No.5 MK1 in Malaya.

[RossM10]

No, the Austin K2 was an ambulance - as in Ice Cold in Alex. The Austin 3-tonner was the K3 but that had a conventional long bonnet. There was also a larger 6 x 4 truck, the K6.
Both the QL and the WOT6 were "cab-over-engine" designs - like the later RL.

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[Peter Laidler]

PM sent re Austins. Not strictly Enfield but we also had a big REME 6x4 Austin K6 'gantry' called the pig. Maybe the Austin Gantry had BEEN to Enfield!!!!!!!

[Time Bandit]

Not strictly Enfield but we also had a big REME 6x4 Austin K6 'gantry' called the pig. Maybe the Austin Gantry had BEEN to Enfield!!!!!!!

Just to get it back onto an Enfield theme...

Here's another couple of No.5 pics...

[bearrowland]

Great pics! I'd love to have one of those trucks!

[Peter Laidler]

A 17 Gurkha Div Saracen troop carrier no less. Notice those high canvas and rubber reinforced jungle boots. The vehicles were alright for the roads but even the bridge at Parit Sulong across the Muar river was struggling to take the weight of a Scammell if it was towing a casualty.

Was your dad a 'nasho' (national serviceman) of the era time bandit?

[Time Bandit]

A 17 Gurkha Div Saracen troop carrier no less. Notice those high canvas and rubber reinforced jungle boots. The vehicles were alright for the roads but even the bridge at Parit Sulong across the Muar river was struggling to take the weight of a Scammell if it was towing a casualty.

Was your dad a 'nasho' (national serviceman) of the era time bandit?

He certainly was Peter...oh, and the Jungle Boots...he still has them...albeit a tad mouldy and manky now! I actually have most of his stuff from over there but the boots are still at his.

Some more pics...alas not an Enfield to be seen though...sorry!!

[HOOKED ON HISTORY]

Some more pics...alas not an Enfield to be seen though...sorry!!

No appoligies needed. How many photos does one see of this conflict? Thanks for sharing them.

[RobD]

Since this thread is now gloriously off Enfields and on the subject of jungle boots, and since it is Easter, I'll take a further liberty and recommend those in the UK look at Mens Casual Boots - Midford Drill in ChestnutCombiLea from Clarks shoes - I recommend these repro jungle boots - now reduced to £39.99 so I got a 2nd pair... I ordered online, paid nothing, got them delivered to my local Clarks store where I tried them on. You can wear them when you shoot Enfields - there, back on topic.

[Thunderbox]

So they managed to bog a Saracen, and then a Daimler when they tried to pull the Saracen out....?

[Time Bandit]

So they managed to bog a Saracen, and then a Daimler when they tried to pull the Saracen out....?

I can't quite remember which way around it was, I think it was the Daimler they were trying to recover when the Saracen went in but I could be wrong? If I mind on I'll ask the old man when I see him over the weekend...he did tell me but it was a few years ago and I've forgotten.

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No appoligies needed. How many photos does one see of this conflict? Thanks for sharing them.

Cheers...must admit I felt a bit unsure about posting them as they are a bit 'off topic' when it comes to Enfield's. I've a couple more I'll post up later on and that'll be the last of the ones I scanned from his album.