The 2/4th Armoured Regiment was an armoured regiment of the Australian Army, which served during World War II. The regiment was formed in November 1942 as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force
A 2/4th Armoured Regiment Matilda II advancing with Australian infantry on Bougainville in March 1945
Battle of the Hongorai River
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The Battle of the Hongorai River took place during the Second World War and involved Australian, New Zealand and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Bougainville Campaign of the Pacific theatre, the ba
2/4th Armoured Regiment (Australia)
…Australian infantry until the Japanese surrender taking part in a number of battles during the advance towards Buin in the southern sector, including the fighting around the Hongorai River and the crossings of the Hari and Mivo Rivers. In July, a troop-sized detachment was allocated to the 23rd Brigade which was…
Australian engineers move up the escarpment south of the Hongorai River in May 1945. Engineers played a vital part in the Australian advance.
RAAF Boomerang with RNZAF Corsairs on Bougainville 1945
A bulldozer clears a path through the jungle so that supplies can be brought up during the 57th/60th Infantry Battalion's advance along Commando Road.
Soldiers from the 57th/60th Infantry Battalion cross the Hongorai River