of the original on my carrier and my attempt to replicate it are attached below.

Is this the same as the tac sign on the Wot2? It's a bit difficult to make out in your photo.

Ian
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Old 31-05-13, 14:43
Ian Mastin Ian Mastin is offline
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Thank's Mike for the infro! I'm still sanding away to try and uncover the unit Tac sign but at this point in time it's not looking good all I've uncovered is the first two numbers 16 but I'll keep trying.
Mike here are some numbers you ask for, the engine No 6182677, chassis still looking for, Cab Body No 330 7992 BMB Ltd, Tray Body No 14288 P.R.C, Britsh Reg No Z.4643751 so I hope this is some help to you? I will let you know when I fine the chassis number.
Also Mike could tell me if the markings on the door and righthand guard are they British or Australian ?.

Ian thankyou for reply! as to the tac sign on your BGC it do's look a bit diffident to my, the only thing I can see is the back leg is a bit more horizontal on my and also on my it's has a No 9 painted partly over it to, I still need to do some sanding in that area so hopfuly I will uncover a bit more of it.



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Ian
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