092468 Accession Number: 092468

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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-22. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, MAKING A DETOUR THROUGH SHRAPNEL TORN JUNGLE. NOTE THE JAPANESE TANK TRAP DUG ACROSS THE ROAD IN THE FOREGROUND. C COMPANY, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS HAD MOVED FORWARD AND OCCUPIED A POSITION ON EGAN'S RIDGE.

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Accession Number
092468
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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