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1940 Searchlight Lorry No 1 Mk 11

Discussion in 'Vehicles' started by Trooper1stRTR, Jul 21, 2024.

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  1. Trooper1stRTR

    Trooper1stRTR New Member

    Hi all,
    Metal detecting find in central New South Wales, Australia. Vehicle plate, heavy brass. 18cm x 8 cm. Raised words on plate are:

    LORRY 4WHld SEARCHLIGHT No 1 MK 11. 1940. PRC CONTRACT No B.5854.
    W.D No (This section is blank), WT 4-2-0-0

    Can anyone please shed light on what this lorry was, make etc. I'd love an image to go with the plate. I think it's important to remember all these tiny parts of the whole huge story. I'm ex-Brit 1st Royal Tank Regiment so any of my finds with a military flavour get me all a -flutter. I look forward to any comms. Many thanks.
     
    Trooper1stRTR, Jul 21, 2024
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  2. Derek Barton

    Derek Barton Senior Member

    It seems that a number of different vehicles were used as searchlight lorries. The main three were:
    Truck, 4 ton, 4 x 2, Searchlight, Tilling-Stevens
    Truck, 3 ton, 6 x 4, Searchlight, Guy FBAX
    Truck, 3 ton, 4 x 2, Searchlight, Thorneycroft ZS/TC4
    It could of course be a locally produced vehicle. There were a number of Australian Pattern gun tractors, maybe they produced a searchlight truck as well.
     
    Derek Barton, Jul 21, 2024
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