arantxa Posted 16 October , 2017 Share Posted 16 October , 2017 (edited) Hello I have a lot of tank parts from 799 Lt Davis who I got off my good friend Jean who had the museum at Bullcourt..I was just wondering if anyone had a pic of this tank or knew much about it . took these pics in his Barn maybe 15-20 years ago.i know a lot of its gone to the Australian national museum Is Tourelle French for Turret Lol I only did Latin at School Edited 16 October , 2017 by arantxa spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 16 October , 2017 Share Posted 16 October , 2017 It's Davies, not Davis. Here is 799. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 16 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 16 October , 2017 Wow thank you so much....funny ive got the part of the viewing hatch that's open...and some of the Sponsons etc..im not a great knowledge on tanks ..what Mark is it...was it Australian..i guess it was knocked out at Bullcourt..would it have been in action before that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 16 October , 2017 Share Posted 16 October , 2017 It's a Mk II. It had not been in action before Bullecourt. And it's still Davies not Davis. Would you amend the title of the thread please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanks3 Posted 16 October , 2017 Share Posted 16 October , 2017 A Lincoln built machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David26 Posted 16 October , 2017 Share Posted 16 October , 2017 And just to confirm that "tourrelle" is indeed French for "turret". David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 17 October , 2017 Share Posted 17 October , 2017 I'm puzzled as to why Jean Letaille would have parted with significant bits of a tank that he and his friend Moïse put such time and effort into recovering and regarded as one of their prize finds. Especially as the OP says he has 'no great knowledge of tanks'. Could he perhaps tell us what parts he acquired and how he knows they belong to 799. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 17 October , 2017 Share Posted 17 October , 2017 The gun pictured in the OP is in the new Bullecourt Museum as are many other parts of 799. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley John Lindsay Posted 17 October , 2017 Share Posted 17 October , 2017 Dear All, Just for the record. Son Philip and I (accompanied by 53 Bn AIF afficionado Yves Fohlen) visited Jean Letaille on 1 September 2006. Earlier, Yves had kindly guided us to the Peronne hill, taken by the Australians on 1 September 1918. My grandfather was Coy Cdr "D" Coy and was wounded (MC). Jean (since deceased), mostly kindly produced food and drink, and showed us around his museum. As can be seen by the photo-book Philip made, the turret of 799, commemorating the gallant Lieut. Davies and his crew, was in place at that time. I am pleased to see that the bulk of Jean's collection, is on public display at Bullecourt. Jean had close ties to the Australian War Memorial; indeed, he and his late wife had been decorated by the Australian Government. Therefore, it is not surprising to hear that certain artefacts went to Australia... Kindest regards, Kim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 17 October , 2017 Share Posted 17 October , 2017 45 minutes ago, SiegeGunner said: I'm puzzled as to why Jean Letaille would have parted with significant bits of a tank that he and his friend Moïse put such time and effort into recovering and regarded as one of their prize finds. Especially as the OP says he has 'no great knowledge of tanks'. Could he perhaps tell us what parts he acquired and how he knows they belong to 799. Does the OP actually mean (although he certainly implies) that he actually HAS the parts: rather he has photos of the parts (he goes on to comment that he took the pictures in the barn 15-20 years ago. As Colonel D says, the parts are now in the Bullecourt Museum. Maybe the OP doesn't have English as a first language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 17 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2017 Siege Gunner as you cans see I have a few trinkets my self. This is just part of my collection . Apart from being good friends with Jean and his wife I had a few bits he like too..I have wheels. Internal parts etc.. And as he told me over dinner what tank it was from I guess he was telling the truth...I think as I had three Ph hood masks I gave him one for Xmas as a present and in return he asked me what id like..i didn't want anything but as im sure you know he was rather insistent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 17 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2017 The tank wasn't his favourite find..he had a couple of other bits he liked better..but remarkable to find with a ww2 metal detector eh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 17 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2017 Gareth is my Silver quite large Licoln tank plaque still on the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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arantxa Posted 17 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 17 October , 2017 To Steve Broomfield..yes the big bits are in my Garden. Which is a shame really but they are very heavy..i am open to swaps on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 18 October , 2017 Share Posted 18 October , 2017 If you have 'big bits' that are 'very heavy' in your garden, and you're 'open to swaps on them'. perhaps you would consider giving them to the Bullecourt museum to be reunited with the other parts of 799 on display there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 18 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 18 October , 2017 I honestly dont think they would want them they have lots in storage and i mean lots and the Australian museum only wanted specific bits and i have lots of bits on loan to museums especially the one in Washington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 18 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 18 October , 2017 For Diver some bits I have in the house and the m I was talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 18 October , 2017 Share Posted 18 October , 2017 Arantxa I study tank production in the Great War and need to study surviving parts of tanks in search of maker's marks, such as that seen on the brass bush pictured, which comes from the track rollers. I see you are in Sussex. Would it be possible for me to visit and see these parts please? If you're amenable, I will send you my contact details by private message, along with a list of individuals who will be able to vouch for me. That way you will be able to verify that I am bona fide. Grateful if you'd seriously consider this request. Thank you. Gwyn P.S. Lt Davies was from Carmarthen, which is only a short distance from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arantxa Posted 19 October , 2017 Author Share Posted 19 October , 2017 Hi i dont see that as a problem..i will have to work on dates as im in and out of the country a lot..i think the only thing with any thing written on it is that M there is another one in one of the rollers when i look in..would there be any makers names. on the sponson or on the hatch bit or the plate Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrisc8 Posted 19 October , 2017 Share Posted 19 October , 2017 (edited) Here are some postcards from my collection of tank 799, and info on the back of the cards in German that i can not read. Keith Keith Edited 19 October , 2017 by morrisc8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 19 October , 2017 Share Posted 19 October , 2017 19 hours ago, Sidearm said: Arantxa I study tank production in the Great War and need to study surviving parts of tanks in search of maker's marks, such as that seen on the brass bush pictured, which comes from the track rollers. I see you are in Sussex. Would it be possible for me to visit and see these parts please? If you're amenable, I will send you my contact details by private message, along with a list of individuals who will be able to vouch for me. That way you will be able to verify that I am bona fide. Grateful if you'd seriously consider this request. Thank you. Gwyn P.S. Lt Davies was from Carmarthen, which is only a short distance from me. He is absolutely bona fide. I can vouch for Gwyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 19 October , 2017 Share Posted 19 October , 2017 Thank you Gareth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidearm Posted 19 October , 2017 Share Posted 19 October , 2017 7 hours ago, arantxa said: Hi i dont see that as a problem..i will have to work on dates as im in and out of the country a lot..i think the only thing with any thing written on it is that M there is another one in one of the rollers when i look in..would there be any makers names. on the sponson or on the hatch bit or the plate Matt Hello Matt Thanks for your positive reply. I don't know what you've got altogether, and sometimes parts can be marked or unmarked depending on who made them. In this case, as we know the tank was built by Fosters any clues might help identify firms in their supply chain. If you have any structural steel parts I'd expect these to have been marked, though these marks may have been lost due to corrosion. I'll PM you my contact details etc as promised. Thanks again. Gwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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