BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-04-04. A MATILDA TANK FROM 8 TROOP, B SQUADRON, 2/4TH ARMOURED REGIMENT, ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, South Bougainville, Buin Road Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, South Bougainville, Hongorai River Area Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, South Bougainville, Puriata River Area Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, South Bougainville, Puriata River Area, Toko
Accession Number	090322
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

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 ALONG THE BUIN ROAD AND JOINED 7 AND 9 TROOPS AT 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION WHO WERE PUSHING SOUTH TOWARDS THE HONGORAI RIVER.