Oxford Diecast 76QLT002 Bedford QLT 49th Infantry Division, UK 1942

Recommended price £17.45   An Oxford Diecast 1:76 scale model of an Bedford QLT lorry as used by the 49th Infantry Division UK 1942.  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 49^th 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.