What makes a truck a Maple Leaf?

[Lionelgee]

Hello MLU members,

As you can tell by this message I am new to this forum. I was just visiting the Australian War Memorial (http://www.awm.gov.au) site after one of your members in Australia suggested I look for pictures of my truck when I came across this photo. The Australian War Memorial describes the photograph as ID Number: 127768 Physical description: Black & white Summary: AUSTRALIA. LORRIES, 3-TON G.S. (AUSTRALIAN). "MAPLE LEAF" CHEVROLET. THREE-QUARTER FRONT VIEW, RIGHT SIDE. I had thought that Maple Leaf trucks were manufactured in Canada and assembled in Australia or other Commonwealth Countries. If go the War Memorial site and copy the numbers 127768 into the top right-hand "search" box it will take you to the link with the truck's photo.

On the firewall of my truck it has a Holden emblem and says it was built in Australia in 1940. It has quarter-vent windows in the doors and vents in the side wall of the cab located roughly between the seat and the firewall. Is this truck which is a modified version of the Chevrolet Truck that was built in Australia still classed as a "Maple Leaf" truck.

Kind Regards
Lionel