The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lieutenant Colonel J G McKinna, Commanding Officer 25th Infantry Battalion (squatting on left), outlining positions on a map to 2/4th Armoured Regiment Platoon Commanders and Tank Officers prior to the first tank operation on Bougainville. Identified personnel are: Major K M H Arnott, Officer Commanding B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment (standing, fourth from left); Lieutenant L E Forsyth (standing, fifth from left).
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-03-31. LT L.E. FORSYTH, TP COMD, B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT (HOLDING A WALKIE-TALKIE IN HIS HAND) (1), IN DISCUSSION WITH MAJ K.M.H. ARNOTT, OFFICER COMMANDING B SQUADRON (2)
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-04-04. A MATILDA TANK FROM 8 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4TH ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING THE PURIATA RIVER, WITH THE OLD MCKINNA BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND. THE TANKS MOVED UP FROM TOKO ALON
TANK ROCK, QLD. 1944-11-15. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL F.H. SUBLET, COMMANDING OFFICER 2/16 INFANTRY BATTALION (2), GIVING PLATOON COMMANDERS AND SECTION LEADERS FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ATTACK BY C COMPANY
HERBERTON AREA, QLD, 1943-08-19. CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE OFFICER COMMANDING AND TANK COMMANDERS, DURING A TRAINING EXERCISE OF THE 2/9TH AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED REGIMENT. LEFT TO RIGHT: TX8082 CORPORAL P.
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. A MATILDA TANK OF A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING THE NEW MCKINNA BRIDGE OVER THE PURIATA RIVER DURING THE SQUADRON'S MOVE DOWN THE BUIN ROAD TO RELIEVE B SQUADRO
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-26. MAJOR K.MCL.H. ARNOTT, COMMANDING OFFICER, B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT (1), USING AN ADVANCE LINK INSTALLED IN A JEEP TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH FORWARD MATILDA TANKS SUPPOR
