Chronology of World War II
Tuesday, November 9
Matilda Heading Towards Battle Area
Finschhafen, New Guinea. November 9, 1943. A Matilda tank of 4th Australian Armored Brigade ploughing ahead towards the battle area in an effort to drive the Japanese out of strongposts held near the Finschhafen area. The tank, named Clincher, has a logo on the front of a crocodile under a palm tree over a boomerang. Other unit identification markings have been whited out by the censor. (AWM 016100)