FOUR MATILDA tanks of 4 Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) were rushed from Alexandria to Tobruk aboard Thurland Castle. Thurland Castle also carried 22 tanks from 1 Royal Tank Regiment.
The men of 4 RTR were replaced by D Squadron 7 RTR on 19 April.
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