This version of the Bedford QLT sees it as used by the British Army
during World War II. Bedford had been commissioned to produce the QL for
military deployment, particularly as troop carriers and between 1941
and 1945, over 3300 of them came off the Bedford production line.
Decorated in the dark olive and blue-black drab camouflage scheme, the
interior of the truck is also dark olive. The exterior is rounded off
with silver headlights and matt black radiator grille.
The military insignia on the rear of the truck includes the polar bear,
the badge of the 49th Infantry Division, first formed in 1908 and which
hailed from the West Riding of Yorkshire. The Division was known by the
nickname of the Polar Bears as well as Barker’s Bears, after one of
their most prominent commanders Evelyn Barker. The Division served in
both World Wars, being awarded battle honours for notable service on The
Somme 1916, Operation Overlord in WWII, the Second Battle of the Odon
and the Battle of Sheldt.