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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. NO 7 AND NO 9 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4TH ARMOURED REGIMENT TANK CREWS WAITING ON THE TOKO-DARARA ROAD FOR ENGINEERS TO REPLACE THE BRIDGE TO ALLOW TANKS TO CROSS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TANKS HAVE BEEN USED IN THE BOUGAINVILLE CAMPAIGN. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE: TROOPER (TPR) H. G. BECK (1); CORPORAL J. A. WARREN (2); TPR L. M. DOHERTY (3); TPR C. PARKER (4); SERGEANT C. MIDSON (5).
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. NO. 7 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANKS MOVING ALONG THE TOKO-DARARA ROAD IN THE MOVE FORWARD TO SUPPORT ADVANCING INFANTRY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TANKS
Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 30 March 1945. No. 7 Troop (no. 72754), B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment Australian-manned Matilda tanks moving along the Toko-Dara Road in the move forward to suppor
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. NO. 9 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANKS MOVING ALONG THE TOKO-DARARA ROAD IN THE MOVE FORWARD TO SUPPORT ADVANCING INFANTRY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME TANKS
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. ENGINEERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS LAYING A GIRDER ON A 24 TON BOX GIRDER BRIDGE OVER COOMBES CROSSING, ON THE TOKO-DARARA ROAD, TO ALLOW MATILDA TANKS
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. MATILDA TANKS OF NO. 7 AND NO. 9 B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, WAITING TO CROSS THE BRIDGE OVER COOMBES CROSSING, TOKO-DARARA ROAD, AS ENGINEERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROY
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-30. ENGINEERS OF 15TH FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, LAYING DECKING ON A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED GIRDER BRIDGE. IT TOOK THREE HOURS TO REMOVE THE 12 TON BRIDGE AND REPLACE
