Vehicle parks in Oz

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by cliff

Another Morris with the caption.....

ID Number: 064534
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: TOLGA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA. 1944-02-24. NX110302 DRIVER M.G. DUNNETT (1) SX29354 DRIVER R. JOHNS (2) VX101143 DRIVER J.N. THOMPSON (3) AND WX3722 CORPORAL V.F. STRACHAN (4) OF THE 7TH DIVISION ORDNANCE VEHICLE PARK, STRIPPING PARTS FROM AN UNSERVICEABLE MORRIS TRUCK WHICH WAS RETURNED FROM THE MIDDLE EAST.

Cliff,

That is PU8 Morris they are dismantling. It looks to be a staged photo.. although in the same series I spotted a Morris engine sitting on the ground, so they actually did do some work ! Why did they bother doing that ? The capton should read " aquired from the middle east " .

Mike