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| Keywords: UmpCABKYXM0.jpg AWM Malaya Johore Muar Area Bakri A two pounder Anti-Tank Gun of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment 8th Australian Division AIF directed by VX38874 Sergeant Sgt en Charles James Parsons of Moonee Ponds Vic in action at a road block at en Bakri on the Muar-Parit Sulong Road In the background is a destroyed Japanese en Type 95 Ha-Go Medium Tank The Anti-Tank Gun was known as the rear gun because of its position in the defence layout of the area Sgt Parsons was later awarded the en Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM for his and his crew's part in destroying six of the nine Japanese tanks during this engagement This photograph also appears as negative no 068592 <br> IWM An Australian 2-pdr anti-tank gun of the 2/4th Australian Anti-Tank Regiment commanded by Sgt Charles Parsons left firing on Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go tanks as they try to pass trees felled across the Muar - Parit Sulong road near Bakri in Malaya 18 January 1942 Nine tanks were destroyed by two 2-pdrs in this engagement part of the battle of Muar which took place around the Gemensah bridge and the Muar River in Johore It was the last major engagement of the campaign 011302 MH 30848 Transferred from http //zh wikipedia org zh wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User Bencmq using http //tools wikimedia de/~magnus/commonshelper php CommonsHelper Original source http //www awm gov au/database/collection asp Original uploader was Tonysmith at http //zh wikipedia org zh wikipedia Later version s were uploaded by Wmrwiki at http //zh wikipedia org zh wikipedia 1942-01-18 photographer not identified PD-Australia original upload log page zh wikipedia UmpCABKYXM0 jpg 2008-11-28 15 12 Wmrwiki 450×302× 63193 bytes <nowiki>去水印</nowiki> 2008-02-27 06 14 Tonysmith 450×302× 60553 bytes <nowiki> Summary A two pounder Anti-Tank Gun of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment 8th Australian Division AIF directed by VX38874 Sergeant Sgt Charles James Parsons of Moonee Ponds Vic in action at a road block at Bakri on </nowiki> World War II forces of Australia in Malaya QF 2 pounder Battle of Muar Files transferred by Bencmq Black and white photographs | ||||
