026635 Accession Number: 026635

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An Australian soldier with a Type 94 37mm gun and its ammunition from one of two Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks that were disabled after landing at Milne Bay. The Japanese removed the guns from the tanks after the latter were bogged and they were later captured by Australian troops.

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Accession Number
026635
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
September 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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