Restoration of Aussie jeep trailer

[Mike Cecil]

Hard to see what the Unit sign was, except the background colour appears to have been light blue, so it was an engineer unit. But as for the two figures....????

Mike C

[John Mackie]

Most of the serious welding was done today by a friend using his MIG.
i did some more rubing arrount the LHR corner . there are the remains of 2 signs. one looks like a round top tree ( not a palm tree) over a boo9merang. the other i can only pick out thr boomerang.
will keep looking.

[Mike Cecil]

John,

If you put up some images, we'll see what we can make of the signs. I'm sure everyone is as interested as I am in that aspect.

The No.3 or 3A trailers are historically much more interesting than the No.4 (and much rarer), as they were produced in time to see considerable overseas service in the SWPA (which possibly accounts for why so few have survived, too), whereas the No.4 came in toward the very end of the war, and saw much less combat service.

Mike C

[John Mackie]

Looking further at the sign i think it may be a kangaroo over a boomerang, Ikeep going back have a rub and another look. i have taken phitis but will have to get an offsider to place on the net.
Is there a full listing of these signs available on the net?

[Mike Cecil]

Kangaroo over boomerang = 6 Australian Infantry Division, 2nd AIF, formation sign.

White kangaroo and white boomerang on a black background.

The 'roo should be the same shape as that on the Australian penny coin (you'd remember them, eh John??)

Mike C

[John Mackie]

G-day Mike. thanks for the quick replies. I found a penny and lookad at the roo. on the penny the roos legs are inclined while on the sign the legs are vertical. i think I can pick out the tip of his tail.the trailer is on the back of my truck and is off to the sandblaster tomorrow. I will be away about a week.
I will bring the photos up to date when i get offsider.

[Lang]

The first kangaroo was not like the penny but a deformed sort of rat with a hump on its neck. That is probably what you have. In late 42 they made the penny kangaroo the shape. Same as all Australian military aircraft now have.

Lang