delta Posted 8 January , 2017 Share Posted 8 January , 2017 Grateful for assistance in identifying who made the tank models which were placed on the Tank Corps Memorial at Pozieres. Various sources have been suggester, including the Central Workshops at Erin. Has anyone contemporary evidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Kerr1 Posted 11 January , 2017 Share Posted 11 January , 2017 (edited) I’ve been given this detail from an original blueprint for the pozieres memorial. Its been suggested that the models may have been made in the workshops at bovington but no firm evidence has been found. J. Edited 11 January , 2017 by Joseph Kerr1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 11 January , 2017 Share Posted 11 January , 2017 Not the answer but this Trove article says "most of the work has been done by British ex-servicemen " if that helps any. Click Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tootrock Posted 11 January , 2017 Share Posted 11 January , 2017 Using "Discovery" I note that there is a file at the National Archives entitled "Memorials and Graves: War Memorials (Code 36(A)): Tank Corps at Pozieres, France". The piece number is WO 32/5863. This might shed some light on the matter. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 12 January , 2017 Author Share Posted 12 January , 2017 Thank you both - that's very useful Joseph Is the blueprint in the public domain or with a collector? Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Kerr1 Posted 13 January , 2017 Share Posted 13 January , 2017 On 12/01/2017 at 11:25, delta said: Thank you both - that's very useful Joseph Is the blueprint in the public domain or with a collector? Stephen I need to ask somebody who cant be contacted at the moment. Ill get back to you with a p-message after I next see them. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 13 January , 2017 Author Share Posted 13 January , 2017 Thanks Joseph Appreciate your help greatly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 7 October , 2021 Share Posted 7 October , 2021 Did you ever get to see the blueprints and/or get an answer to your original question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 20 February , 2022 Share Posted 20 February , 2022 On 12/01/2017 at 11:25, delta said: Thank you both - that's very useful Joseph Is the blueprint in the public domain or with a collector? Stephen They are in the National Archives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 20 February , 2022 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2022 Many thanks Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 22 February , 2022 Share Posted 22 February , 2022 The drawing titled 'DETAILS OF RAILING' (in Gareth's post above) does show the gun barrels that are used for the uprights, but also specifies "3 1/2" chain links (spiked)' My recollection is that those actually used weren't 'spiked' (the drawing appears to show traditional spiked 'anchor' type chain) but of the transmission type (ie heavy duty cycle chain). I'd assumed, that in a similar way to using gun barrels, chains from tanks' transmissions had been used, being more appropriate, for the memorial, or was my assumption wrong? As the memorial must have been repaired post WWII damage, suppose it's possible a change might have been made at at that time. NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 1 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 1 March , 2022 (edited) The chain at the memorial in 2016 were Coventry driving chains. This other image from the Australian War Memorial collection (sadly undated but probably in the 1920s ) also shows driving chaisn (I believe) Edited 1 March , 2022 by delta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta Posted 10 March , 2022 Author Share Posted 10 March , 2022 Newspaper report on the inauguration of the Memorial in 2022 seems to show Coventry chains linking the 6 pounder barrels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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