Australian Forces

Churchills at Madang-2

Australian War Memorial

Official caption: "MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-10. A Churchill VII tank being assisted from a bog by a Sherman M4A2 medium tank and another Churchill VII tank during tests conducted at HQ 4 Armoured Brigade." All these tanks were provided by the British Army. Items of note: 1: The Churchill in the foreground is devoid of any mudguards and it is hard to make out if the other has them fitted or not. 2: The captions states that the Sherman is an M4A2 but it clearly has a composite hull. The following info comes from the Anzac Steel website. "Tank No. T263412, an M4 manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation (serial No. 59427), had a welded rear hull with cast front. It had rubber chevron tracks, solid bogie wheels, early style sprocket and solid idler. The gun was mounted in an M34A1 Gun Mount, and the turret had a loader's hatch. Applique plates were welded on the hull sides. This tank carried the name 'The Stag' during the jungle trials"