Australian Portees in Malaya

[Tony Smith]

Shane, there is a book available through the AWM bookshop called "Tid-Apa", History of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment". It contains some pictures of the portees converted in Malaya. Although of a poor "Box Brownie" quality, they do show something of the arrangement. It says that were used in roaming tank hunting troops on Singapore, but never resulting in any contacts.

These Portees have many similar features to the Portees used by Aust forces in North Africa, and some parts seem factory quality, so it would lead me to believe that these conversions were not a local improvisation but perhaps a kit or modification authorised from Australia?