The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of VX484119 Driver (Dvr) Joseph H (Joe) Jameson, 2/2 Motor Ambulance Convoy (MAC) with his ambulance No 6261 at Kajang. The Chevrolet 30 cwt Indian Army Pattern Ambulance was donated by Rawleighs Ltd of Melbourne and was driven around Singapore and Malaya from February 1941 when the 8th Division landed until capitulation in February 1942. Dvr Jameson left the vehicle at the waterfront after disabling the engine and removed a plaque attached to it which he kept with him during his time as a Prisoner of War (POW) in Burma and Changi. The ambulance is an Ambulance Indian Army Type (Aust) No. 1, MVFS:1159 (Military Vehicle Field Specification). Note the Australian (GMH) type cabin ventilation (forward of the door) which was unique to Australian built Chevrolet bodies. The disruptive camouflage pattern is comprised of Khaki Green No. 3 (dark) and Light Stone or Portland Stone for the lighter colour.
Example of an early ambulance used in the Middle East. It is a 1939 Ford 4x2 4-berth ambulance with an Indian Army Pattern body. The body is open at the rear and equipped with a canvas flap and canva
Informal portrait of SF113354 Driver Valda Olive (Val) Carroll AAMWS an ambulance driver with 5 Ambulance Car Company and two unidentified men. The Truck Ambulance (Aust) No 1 Chevrolet ambulance is o
A British or Malayan, Chevrolet C15A 4x4, Canadian Military Pattern, 15 CWT GS truck, which has been riddled with bullet strikes as a result of an ambush by Communist terrorists in Northern Malaya. Th
Rear interior view of a 4x2 30cwt Chevrolet, 'Indian Pattern', four litter ambulance, which was donated by the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) to the Department of Defence.
A line of trucks at the Army Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) School lined up for inspection. The first seven vehicles have been painted in camouflage colours and are Chevrolet C15A, 15 CWT 4x4 trucks,
A CARRIER, M. G. (AUSTRALIA). THESE CARRIERS WERE SUCCESSFULLY PRODUCED AND USED BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN LARGE NUMBERS. A TOTAL OF 5,000 WERE PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA. THIS TYPE OF CARRIER WAS DERIVED DI
