AIF shipment of vehicles to Mid East '40?

[Mike K]

Hi David

The questions you pose are rather interesting . I am not really qualified enough to answer them .

But , I thought this pic would interest you . AIF 6th div soldiers stand beside two Morris Commercial PU's in Palestine .

Incidently , the reg. numbering system on British vehicles issued to Australian units in Palestine is rather weird and unique . Maybe you can help . The numbers are displayed with a "0" prefix , seen in this pic . My first PU had the number 0 36?0 on the bonnet , very faded , but it was just readable . There are many other AWM pics with the "0"numbers on vehicles , but ONLY in Palestine .

Do you know what these strange numbers mean . Maybe the British civilian authorities in Palestine required this ?

The pic is AWM number PO2037.020

Mike