1940 Chevrolet 12-cwt Ute

[Mike Cecil]

I think you will find that the red 'V' was used on the AIF registration plate, but when stencilled onto the bonnet sides & rear, the whole registration was in white.

The shipping date appears to vary from the date of loading to the date of assignment for overseas service. I have records of some staff cars where the date in AWM126 is several days before the date of the ships departure, and turns out to be the date the cars were assigned and departed Melbourne by road to join the ship in Sydney. Seems almost like 'any date will do'.

Mike: the red ink in the AIF register was the disposal or write off information, hence entries like 'Ceylon' for vehicles left in Ceylon during the return of 6 Div to Australia (via some months in Ceylon).

Lang: do you found a chassis number as yet?

Mike