The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. 1st Australian Armoured Regiment, No 3 Troop. Knocked out "A" Squadron Matilda II tanks on the Northern banks of the Manggar Besar River. The Matilda tank in the foreground has its name "Assassin" painted on the side with number 88366 painted below this. Lower still is painted 'LCT1297', probably referring to USS Landing Craft Tank 1297, to which this tank was assigned before the landing.
Toko, Bougainville. 28 March 1945. Members of B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment riding ashore on a Matilda tank, during their landing from an American operated landing craft, tank (LCT) in the Toko
Manggar, Balikpapan. A Japanese 6inch naval gun which destroyed three A Squadron, 1st Australian Armoured Regiment Matilda tanks. The gun was captured by the 2/14th Battalion. A sign below the barr
TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-28. MEMBERS OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT RIDING ASHORE ON A MATILDA TANK, DURING THEIR LANDING FROM AN AMERICAN OPERATED LANDING CRAFT TANK IN THE TOKO COMMAND AREA
TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-30. 1 TROOP, A SQUADRON, 2/9 ARMOURED REGIMENT TROOPS FIRING THE 3 INCH HOWITZER OF THEIR MATILDA MK II TANK FROM LANDING CRAFT 40 DURING AMPHIBIOUS EXERCISES. THEIR FIREPO
TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-30. 1 TROOP, A SQUADRON, 2/9 ARMOURED REGIMENT TROOPS FIRING THE 3 INCH HOWITZER OF THEIR MATILDA MK II TANK FROM LANDING CRAFT 40 DURING AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING EXERCISES. THE
TRINITY BEACH, QLD. 1944-11-30. 1 TROOP, A SQUADRON, 2/9 AMROURED REGIMENT TROOPS FIRING THE 3 INCH HOWITZER OF THEIR MATILDA MK II TANK FROM LANDING CRAFT 40 DURING AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING EXERCISES. THE
