SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. A JEEP AND TRAILER OF 6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, ROYAL ...

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Accession Number 094454
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SOUTH BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-07-24. A JEEP AND TRAILER OF 6 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS, LOADED WITH TROOPS, FAILED TO CROSS THE FLOODED MOBIAI RIVER. A BULLDOZER PULLED THE JEEP OUT AND IT WAS ON ITS WAY AGAIN AFTER THE ENGINE DRIED OUT.