15-cwt office truck in the desert

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Thanks for posting Hanno! That appears to be the canopy of an 8cwt

Indeed it is Alex. But is it off a British or Canadian truck?

[Alex van de Wetering]

Indeed it is Alex. But is it off a British or Canadian truck?

British....you can see the round tube on the inside of the canopy, at the lower edge of the frame. The British frame has a round tube that secures the frame to the body...the Canadian uses a U-shaped sheet metal section.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

British....you can see the round tube on the inside of the canopy, at the lower edge of the frame. The British frame has a round tube that secures the frame to the body...the Canadian uses a U-shaped sheet metal section.

I bow to your knowledge....

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Mariano found a new picture in the IWM database:

THE ARMY FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHIC UNIT
A Section Leader improvises a bath in the Desert.
30-04-1942

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Source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205551697

[Hanno Spoelstra]

“Drivers prepare a meal outside a Section Leader's tent.”

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Source: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ject/205551696