Aussie timber bodied general service lorries/trucks

[Matt Austin]

Afternoon, folks,

I'm wondering if people might please share some info or pics showing the various timber bodied GS lorries/trucks in Australian WW2 service? I'm trying to get my head around the various layouts, and can't seem to find a great deal of information about the different varieties.

I'm particularly interested in seeing where the dropside bodies fit into the equation. My Inter K5 has long-since lost the rear sides, but the brackets (as attached) seem to indicate that it had dropsides, that were hinged off the rod running down the sides of the vehicle. Photographic evidence has seemed to suggest to me that the GS vehicles had fixed sides, but now I'm not so sure. If GS bodies were all fixed side, what do I have?

If anyone could point out books or other reference material to help me learn, I'd be most grateful.

Thanks very much. Cheers,
Matt