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SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. TROOPS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT CONSTRUCTING A TEMPORARY BRIDGE OVER A ROAD WASHAWAY ON THE BUIN ROAD, EAST OF THE OGORATA RIVER. THE MATILDA TANK, "BULLECOURT", AT THE RIGHT WAS KNOCKED OUT BY A JAPANESE MINE CONCEALED IN A ROAD CULVERT DURING THE ADVANCE OF 15 INFANTRY BRIGADE. TROOPER TIM DUNSTAN, THE DRIVER, WAS KILLED INSTANTLY AND CORPORAL ALFRED COOPER, CREW COMMANDER, AND TROOPER JOE STARR, TANK GUNNER, AND TROOPER JACK ARNOLD, WIRELESS OPERATOR AND GUN LOADER, WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-30. CORPORAL P. GUILFOYLE, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT WORKSHOP GREASING PARTS OF A 2-POUNDER TANK GUN THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A MATILDA TANK, KNOCKED OUT BY THE JAPANESE EAST OF TH
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-26. LT D.R. ROUGHTON, 24 INFANTRY BATTALION, SPEAKING TO THE WIRELESS OPERATOR INSIDE A 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MATILDA TANK THROUGH A HANDSET PHONE INSTALLED IN REAR OF TANK. THEY
BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-05-16. A MATILDA TANK OF B SQUADRON 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, SUPPORTED BY INFANTRY CROSSING THE HONGORAI RIVER, IN THE 24 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCE SOUTH ALONG THE BUIN ROAD. IDENTIF
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. A JEEP AND TRAILER LOADED WITH ENGINEERS OF 15 FIELD COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, AND STORES, FORDING THE OGORATA RIVER. THE ENGINEERS FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE ADVAN
SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. MATILDA TANKS OF 4 TROOP, A SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, CROSSING A CULVERT ON BUIN ROAD EAST OF THE MOBIAI RIVER. THEY ARE MOVING FORWARD TO RELIEVE 2 TROOP, WITH
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-05-23. A TANK CREW OF B SQUADRON, 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT, READING THE MAIL DURING THE MOVE FORWARD IN SUPPORT OF 58/59 INFANTRY BATTALION'S ADVANCE ALONG THE BUIN ROAD SOUTH OF THE P
