Ford Blitz Restoration/Rebuild

[Little Jo]

Originally Posted by Private_collector

Tony,

The sign is a Division sign only. In this case it is 9th Division as you have said. It does not represent any particular unit.

9th Division had many battalions from all over Australia, certainly including S.A.

Your information on deployment is correct, but it is not specifically from any one state.

T.

Hi Tony

I stand corrected. I was given wrong drum. Your vehicle will represent a top fighting Division with a good record of awards.

The 9th Division was the most highly decorated of the four AIF divisions raised during the war. Seven of its members received the Victoria Cross, the nation's highest award for gallantry.

Military decorations awarded to members of the 9th Division include:

7 Victoria Crosses (VC)
41 Companion of the Distinguished Service Orders (DSO);
Order of the British Empire: 9 Officers of the Order (OBE) and 29 Members of the Order (MBE)
119 Military Crosses (MC)
57 Distinguished Conduct Medals (DCM)
212 Military Medals (MM)
9 British Empire Medals (BEM)
611 Mentioned in Dispatches

My 1942 Willys Jeep also proudly displays the Tac Signs for 9 Div. And was well received by veterans of the 2/10th in this years Anzac Day March.

Cheers

Tony