BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. A JAPANESE PRIME MOVER, USED FOR TOWING ARTILLERY PIECES THREE WEEKS ...

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Accession Number 094168
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-18. A JAPANESE PRIME MOVER, USED FOR TOWING ARTILLERY PIECES THREE WEEKS AGO, WHICH WAS CAPTURED AT MAMAGOTA JUNCTION AND OVERHAULED BY 312 LIGHT AID DETACHMENT. IT IS NOW USED FOR CARRYING 29 INFANTRY BRIGADE TROOPS AND SUPPLIES. PICTURED TOWING 11 JEEP TRAILERS ACROSS THE OGORATA RIVER, A JOB PREVIOUSLY HANDLED BY 11 JEEPS.