A jeep towing a tank attack gun over the ford constructed by engineers across the Hongorai River. ...

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Accession Number 092294
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Keam, Ronald Noel
Place made Pacific Islands: Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Date made 17 May 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A jeep towing a tank attack gun over the ford constructed by engineers across the Hongorai River. The gun will be used by 57/60 infantry battalion to clean out Japanese positions on the escarpment south of the Hongorai River. Identified personnel are:- VX143563 Private (Pte) James Edward Wright (1); NX178107 Pte Robert Ernest Morrison (2); VX143624 Pte William Lionel Looney (3); VX108717 Corporal Alexander Charles Smart (4).