029129 Accession Number: 029129

Description

An M3 Grant medium tank of the 1st Australian Armoured Division being driven from away from a railway landing stage. Other tanks are on the train ready to disembark. The tank’s 37mm gun turret is trained to the rear. The diamond shapes painted on the tank’s turret and hull indicate that it belongs to the Headquarters Company. Its Australian Registered Number is 24887. Personnel riding on the tank are NX50420 Trooper Albert Edward Bartlett (left) and NX49999 Trooper Francis Richard Ricketts, both of 2/7th Australian Armoured Regiment

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Accession Number
029129
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative film pack nitrate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in
Image: 3 in x 4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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