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During World War II, the United Kingdom had to rely on the commonwealth to fill an urgent need for motor transport vehicles.   In particular, Canada was approached in 1937 to produce vehicles based basically on British designs.   Shortly thereafter, both Chevrolet in Oshawa Ontario, and Ford of Canada tested and exhibited their respective models.









During early 1940 the standard Canadian Military Pattern truck began to emerge, and after Dunkirk, the UK placed a preliminary order for 7000 vehicles.   By 1941, Canada was the Empire's main supplier of light and medium trucks.











The 15-CWT tanker was equipped with a 200-gallon tank that was baffled to prevent extreme load shift, and could be used to pick up and filter drinking water for troops in the field.   The water pump was driven from a power take off, and the truck carried its own filtration unit and water testing gear.







It appears that this vehicle was built with the number 13 cab, which was a Canadian innovation and a complete redesign from earlier models that allowed more interior cab room, and better placing of the foot pedals. It also featured a forward sloped windscreen.   GM was the exclusive builder of the 15-CWT water tanker model.