The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 30 March 1945. Prior to crossing the Puriata River the Australian-manned Matilda tanks of B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment were made waterproof by the use of thick grease. Note the censor has whited out the identification markings on the tank, no. 45090.
BOUGAINVILLE: 30 MARCH 1945. PRIOR TO CROSSING THE PURIATA RIVER THE AUSTRALIAN MANNED MATILDA TANKS OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WERE MADE WATERPROOF BY THE USE OF THICK GREASE. TANK 72754 IS
Bougainville. 30 March 1945. Australian-manned Matilda tanks of B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment were dragged across the Puriata River by engineers using bulldozers during the move forward to suppo
Bougainville, Solomon Islands. 30 March 1945. A Matilda tank of 7 Troop, B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment, moving along the Toko-Barara Road, crossing the 24 ton box girder bridge replaced by engin
Bougainville. 30 March 1945. A Matilda tank, no. 19021, and trailer of B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment, moving along the Toko-Barara Road, crossing the 24 ton box girder bridge replaced by enginee
Bougainville. 30 March 1945. A Matilda tank of 7 Troop, B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment, moving along the Toko-Barara Road, crossing the 24 ton box girder bridge replaced by engineers of 15th Fiel
Bougainville. 30 March 1945. The driver, Trooper T. J. Ryan of Sydney, NSW, looking out from the cockpit of an Australian-manned Matilda tank of B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment which was flooded w
