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The Role of Armour in the Australian Defence Force is defined as:
"The co-ordination with other arms, to close with and destroy the enemy forces using fire, manoeuvre and shock action."
The 2nd/4th Australian Armoured Regiment was a regiment of the 4th Armoured Brigade, 3rd Armoured Division during the Second World War. It was formed in October 1942 and was disbanded in September 1945 at the end of hostilities. The regiment was formed from the 2nd/1st and 2nd/2nd Light Tank Squadrons and D Squadron, 2nd/11th Armoured Car Regiment. It saw active service on Bougainville Island against the Japanese from March to August 1945.
2nd/4th Australian Armoured Regiment Matilda Tanks - on a dirt track on
Bougainville Island 24-4-1945.
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2nd/4th Australian
Armoured Regiment Matilda Tanks - advancing along Buin Road over Slater's
Knoll, towards the Hongorai River and supported by troops of the 25th
Battalion 30-3-1945.
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Matilda Tanks of the 2nd/4th Australian Armoured Regiment
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This site was last updated
15/02/09.
Tradition
Date of Formation:October 1942 Date of Disbandment:
September 1945
Unit Colour Patches:
(Pre 1944)
(1944-45)
Tank Tracks: the War History of the 2/4th Australian Armoured Regimental Group
J M Allard et al
