110913 Accession Number: 110913

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Members of A Company, 2/10 Infantry Battalion and Matilda tanks of B Squadron, 1 Armoured Regiment, moving through the oil refinery while clearing enemy troops out of the area during the OBOE 2 Operation. The tank on the left is named "Bull Terrier" and in the front of the tank is Keiran MacRae. Also identified is Captain Norman Bent, directly behind the tank and partially obscured.

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Accession Number
110913
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 3x4"
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
3 July 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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