jeep spare fuel rack question

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

The water can was a possible tertiary question to my thread, but not sure if Crerar's driving regime would require quick access to extra water?

From the picture you posted as a screenshot of Acrobat Reader:

Crerar's Jeep.jpg

… I get the impression he had one of each — assuming it’s the same two jerrycans as in the other photos.

Originally Posted by Jack Geratic

Point noted about the rod sliding through the upper framework of the fuel rack. Found slightly different angle of the same jeep to confirm this. Just wondering how it was kept in place to prevent it from sliding out while driving?

From the photo above, there seems to be some kind of lock on the left-hand side. Could just be some kind of simple latch that prevents the pin from sliding out, or maybe it’s padlocked to prevent people stealing the cans? However, I can’t find any more photos of this particular jeep from the left-hand side on a quick search, nor a clearer version of this photo.

I just noticed the stars on the sides are completely point-down. I thought the normal way in the Canadian Army was point-forward, until it changed to point-up eventually?